Reference Books for Children and Young Adults
 
AUTHOR (s) TITLE
BERSTEIN, Joanne BOOKS TO HELP CHILDREN COPE WITH
SEPARATION AND LOSS: Chapter: Divorce,
Marital Separation, Single
Parent Family
ANGELL, Judie WHAT IS BEST FOR YOU
Ages: 11-15; Fiction, Level 4
ARNOLD, William V. WHEN YOU PARENTS DIVORCE
Ages: 12 +; Non-Fiction, Level 6
BERGER, Terry HOW DOES IT FEEL WHEN YOUR PARENTS GET
DIVORCED ?
Ages: 6-11; Non-Fiction, Level 3
BOEGEHOLD, Betty DADDY DOESN'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE
BYARS, Betsy THE ANIMAL, THE VEGETABLE AND JOHN D.
JONES
Ages: 10-14; Fiction, Level 5 & 6
CARNES, Jeanette DADDY
CAMERON, Eleanor TO THE GREEN MOUNTAINS
Re: The Non-Supportive Father
Ages: 4-8; Fiction, Level 2
CLEARY, Beverly OTTIS SPOFFORD "Acting Out"
Ages: 8-11; Fiction, Level 3 & 4
CLERY, Beverly DEAR MR. HENSHAW Facing problems.
Ages: 9-10; Level 3 & 4
CONE, Molly THE AMAZING MEMORY OF HARVEY BEAN
Child misses both parents in summer.
Ages: 7-11; Level 3
DANZINGER, Paula THE DIVORCE EXPRESS (Joint custody in NY)
Ages: 10-14; Fiction, Level 3
DESPERT, Louise CHILDREN OF DIVORCE
DOMETSH, Paul

THE KID'S BOOK ABOUT SINGLE PARENT FAMILIES
Long-range problems, changes with divorce.
Ages: 9-12
FAYERWEATHER STREET KID'S BOOK OF DIVORCE: A Guide for
SCHOOL UNITS Changing Families
GARDNER, Richard THE BOYS & GIRLS BOOK ABOUT DIVORCE
Ages: 10+; Non-Fiction, Level 6
GARDNER, Richard THE BOYS & GIRLS BOOK ABOUT ONE-PARENT
FAMILIES Ages: 10+
GERSON, Corinne SON FOR A DAY
Ages: 8-12; Fiction, Level 4
GILBERT, Sara A DIVORCE DICTIONARY: A Book for you and
your children.
Uses anecdotes regarding legal terms.
Ages: 7-12
GLASSMAN, Bruce EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT STEP-
FAMILIES
GOFF, Beth WHERE IS DADDY? THE STORY OF DIVORCE
* May be too frank for some parents, won a special citation. Ages: 5+
GROLLMAN, TALKING ABOUT DIVORCE:
A dialogue between parent and child. Rabbi writes to show parents planning for the children's welfare. Read together.
Ages: 5+; Non-Fiction, Level 1
HAZEN, Barbara S. TWO HOMES TO LIVE IN:
A child's eye view of divorce.
Ages: 4-8; Fiction, Level 1-2
HELMERING, Doris I HAVE TWO FAMILIES
Ages: 6-8; Fiction, Level 4
HOGAN, Paula WILL DAD MOVE BACK HOME? Talk about the anger a child feels after the parent's divorce.
HURWITZ, Johanna DEDE TAKES CHARGE
LESHAN, Edna WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TO ME?
When parents separate or divorce.
Ages: 8+; Non-Fiction
LINDSEY, Jeanne W. DO I HAVE A DADDY? A story about a single parent.
Ages: 4-8; Fiction, Level 2
MAYBE, Peter WHY ARE WE GETTING A DIVORCE?
MANN, Peggy MY DAD LIVES IN A DOWNTOWN HOTEL
Focuses on anger and hurt.
Ages: 10+; Level 2
NEWFIELD, Marcia A BOOK FOR JORDAN Complications of distance
Ages: 7-11; Fiction
PARK, Barbara DON'T MAKE ME SMILE Focuses on anger.
Level 2-3
PERRY, Patricia MOMMY & DADDY ARE DIVORCED - Photos
LYNCH, Marietta Ages: 4-8; Fiction, Level 2
BROWN, Lawrence & Marc DINOSAURS DIVORCE Coping with divorcing parents.
Ages: 3-7
RICHARDS, Arlene / WILLIS, Irene HOW TO GET IT TOGETHER WHEN YOUR PARENTS
ARE COMING APART
Ages: 11+; Non-Fiction, Level 5
ROFES, Eric THE KIDS BOOK OF DIVORCE:
for and about kids.
Ages: 8+; Non-Fiction, Level 4-5
ROGERS, Fred / O'BRIEN, Claire MR. ROGERS TALKS WITH FAMILIES ABOUT
DIVORCE Sensitive handling for all ages.
ROSENBERG, Maxine LIVING WITH A SINGLE PARENT
STEIN, Sara B. ON DIVORCE Handling children's questions
Ages: 3-5
VOIGHT, Cynthia SOLITARY BLUE Ages: 10-12; Non-Fiction;
Level 4-5
SIMON, Norma ALL KINDS OF FAMILIES
Ages: 5-8; Fiction, Level 1-2
SINBERG, Janet DIVORCE IS A GROWN UP PROBLEM:
Acknowledges children's confusion.
Ages: 4-8; To be read together.
SMITH, Doris B. A KICK STONE HOME
Ages: 10-13; Fiction, Level 4
STANEK, Muriel I WON'T GO WITHOUT A FATHER
Ages: 5-8, Level 2
WATSON, Jane SOMETIMES A FAMILY HAS TO SPLIT UP
Good note to parents in front.
WOOD, Phyllis WIN ME AND YOU LOSE Staying at home alone.
The importance of neighbors.
Ages: 10-15; Level 3