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1) Our house
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"From an internationally acclaimed author, a disturbing and addictive novel of domestic suspense where secrets kept hidden from spouses cause shocking surprises that hit home ... There's nothing unusual about a new family moving in at 91 Trinity Avenue. Except it's her house. And she didn't sell it. When Fiona Lawson comes home to find strangers moving into her house, she's sure there's been a mistake. She and her estranged husband, Bram, have a modern...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"What parents need to know from kids about divorce" is a compliation of candid interviews with kids ages 4-18 talking about their experiences of their parents' divorce. They talk about their pain. They talk about their adjustment. They talk about their love and understanding. They have phenomenal wisdom and compelling practical advice to share.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
From as early as grade school, the world seemed to be on Nic Sheff's string. Bright and athletic, he excelled in any setting and appeared destined for greatness. Yet as childhood exuberance faded into teenage angst, the precocious boy found himself going down a much different path. Seduced by the illicit world of drugs and alcohol, he quickly found himself caught in the clutches of addiction. Beautiful Boy is Nic's story, but from the perspective...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
A unique compilation of candid interviews with children ages 4-18 talking about their experiences of their parents' divorce, about coping with illness in the family, dealing with the loss of a loved one, and learning to cope and thrive with autistic siblings. The kids talk about their pain. They talk about their adjustment. They talk about their love and understanding. The children have phenomenal wisdom and compelling practical advice to share.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Stop by our video ice cream shop and listen to realistic advice from teens who have made their step-family situation work for them. Just like blending ice cream ingredients to create an interesting new flavor, blending the personalities and lifestyles of two families takes know-how, experimenting and patience.--Kanopy.
8) Early autumn
Author
Series
Spenser novel volume 7
Language
English
Description
A bitter divorce is only the beginning. First the father hires thugs to kidnap his son. Then the mother hires Spenser to get the boy back. But as soon as Spenser senses the lay of the land, he decides to do some kidnapping of his own. With a contract out on his life, he heads for the Maine woods, determined to give a puny 15-year-old a crash course in survival and to beat his dangerous opponents at their own brutal game.
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"The first rule of riding horses is, when you fall off, you get back on. Cassidy Carrigan has literally and figuratively fallen off the horse in her life, and she's using everything in her power to not get back on. After her parents separate and her best friend deserts her, Cassidy reluctantly agrees to attend summer camp at a remote ranch in Wyoming, She figures that the change of scenery may help her face her escalating fears. But she didn't figure...
10) Cooperative co-parenting for secure kids: the attachment theory guide to raising kids in two homes
Author
Publisher
New Harbinger Publications, Inc
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Discover how attachment theory can help you better understand yourself and your ex, improve your co-parenting skills, and raise happy, emotionally secure kids! If you're like most parents, you want--more than anything--for your child to feel safe, loved, and confident that their needs will be met. However, this can be difficult when you're sharing custody with an ex. Instead of working together, you may feel at war with one another, and in the end,...
11) Hatchet
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
After a plane crash, thirteen-year-old Brian spends fifty-four days in the wilderness, learning to survive initially with only the aid of a hatchet given him by his mother, and learning also to survive his parents' divorce.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Lyn, Cat, and Gemma Kettle, beautiful thirty-three-year-old triplets, seem to attract attention everywhere they go. Whenever they're together, laughter, drama, and mayhem seem to follow. But apart, each is very much her own woman, dealing with her own share of ups and downs. Lyn has organized her life into one big checklist, juggling the many balls of work, marriage, and motherhood with expert precision, but is she as together as her datebook would...
13) What Maisie knew
Publisher
Millennium Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of Maisie, a captivating little girl struggling for grace in the midst of her parents' bitter custody battle. Told through her eyes, Maisie navigates this ever-widening turmoil with a six-year-old's innocence, charm and generosity of spirit.
14) Vanishing acts
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Life is going well for Delia Hopkins. She has a daughter and a fiancé, and with her search-and-rescue bloodhound, she helps find missing persons. But as she plans for her wedding, she is haunted by inexplicable flashbacks to a devastating time she cannot recall.
15) The twin
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press, an imprint of Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"After their parents divorced, 10-year-old twins Ivy and Iris were split up--Ivy lived with Dad, Iris with Mom. Now, after a tragic accident takes their mom's life, the twins are reunited and Iris moves in with Ivy and their dad. Devastated over Mom's death, Iris spends the first few weeks in almost total silence--the only person she will speak to is Ivy. Iris feels her life is over and she doesn't know what to do. Ivy promises her twin that she can...
16) The Parent Trap
Publisher
Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
An updated version of the 1961 Disney classic about separated identical twins. Hallie and Annie meet accidentally at camp and decide to reunite their divorced parents. Bonus features: a gag reel, the making of the movie, visual effects, and commentary.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Christine O'Brien remembers growing up in NYC's famous Dakota apartment with her powerful father, her beautiful mother, and a food obsessesion that consumed her. Hunger comes in many forms. A person can crave a steak in the same way that she can crave a perfect family life. In her memoir, Crave: A Memoir of Food and Longing, Christine O'Brien tells the story of her own cravings. It's a story of growing up in a family with a successful, but explosive...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Jeremy is not excited about the prospect of spending the summer with his dad and his uncle in a seaside cabin in Oregon. It's the first summer after his parents' divorce, and he hasn't exactly been seeking alone time with his dad. He doesn't have a choice, though, so he goes...and on his first day takes a walk on the beach and finds himself intrigued by a boy his age running by. Eventually, he and Runner Boy (Evan) meet -- and what starts out as...
Author
Publisher
Word Pub
Pub. Date
[1996]
Language
English
Description
How can children successfully survive the trauma of divorce? In friendly, heart-to-heart language, Dr. Archibald Hart offers divorced parents specific ways to help children cope with the psychological and social damage that comes with divorce.
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