Parents Corner Topics:
Divorce
P Two Nests ANHO, L Laurence Anholt Betty and Paul are two little birds who build a nest together in a cherry tree. Betty lays an egg and out pops Baby Bird. But the nest is small, Betty and Paul squabble, and they decide that Paul should live in a different nest across the other side of the tree. But Betty and Paul both love Baby Bird, and soon he is able to fly over the cherry tree, visiting his two nests.
P My Two Homes HARR, C Claudia Harrington Lenny follows Skye for a school project and learns about her life with two homes.
POR and There SMIT, T Here Tamara Ellis Smith After Ivan's parents separate, he has trouble finding joy at either of their homes until he discovers that the birds and music that he loves may be found in both places.
J Violets are Blue DEE, B Barbara Dee Twelve-year-old Wren, who is learning special effects makeup, is thrilled to be makeup artist for her new school's production of Wicked, but her parents' divorce is seriously affecting her mother.
P Fred Stays With Me COFF, N Nancy Coffelt A child describes how she lives sometimes with her mother and sometimes with her father, but her dog is her constant companion.
P With Mom and Living With Dad WALS, M Living Melanie Walsh A little girl describes what her life is like now that her parents no longer live together.
YF The Do-Over TORR, J Jennifer Torres Twins Raquel and Lucinda used to be inseparable, but since their parents divorced Raquel has become bossy and obsessive, while Lucinda has immersed herself in her ice skating lessons. But then they are sent to their father's ranch. Raquel thinks that this is a chance to get their parents back together by driving his girlfriend away, Lucinda discovers she likes his new family.
J The List of Things That Will Not STEA, R Change Rebecca Stead
Despite her parents' divorce, her father's coming out as gay, and his plans to marry his boyfriend, ten-year-old Bea is reassured by her parents' unconditional love, excited about getting a stepsister, and haunted by something she did last summer at her father's lake house.