Random House New Releases - Juvenile Nonfiction - Family - Marriage & Divorce

Living with Mom and Living with Dad by Melanie Walsh

2012-06-12T00:30:00-05:00

Living with Mom and Living with Dad
Written by Melanie Walsh
Illustrated by Melanie Walsh

Hardcover, 40 pages | Candlewick | Juvenile Nonfiction - Family - Marriage & Divorce | $15.99 | 978-0-7636-5869-4 (0-7636-5869-3)

For young children who live in two homes, this bright, simple story with oversized flaps reassures young readers that there is love in each one.

Her parents don't live together anymore, so sometimes the child in this book lives with her mom and cat, and sometimes with Dad. Her bedroom looks a little different in each house, and she keeps some toys in one place and some in another. But her favorite toys she takes with her wherever she goes. In an inviting lift-the-flap format saturated with colorful illustrations, Melanie Walsh visits the changes in routine that are familiar to many children whose parents live apart, but whose love and involvement remain as constant as ever.

Six String Rocketeer by Jesse Butterworth

2010-07-14T00:30:00-05:00

Six String Rocketeer Holding Life Together When Your Parents Split Apart
Written by Jesse Butterworth

eBook, 144 pages | WaterBrook Press | Juvenile Nonfiction - Family - Marriage & Divorce; Juvenile Nonfiction - Religious - Christian - Family & Relationships; Religion - Christian Life - Family | $9.99 | 978-0-307-55112-2 (0-307-55112-1)

The painful, scary, but sometimes hilarious true story of how one guy
survived his parents’ divorce. And lived to sing about it.

The teenage years are tough as it is, but throw in the fact that your parents are divorcing and it’s like fuel on the fire.

It started with the poorly muffled fights in his parents’ bedroom. They just seemed to get worse, and it seemed that the inevitable would happen. Finally, it did and the family meeting was called. Jesse Butterworth had a hunch his folks were going to announce they were separating–but the two youngest boys were certain they’d be told they were going to Disneyland.

No such luck.

What happens when your world falls apart? How do you handle it when the two people you trusted most totally disappoint you…and seemingly destroy your already shaky life?

That’s what happened to Jesse Butterworth, and he tells his story with humor, honesty, and heart. He also shows how he figured out what to do with the emotions that come with divorce: anger, hurt, frustration, and loss. Picking up a beat up guitar, Jesse discovered that he could turn his misery into music and his pain into passion–becoming the Six String Rocketeer. In the process Jesse realized that the wounds that hurt you can become the wounds that heal you.

From the Trade Paperback edition.

Divorce Is Not the End of the World by Evan Stern

2008-03-01T00:30:00-05:00

Divorce Is Not the End of the World Zoe's and Evan's Coping Guide for Kids
Written by Zoe Stern and Evan Stern

Trade Paperback, 112 pages | Tricycle Press | Juvenile Nonfiction - Family - Marriage & Divorce | $9.99 | 978-1-58246-241-7 (1-58246-241-0)

"An upbeat look at the ways in which, with the right support, kids of divorce can grow stronger and more able to navigate life's storms. I recommend this kid-friendly, parent-helpful resource." --M. Gary Neumann, LHMC, Helping Your Kids Cope With Divorce the Sandcastles Way

Zoe and Evan Stern know firsthand how it feels when your parents divorce. When their parents split they knew their lives would change but they didn't know how. A few years later, when they were 15 and 13 years old, they decided to share their experience in this positive and practical guide for kids. With some help from their mom, Zoe and Evan write about topics like guilt, anger, fear, adjusting to different rules in different houses, dealing with special occasions like birthdays, adapting to stepparents and blended families, and much more.

Including updates from grown-up Zoe and Evan 10 years later, this honest guide will reassure children of divorce that, though it may seem it sometimes, it's not the end of the world.

   • Advice for kids-by kids-about divorce.
   • More than 28,000 copies sold.
   • Revised edition includes "looking back" updates from Zoe and Evan.

Six String Rocketeer by Jesse Butterworth

2005-09-20T00:30:00-05:00

Six String Rocketeer Holding Life Together When Your Parents Split Apart
Written by Jesse Butterworth

Trade Paperback, 144 pages | WaterBrook Press | Juvenile Nonfiction - Family - Marriage & Divorce; Juvenile Nonfiction - Religious - Christian - Family & Relationships; Religion - Christian Life - Family | $10.99 | 978-1-57856-884-0 (1-57856-884-6)

Random House New Releases - Juvenile Nonfiction - Family - Marriage & Divorce

Living with Mom and Living with Dad by Melanie Walsh

Living with Mom and Living with Dad Written by Melanie Walsh Illustrated by Melanie Walsh

Six String Rocketeer by Jesse Butterworth

Six String Rocketeer Holding Life Together When Your Parents Split ApartWritten by Jesse Butterworth

Divorce Is Not the End of the World by Evan Stern

Divorce Is Not the End of the World Zoe's and Evan's Coping Guide for KidsWritten by Zoe Stern and Evan Stern

Six String Rocketeer by Jesse Butterworth

Six String Rocketeer Holding Life Together When Your Parents Split ApartWritten by Jesse Butterworth

Living with Mom and Living with Dad
Written by Melanie Walsh
Illustrated by Melanie Walsh

Six String Rocketeer Holding Life Together When Your Parents Split Apart
Written by Jesse Butterworth

Divorce Is Not the End of the World Zoe's and Evan's Coping Guide for Kids
Written by Zoe Stern and Evan Stern

Six String Rocketeer Holding Life Together When Your Parents Split Apart
Written by Jesse Butterworth