[CASL-L] Middle Grade Book about Divorce (Katie Clancy)

[Valerie DiLorenzo]

Katie,

Brian's suggestion of *For the Record* looks like a more accurate fit since
you requested court proceedings; however, I'd like to suggest *365 Days to
Alaska
<https://bookshop.org/p/books/365-days-to-alaska-cathy-carr/18112567?ean=9781419743801>*
which
is also MG and about divorce. Here's a blurb I wrote for a program in my
school:
"Family, friends, and a crow all figure into this story about 6th grader
Rigel who has recently been relocated from off the grid in Alaska to the
suburbs of Connecticut after her parents' divorce. Talk about feeling out
of place. She is counting down the days (365 to be exact) until she can get
back to Alaska with her dad."

Another good place to search for specific types of books is *A Novel Mind
<https://www.anovelmind.com/database> *(If you aren't familiar with how to
search their database, watch the video.) You can filter for divorce and
middle grade to see their suggestions, for example.

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On Fri, Mar 17, 2023 at 10:05 AM Brian Jud <brian.w.jud at gmail.com> wrote:

> *For the Record* by Monique Polak - I have not read it myself, but based
> on the SLJ description in the following article, it sounds like this one
> deals a lot with the court and/or legal part of divorce.
> https://www.slj.com/story/three-middle-grade-titles-featuring-divorced-and-separated-parents
>
> On Fri, Mar 17, 2023 at 9:42 AM <casl-l-request at mylist.net> wrote:
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>>    1. Middle Grade Book about Divorce (Katie Clancy)
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>>    3. Nutmeg student rating sheet (Sharon Rodko)
>>    4. Free tables and chairs- you pick up (Sharon Rodko)
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>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Katie Clancy <kfinlan at yahoo.com>
>> To: CASL_L <casl-l at mylist.net>
>> Cc:
>> Bcc:
>> Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2023 08:43:21 -0400
>> Subject: [CASL-L] Middle Grade Book about Divorce
>> Hi there,
>>
>> I have a fifth grade teacher looking for the following:
>>
>> “I have a student whose parents are going through a nasty divorce that
>> may lead to her getting pulled in for questioning by the court.  Mom is
>> really worried about this damaging the child.
>>
>> Do you happen to know of any books about divorce where there happens to
>> the main character involved in a similar situation? I was thinking if the
>> child could read the book, make some connections with the character, and
>> see that everything turned out ok for the character, it may alleviate some
>> of the stress.“
>>
>> I can think of a number of books that deal with divorce, but not this
>> particular being called into court scenario. Any ideas?
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>> Katie Finlan
>> Hebron Elementary School LMS
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Katie Clancy <kfinlan at yahoo.com>
>> To: CASL_L <casl-l at mylist.net>
>> Cc:
>> Bcc:
>> Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2023 08:43:21 -0400
>> Subject: [CASL-L] Middle Grade Book about Divorce
>> Hi there,
>>
>> I have a fifth grade teacher looking for the following:
>>
>> “I have a student whose parents are going through a nasty divorce that
>> may lead to her getting pulled in for questioning by the court.  Mom is
>> really worried about this damaging the child.
>>
>> Do you happen to know of any books about divorce where there happens to
>> the main character involved in a similar situation? I was thinking if the
>> child could read the book, make some connections with the character, and
>> see that everything turned out ok for the character, it may alleviate some
>> of the stress.“
>>
>> I can think of a number of books that deal with divorce, but not this
>> particular being called into court scenario. Any ideas?
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>> Katie Finlan
>> Hebron Elementary School LMS
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Sharon Rodko <sharonrodko at westonps.org>
>> To: "casl-l at mylist.net" <casl-l at mylist.net>
>> Cc:
>> Bcc:
>> Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2023 09:01:52 -0400
>> Subject: [CASL-L] Nutmeg student rating sheet
>> Apologies if I missed it, but does anyone have a rating sheet that you
>> use with students for the Nutmeg Award? It doesn't have to have the books
>> on it, but some criteria. Looking for elementary students.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Sharon
>>
>> Sharon Rodko, Librarian
>> Hurlbutt Elementary School
>> 9 School Road
>> Weston, CT 06883
>> (203) 221-6310
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>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Sharon Rodko <sharonrodko at westonps.org>
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>> Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2023 09:41:30 -0400
>> Subject: [CASL-L] Free tables and chairs- you pick up
>> Hi,
>>
>> We have 7 of the tables pictured and 14 of the chairs. They were used in
>> an elementary computer lab.
>>
>> Down the road we may have an additional 6 tables and 12 chairs. We are
>> converting our computer lab into a MakerSpace.
>>
>> Items would need to be picked up.
>> E-mail me sharonrodko at westonps.org if you are interested or need more
>> info.
>>
>> Hoping they can go to a new home,
>> Sharon
>>
>> Sharon Rodko, Librarian
>> Hurlbutt Elementary School
>> 9 School Road
>> Weston, CT 06883
>> (203) 221-6310
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