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coping with change

Books about coping with change for readers of all ages.

Cover of Me, dead Dad & Alcatraz

Me, dead Dad & Alcatraz

Chris Lynch

Ages 12–16grief and lossfamily relationships

Cover of Dear dad, love Laurie

Dear dad, love Laurie

Susan Beth Pfeffer

Ages 9–13divorcefamily relationships

Cover of The Right-Under Club

The Right-Under Club

Christine Hurley Deriso

Ages 10–14stepfamiliesfamily relationships

Cover of Head case

Head case

Sarah Aronson

Ages 13–18medical challengesfamily conflict

Cover of My mommy has cancer

My mommy has cancer

Carolyn Stearns Parkinson

Ages 4–8familyillness and health

Cover of Some of the pieces

Some of the pieces

Melissa Madenski

Ages 8–12griefloss

Cover of Milo And The Restart Button

Milo And The Restart Button

Alan Silberberg

Ages 9–13grief and losscoping with change

Cover of A not-so-simple life

A not-so-simple life

Melody Carlson

Ages 12–16family relationshipsself-discovery

Cover of The kite song

The kite song

Margery Evernden

Ages 8–12friendshipfamily

Cover of On the verge

On the verge

Holly Nicole Hoxter

Ages 11–16grief and losssibling relationships

Cover of Missing pieces

Missing pieces

Sandy Asher

Ages 12–16grief and losshigh school life

Cover of When a Family is in Trouble

When a Family is in Trouble

Marge Heegaard

Ages 6–12family strugglesaddiction

Cover of Really, truly, everything's fine

Really, truly, everything's fine

Linda Leopold Strauss

Ages 10–14family problemscoping with change

Cover of Sammy in the sky

Sammy in the sky

Barbara Walsh

Ages 5–10loss and griefhuman-animal relationships

Cover of Don't divorce us!

Don't divorce us!

Rita Sommers-Flanagan, Chelsea Elander, John Sommers-Flanagan

Ages 10–16family relationshipsdivorce

Cover of Saying Goodbye to Your Pet

Saying Goodbye to Your Pet

Marge Heegaard

Ages 4–10loss and griefpet companionship

Cover of 100 days and 99 nights

100 days and 99 nights

Alan Madison

Ages 7–12military familiesseparation and reunion

Cover of Without Tess

Without Tess

Marcella Fleischman Pixley

Ages 12–18grief and lossmental health

Cover of Ask Me Something Easy

Ask Me Something Easy

Natalie Honeycutt

Ages 9–14family dynamicsemotional growth

Cover of Lost & found

Lost & found

Marc Gellman

Ages 9–14grief and lossfaith and spirituality

Cover of The Dollhouse Magic

The Dollhouse Magic

Yona Zeldis McDonough, Diane Palmisciano

Ages 8–12loss and griefimagination

Cover of Dusty was my friend

Dusty was my friend

Andrea Clardy

Ages 4–8friendshiploss and grief

Cover of The Divorced Kids Club and other stories

The Divorced Kids Club and other stories

W. D. Valgardson

Ages 9–14family changesfriendship

Cover of Indigo Blue

Indigo Blue

Cathy Cassidy

Ages 10–14familyresilience