From the back cover: “How I Survived My Parents’ Big Scary Divorce” tells the emotional story of how young Maggie learns to navigate her parents’ rather vocal, contentious, and sometimes comical fights with one another. Maggie’s parents underestimate the sarcastic wit and mental toughness of their little girl. In the process, Maggie gains valuable insight into family relationships and how to make the best of a sometimes ugly and always sensitive situation and, most importantly, that her parents’ divorce is NOT her fault.

My comments: This book is great! Each year I deal with one or more children who go through a parents’ divorce, so I am very glad to have this resource, especially since it is written from the point of view of a seven year old girl. The illustrations by Bonnie Lemaire are colorful and funny. The story realistic deals with a difficult topic with humor and honesty. We start out by hearing the news of the divorce and then we work through it with Maggie as she processes what is going on between her parents, and she visits a counselor. This is a very helpful book and I recommend it for those who may be going through divorce or for those who know someone going through a divorce to help with understanding, patience, and compassion.

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