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   Daddy doesn't live here anymore

   Betty Virginia Doyle Boegehold · 1985

   A gentle, empathetic exploration of a child's shifting world when her parents separate.

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   • tender
   • earnest
   • empathetic
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   Amber Brown Goes Fourth

   Paula Danziger

   A funny, deeply empathetic snapshot of growing up and finding your footing when everything around you is changing.

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   • earnest
   • empathetic
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   Then Again, Maybe I Won't

   Judy Blume · 1971

   A frank, deeply relatable time capsule of adolescent anxiety, moral confusion, and the literal stomachaches of growing up.

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   • anxious
   • earnest
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   Julie Tells Her Story

   Megan McDonald

   A gentle, historical exploration of a young reader navigating the emotional ripples of family change and the courage it takes to be honest.

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   • earnest
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   I, Amber Brown

   Paula Danziger

   A funny, deeply empathetic exploration of feeling split in two by family changes, anchored by a fiercely relatable young voice.

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   • earnest
   • empathetic
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   Here's to you, Rachel Robinson

   Judy Blume · 1993

   A deeply relatable exploration of the exhausting pressure to be perfect when your family is falling apart.

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   • grounded
   • emotionally turbulent
   • tender
   • anxious
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   Blended

   Sharon M. Draper

   A heartfelt, musical exploration of what it means to feel split down the middle and the journey to finding your own unique harmony.

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   • grounded
   • tender
   • anxious
   • earnest
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   A solitary blue

   Cynthia Voigt

   A quiet, aching exploration of a boy's journey through parental betrayal toward a profound understanding of love and resilience.

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   • earnest
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   What girls are made of

   Elana K. Arnold

   A raw, blood-and-bone exploration of teenage girlhood that tears down the myth of unconditional love.

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   • aching
   • claustrophobic
   • provocative
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    Dawn on the Coast

    Ann M. Martin

    A sun-warmed, gently wistful exploration of what it means to be torn between two places you call home.

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    • earnest
    • conversational
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    That Summer

    Sarah Dessen · 1996

    A bittersweet, sun-drenched exploration of the summer when childhood ends and the messy reality of growing up begins.

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    • earnest
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    Raymie Nightingale

    Kate DiCamillo

    A tender, sun-baked exploration of childhood loneliness and the eccentric friendships that save us.

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    • tender
    • earnest

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