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Lin's uncommon life

Shackelford, Scott//Castle, Emily

Elinor Ostrom, also known as Lin, worked "little by little, bit by bit, family by family" in order that the world could become a better place. Lin wanted to study the way that people could share resources because she believed that "so much good can be done on so many levels". Lin was discouraged from going to graduate school but she did and studied hard until she earned her PhD degree in political science. She wanted to create a research center where people could work together and ask hard questions. With her husband, they established the Vincent and Elinor Ostrom Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis at the University of Indiana. With their groundbreaking research, Elinor taught people how to share common resources around the world. She also earned the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences - the first woman to do so.

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argument, baking, behavior, books, careers, community, continent, curiosity, divorce, economics, education, family, garden, government, grandparents, hard work, investigation, music, nature, parents, perspective, research, respect, rules, school, stuttering, teamwork, timeline, travel, writing

Two homes

Masurel, Claire

Alex has two homes because his parents are divorced. Alex has everything he needs at both houses. Although some things are different with each parent, Alex loves his mommy and daddy. He knows they love him too, no matter where they are, together or apart.

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differences, divorce, family, love, parents, self confidence

My parents are divorced, my elbows have nicknames, and other facts about me

Cochran, Bill

Ted's parents are divorced but that doesn't make him weird. His elbows have nicknames and he sleeps with a sock on one foot, and he admits that may make him weird. Ted lists off many other facts about himself that may seem weird to others, but that's him and he is happy the way he is! He is sad though when his parents can't hug him at the same time.

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attention, body parts, cleanliness, comparisons, coping, divorce, feelings, halloween, happiness, holidays, hygiene, pretend, sadness, self esteem, separation, stress management, uniqueness

Oh, brother!

Grimes, Nikki

Xavier feels sad, angry, and jealous towards his new step brother, Chris. Xavier soon realizes that Chris is coping with loneliness and resentment too. The pain over losing a parent to divorce forms a special band between Xavier and Chris so they promise each other, that no one will ever leave. Through short vignettes, the story ends with Our family is a song we sing, and we can add new notes anytime we like.

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african american, aggression, anger, apology, baby, baseball, bedtime, behavior, books, celebration, change, chores, climbing, comparisons, conflict, conflict resolution, divorce, emotions, family, fear, feelings, friendship, fun, games, hispanic, jealousy, mountains, multicultural, parents, photograph, playing, pregnancy, relationship, rhythm, school, self esteem, siblings, sports, stepfather, stepmother, sympathy, technology, telephone, verbal communication, wedding

Where am I sleeping tonight?

Ekster, Carol Gordon

Mark and Evan have a hard time keeping up with all the changes in their lives. Their parents are divorced and it's not easy remembering all the things they need to do. Mark's teacher, Mrs. Demott helps Mark, Evan and their parents get organized and also teaches them how to cope with divorce.

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acceptance, bedtime, behavior, closeness, communication, comparisons, confusion, coping, disappointment, divorce, family, forgetful, frustration, goal setting, parents, responsibilities, siblings, stepfather

Boundless grace

Hoffman, Mary

According to the stories Grace read, her family is not normal. Grace's father lives in Africa while she and her mother live in America. Grace visits her father to learn about his new family and the African culture in Gambia. Grace's visit to Africa helps her to understand that her family is normal.

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african, african american, change, comparisons, crocodile, divorce, family, grandparents, letters, love, multicultural, parents, reptiles, shopping, siblings, storytelling, travel, vacation, verbal communication

Breakfast with my father

Roy, Ron

When David's mother and father are separated, David and his dad only see each other during their special Saturday morning breakfasts. All winter, David's dad comes every Saturday except for one. After sulking all morning, David goes downstairs in his house and is pleasantly surprised to see his mom and dad eating breakfast together.

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change, coping, disappointment, divorce, family, feelings, food, happiness, love, nutrition, parents, sadness, seasons, separation, siblings, surprises, winter

Robert lives with his grandparents

Hickman, Martha Whitmore

After his parents divorce, Robert goes to live with his grandparents. Robert's father moves away and his mother goes into drug rehabilitation. Even though Robert loves his grandparents, he is embarrassed to bring them to Parent's Day at school.

Mom and dad break up

Prestine, Joan Singleton

A young boy expresses his feelings about his parents' divorce. He feels angry, sad, and lonely at the same time, and often takes it out on his friends. But eventually, he learns to adjust to the change, and learns that he is not at fault for the break up of his parents.

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aggression, anger, art, biking, conflict resolution, coping, divorce, dreams, exercise, feelings, food, friendship, frustration, illness, loneliness, loss, parents, picnic, play, reading, sadness, seasons, self esteem, separation, skating, sledding, snow, winter

My mother's house, my father's house

Christiansen, C. P.

A young girl's parents do not live together. She spends half of the week at her mom's and the other half at her dad's. She dreams of a house she will have where she will live seven days a week.

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divorce, family, feelings, goal setting, parents, self esteem, separation, stress management, travel

On the day his daddy left

Adams, Eric J.//Adams, Kathleen

On the day his daddy leaves town, Danny wakes up early to write down a secret question, then he slips it into his pocket. He shows and talks about the secret question to his teacher, his mom, his friend, and even his dad. Each person tries to reassure Danny that his parent's divorce is not his fault. Danny's secret question flies away in the wind, but he still keeps asking other questions -- and he always will.

Taxi!Taxi!

Best, Cari

A child's parents are divorced. She spends every Sunday with her father. She enjoys these days because she never knows what to expect.

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change, colors, coping, critical thinking, day, divorce, family, multicultural, parents, self esteem, spanish, taxi, transportation

If daddy only knew me

McGinnis, Lila

In kindergarten, everyone talks about their daddies except Kate. She doesn't have a daddy in her life. Her mom explained that he moved away. Kate and her sister, Glory, are curious so one day they walk to his house. They meet him and his new baby, which he claims is his only one. They run all the way home to tell their mom. They talk about love and what it means.

I live with daddy

Vigna, Judith

Olivia lives with her father since her parents have divorced. For a school assignment she writes a book about her mother, but dedicates it to her father to show that she loves them both.

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critical thinking, divorce, family, feelings, happiness, love, nonverbal communication, parents, sadness, school, self esteem, stress management, verbal communication, writing

Good-bye, daddy!

Weninger, Briggitte

Tom gets very upset when he must say goodbye to his father, who no longer lives with him and his mother. He gets so upset that he hides and cries, and then misses out on a hug. But his mother tells him a story of a young bear in the same situation who learns how to resolve the problem.

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aggression, anger, animals, bear, conflict resolution, divorce, family, feelings, loneliness, loss, parents, sadness, separation, storytelling

Just the two of us

Smith, Will

A father talks of ongoing love for his son from the moment he is born. As his child grows, the father tries to teach him how to be a man and also tells him how he will always be there for him. Having this child is the father's proof that his dreams have come true.

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anger, basketball, car, careers, conflict resolution, death, discipline, divorce, doctor, dreams, feelings, goal setting, growing up, happiness, home, honesty, hospital, learning, love, new baby, nonverbal communication, parents, prayer, sadness, safety, sky, sleep, sports, teaching, technology, touch, truth, verbal communication

At daddy's on saturdays

Girard, Linda Walvoord

Katie experiences feelings of loneliness and self-blame when her parents get divorced. Her fears of her father disappearing from her life are dispelled as she develops a special bond with him in his new home.

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change, conflict resolution, coping, critical thinking, divorce, family, fear, feelings, guilt, insecurity, loneliness, love, nonverbal communication, parents, self esteem, stress management, verbal communication

Everett anderson's 1-2-3

Clifton, Lucille

Everett Anderson is a young boy living with his mom. One day, his mom decides to start dating a busdriver and Everett doesn't like it. But when Everett talks with Mr. Perry he finds out that he likes Mr Perry.

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change, conflict resolution, coping, decision making, divorce, family, loneliness, relationship, verbal communication

Lucky wilma

Kindred, Wendy

Wilma sees her father only on Saturdays when they go to museums and parks. However, one Saturday, they are forced to just spend time being together and they enjoy this much better.

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conflict resolution, divorce, family, feelings, insecurity, nonverbal communication, parents, play, recreation, verbal communication

I wish i had my father

Simon, Norma

A little boy and his friend, Grace, dread Father's Day at school because neither child sees their father, but still has to make cards for them. The boy decides to make cards for his grandfather and neighbor.

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coping, decision making, divorce, family, father's day, grandparents, holidays, neighbors, nonverbal communication, parents, problem solving, school, self esteem, stress management

Dinosaurs divorce

Brown, Laurene Krasny//Brown, Marc

Divorce can be a scary thing for children. Questions and concerns about divorce can be answered with help from the dinosaurs. Dinosaurs explain everything from why parents divorce to celebrating holidays with two families to satisfy the inquisitive young mind.

Where is daddy?The story of a divorce

Goff, Beth

Jane's parents get a divorce. At first she is angry and she feels that it is her fault. Then she regains her faith and stability and realizes both of her parents love her and are not going to abandon her.

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change, conflict resolution, critical thinking, divorce, family, fear, feelings, guilt, insecurity, parents, self esteem, stress management

Eliza's daddy

Thomas, Ianthe

Eliza's mother and father are divorced so she spends every Saturday with her father. She is curious about his new family and wants to visit them more often.

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change, conflict resolution, coping, curiosity, divorce, family, goal setting, nonverbal communication, parents, self esteem, travel

Grandma without me

Vigna, Judith

Despite his parents divorce, a young boy figures out how to stay in touch with his grandmother.

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assertiveness, change, conflict resolution, coping, correspondence, critical thinking, decision making, divorce, family, grandparents, loss, nonverbal communication, parents, peer resistance, problem solving, self esteem, stress management, verbal communication

She's not my real mother

Vigna, Judith

A little boy, Miles, has a hard time when his parents divorce. He does not like his stepmother and is mean to her because she is not his real mother. After they spend the day together, however, they become friends and he realizes that he can be nice to her and his mother will not mind.

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change, conflict resolution, coping, critical thinking, decision making, divorce, family, nonverbal communication, parents, refusal skills, self esteem, verbal communication

Where do i fit in?

Noble, Joan

John's parents get divorced and his mom re-marries. He does not understand where he belongs. When he goes to his new grandparents and has a good time, he realizes they love him and he does have a place where he belongs.

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assertiveness, change, conflict resolution, coping, decision making, divorce, family, grandparents, nonverbal communication, parents, self esteem, stress management

My ol' man

Polacco, Patricia

Patricia Polacco tells the story of her childhood summers at her dad's house. As a traveling car salesman, her father brought home many stories to share with his children. Together they experience a magic rock that has the power to change their outlook on life.

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careers, change, conflict resolution, coping, critical thinking, divorce, family, goal setting, grandparents, magic, seasons, storytelling, summer, verbal communication

An apartment's no place for a kid

Knox-Wagner, Elaine

Kelly and her mom move out of a house and into an apartment when her mom gets transferred after their divorce. Kelly struggles with the lifestyle in an apartment. She handles a confusing situation which shows her the advantages to living in an apartment.

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boredom, change, confusion, critical thinking, divorce, family, feelings, misunderstanding, moving, parents, sadness, shelter

The lost lake

Say, Allen

Luke and his father decide to hike to the lost lake. Luke's father used to go there when he was young. When they eventually find the lake, hundreds of people are there. They go off into the woods hoping to find another lake. In the morning they wake up to a dream come true.

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bodies of water, change, determination, divorce, dreams, family, goal setting, lake, nature, nonverbal communication, parents, self esteem, woods

Mommy and me by ourselves again!

Vigna, Judith

Disappointed when her mother's ex-boyfriend forgets her birthday, Amy is comforted by her family when they give her a surprise birthday party and a special gift.

Daddy's roommate

Willhoite, M.

A young boy learns that a family divorce can be a tragic event. When his father moves in with another man, the boy learns that the two grown men are gay. Finally the boy learns to love each of them even though he feels uncomfortable at times.

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assertiveness, change, conflict resolution, coping, critical thinking, decision making, divorce, goal setting, homosexuality, loss, love, peer resistance, self esteem, stress management, verbal communication

The heartaches of a french cat

McClintock, Barbara

A cat falls in love and escapes her old life. She marries, but soon the marriage falls apart. Her husband falls in love with another cat. She leaves him, writes a book which makes her famous, and is courted by her former husband's lawyer.

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animals, assertiveness, books, careers, cat, change, conflict resolution, coping, decision making, divorce, love, nonverbal communication, refusal skills

Charlie anderson

Abercrombre, Barbara

A cat has two homes. He sleeps at two little girls' houses, but he goes to his real house during the day. He discovers it is nice to have two places to call home.

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animals, appreciation, cat, conflict resolution, critical thinking, divorce, nonverbal communication, self esteem, shelter

Don't hurt me, mama

Stanek, Muriel

A child is being physically abused by her alcoholic mother at home. A school nurse discovers it and sees that both of them get help.

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alcoholism, careers, child abuse, conflict resolution, diseases, divorce, family, illness, nonverbal communication, parents, school, self esteem, stress management, verbal communication

Some birthday!

Polacco, Patricia

On her birthday, a girl's father takes her, her brother and her cousin down to Clay Pit to camp and cook over a campfire, and to take a picture of the monster of Clay Pit Bottoms.

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adventures, birthday, bodies of water, camping, celebration, decision making, divorce, family, feelings, five senses, food, holidays, monsters, mythical, night, nutrition, pond, recreation, smell, stress management

Journey home

McKay, Lawrence

Mai is going along with her mom to Vietnam, where mom hopes to find her mother and father, who were separated during the Vietnam War. There Mia learns about where her mom came from and gains a new sense of identity and feeling of home.

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acceptance, airplane, beliefs, birthday, celebration, culture, divorce, family, foster care, identification, multicultural, orphan, religion, transportation, travel, vietnamese, war

Daddy's wedding

Willhoite, Michael

Daniel's daddy marries a man. A commitment ceremony is viewed through the eyes of a child.

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acceptance, awareness, baseball, celebration, ceremony, companion, divorce, family, grandparents, homosexuality, love, marriage, parents, relationship, sexuality, sports, wedding

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