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Divorce and Blended Families

Author: Iorizzo, Carrie

Reading Metrics

Grade Level Middle Grades Plus (MG+ 6 and up)
Book Level 5.3
Points 1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction Nonfiction
Word Count 6128
Points per Word 0.000163
Page Count 48
Points per Page 0.020833

Description

This book discusses divorce and blended families, explaining what they are, providing coping strategies for living with a stepparent and stepsiblings, and encouraging young people to seek help from a trusted adult.

Quick Summary

If your world just got turned upside down by a divorce or a sudden stepfamily, this book feels like a friend who actually gets it. It mixes honest personal stories with practical, step-by-step tips like how to talk about your feelings, set boundaries with a new stepparent, and handle the awkwardness of split holidays so you can feel less alone and more in control. The tone is friendly without being preachy, and there are a few light-hearted moments that make the heavy stuff easier to swallow. Parents will appreciate that it encourages kids to reach out to a trusted adult for help, and it's short enough (around 6,000 words) that even reluctant readers can finish it in a sitting. If you've ever read "The Divorce Workbook for Kids" and wanted something even more concise and relatable, this one hits the same notes with a little more heart.