num_pages: 169
description: I want a mother and a father and I want them to live together—right here—in this house! Karen Newman can't believe it when her father moves out. How could her parents do this? Don't they know they belong together? Somehow Karen has to get her mom and dad to talk to each other face-to-face. Maybe then they'll realize divorce is a mistake. But can she think of a plan soon—and one that works? "Blending the awareness of adolescent emotions with a sense of contemporary mores, the author—in a brisk first-person narrative—believably delineates the bewilderment and anxiety afflicting the children of about-to-be-divorced parents. . . . An honest, but not depressing, problem novel that explores with precision and sympathy the distinctive personality of a twelve-year-old." —The Horn Book "A believable first-person story with good characterization . . . and realistic treatment of the situation." —Booklist
language: English
title: It's Not the End of the World
titlecomplete: It's Not the End of the World
characters: Debbie Bartell, Bill Newman, Ellie Newman, Mrs Singer, Val Lewis, Amy Newman, Jeff Newman, Karen Newman
genres: Fiction, Family, Coming Of Age, Divorce, Teen, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Childrens, Realistic Fiction, Contemporary
ratings_count: 6962
places: New Jersey
publisher: Yearling