It's Not the End of the World
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Publication Year
2014
ISBN
9781481411165
Pages
240 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
A young girl tries to restore order to her family life by preventing her parents from going through with their divorce.
Grade Level
3-5; 6-8
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Separation; Divorce; separated parents; co-parenting; two homes; divorced parents
Main Character
girl
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
divorced parents
Awards
Children's Catalog, Eighteenth Edition, 2001
Mark Twain Award, 1973-1974
Nominee
The de Grummond Children's Literature Collection
Keywords
family life; school; parents fighting; running away; middle school
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Blume, Judy, "It's Not the End of the World" (2014). Diverse Families. 978.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/978