This book is about a girl with divorced parents, or soon to be divorced parents, feels like it is the end of the world. By the end of the book, Karen accepts the fact that her parents would get a divorce. This book is filled with sad and interesting parts.Karen tries her best to get her parents back together, but most of her plans didnt work out the way she wanted it to. ( )

This book tells the story of a young girl named Karen. Her parents cannot stand each other and Karen feels that her teacher doesn't like her. The book reveals how Karen deals with all of the issues going on around her. ( )

Karen Newmans sixth grade year seems to be crumbling before her eyes. After witnessing her parents always fighting and her teacher becoming angry after her marriage she decides she will never marry. Although she was delighted to be placed in Mrs. Singers classroom, her hopes were shattered when she discovered that the teacher got married the summer before and has turned into a "witch." Her parents only communicate by arguing and fighting over every situation and every conversation they have. Eventually, her father moves out of the family's house; when he announces his plans to go to Las Vegas to file for divorce, her mother is very happy. Karen's brother Jeff runs away after he finds out the news which causes her father to stay home and look for him. Karen tries many different things to stop her parents from getting divorced and keep the family togther. She even sends anniversary cards from one parent to the other. Karen rates the days in her diary and only rarely does the day get an A+. The end of the book keeps the reader opptomisic even though the parents do not get back together. ( )

When her parents divorce, a sixth grader struggles to understand that sometimes people are unable to live together.

Karen finds out her mother and father are getting a divorce. This would be a good book for kids to read and see they are not alone in how they feel about their parents' divorce. ( )