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change and adaptation

Books about change and adaptation for readers of all ages.

Cover of The grand plan to fix everything

The grand plan to fix everything

Uma Krishnaswami

Ages 8–12friendshipfamily

Cover of The Berenstain Bears and Mama's New Job

The Berenstain Bears and Mama's New Job

Jan Berenstain

Ages 4–8familychange and adaptation

Cover of Far From Normal

Far From Normal

Kate Klise

Ages 9–13familychange and adaptation

Cover of Fingerprints of you

Fingerprints of you

Kristen-Paige Madonia

Ages 14–18coming of agefamily relationships

Cover of Summer of the Zeppelin

Summer of the Zeppelin

Elsie McCutcheon

Ages 9–13familycoming-of-age

Cover of Far from fair

Far from fair

Elana K. Arnold

Ages 9–13familychange and adaptation

Cover of Moving to town

Moving to town

Mattie Lou O'Kelley

Ages 4–8change and adaptationfamily

Cover of New Nanny

New Nanny

Lexi Ryals

Ages 7–11familychange and adaptation

Cover of The turnabout year

The turnabout year

Lucy Johnston Sypher

Ages 9–13family lifechange and adaptation

Cover of The big Smith snatch

The big Smith snatch

Jane Louise Curry

Ages 8–12family bondssibling relationships

Cover of Run, run as fast as you can

Run, run as fast as you can

Mary Pope Osborne

Ages 9–13loss and grieffamily

Cover of The Americans are coming!

The Americans are coming!

Elizar Torres

Ages 8–12cultural exchangecommunity

Cover of Everything I was

Everything I was

Corinne Demas

Ages 10–14family relationshipschange and adaptation

Cover of All the way to wits' end

All the way to wits' end

Sheila Greenwald

Ages 8–12moving and relocationidentity

Cover of Sarah Simpson's Rules for Living

Sarah Simpson's Rules for Living

Rebecca Rupp

Ages 8–12familychange and adaptation

Cover of You Can't Eat Your Chicken Pox, Amber Brown

You Can't Eat Your Chicken Pox, Amber Brown

Paula Danziger

Ages 7–11illness and recoveryfamily relationships

Cover of Copper

Copper

Rebecca Lisle

Ages 8–12familychange and adaptation

Cover of Places in Time/A Kid's Historic Guide to the Changing Names & Places of the World (Places in Time/a Kid's Historic Guide to the Changing Names & Places of the World)

Places in Time/A Kid's Historic Guide to the Changing Names & Places of the World (Places in Time/a Kid's Historic Guide to the Changing Names & Places of the World)

Ages 9–12geographyhistory

Cover of Danny is moving

Danny is moving

Annie Thiel

Ages 4–8moving and relocationfriendship

Cover of A midsummer's nightmare

A midsummer's nightmare

Kody Keplinger

Ages 13–18familyidentity

Cover of Notes from Ghost Town

Notes from Ghost Town

Kate Ellison

Ages 11–15grief and lossfamily and belonging

Cover of A family failing

A family failing

Honor Arundel

Ages 11–15family conflictdivorce

Cover of Songs for a Teenage Nomad

Songs for a Teenage Nomad

Kim Culbertson

Ages 13–18family lifebelonging

Cover of Skate freak

Skate freak

Lesley Choyce

Ages 10–15family relationshipsresilience