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Ted's parents are divorced, but that's just one fact about him. The fact that he has named his elbows Clyde and Carl? Or that Ted walks around with soap in his hair and likes to squawk like a chicken on the phone? Now, that's definitely weird.
As shown in this lighthearted yet heartfelt account, life with divorced parents isn't always easy, but above all Ted knows he's loved—and there's nothing weird about that at all.
Bill Cochran is also the author of The Forever Dog, which Booklist called “an outstanding, realistic addition to books about death and dying.” Raised in Palo Alto, California, he is now a creative director in advertising. He lives in Dallas, Texas where he also performs with a popular comedy improv troupe.
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By M. Talalay "Edamommy - Mom, Reviewer, Writer,... (Lutherville, MD United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)
This review is from: My Parents Are Divorced, My Elbows Have Nicknames, and Other Facts About Me (Hardcover)
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I was a little bit skeptical about this book when I first read the title, but Ted is a winsome character whose parents happen to be divorced and he tells the matter-of-fact changes that occur because they are no longer togehter. Sprinkled with humor and a boy's perspective, Ted manages to stay true to himself and make peace with the change in his life. [...]
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His elbows are nicknamed Clyde and Carl,
This review is from: My Parents Are Divorced, My Elbows Have Nicknames, and Other Facts About Me (Hardcover)
My Parents Are Divorced, My Elbows Have Nicknames, and Other Facts About Me
Ted's parents are divorced, but that doesn't mean he's weird. Instead, there are a lot of other reasons that he's weird. Like the fact that his elbows are nicknamed Clyde and Carl, or that he sometimes answers the phone and pretends to be a chicken, or that he wears a cape a lot even when it's not Halloween. Sometimes he makes soap Mohawks with his hair in the tub and then walks around the house like that. He's done it at his mom's house and at his dad's house, and they both think it's a little weird. Ted also tells us a lot of other things about his life, especially his life with divorced parents. Like how it bums him out when he has to leave one house to go to the other, or how he didn't like his new stepmom at first, or how his parents both come to his soccer games but never stand together. He even tells us how bad it was the day his parents sat him down to tell him about the divorce, how he still thinks about the divorce, and how it still hurts every night. But that's not the part of his life that's weird, that's just the way his life is. My Parents are Divorced deals honestly with very emotionally painful issues, but it also sends the very important message that children in divorced families should not feel defined by the fact that their parents are divorced. There are lots of other things that give each of them a unique identity - or a weird identity, in Ted's case - that have nothing to do with what their family is like. In the same vein, both of Ted's parents are depicted as whole people with their own distinct personalities, including dad's mastery of making yummy burritos and his skill at helping with Ted's math homework. Despite the sobering subject matter, My Parents are Divorced ends on a positive note that encourages children to feel good about themselves no matter what their families are like - or how weird they are.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Bill Cochran does an outstanding job tackling the weirdness of divorce,
This review is from: My Parents Are Divorced, My Elbows Have Nicknames, and Other Facts About Me (Hardcover)
The only thing keeping me from giving this book three stars (my highest rating) or five stars (Amazon's highest rating) is the fact that circumstances surrounding divorce are different for every family and this book may or may not be an appropriate fit for your kiddo. That said, Bill Cochran does an outstanding job tackling the weirdness of divorce with a spunky character that feels good about himself even though divorce hurts, stinks and he has no control over that. A good book to help your kiddo search out his feelings about divorce, stepparents and readjustment while reinforcing just how much all his parents love him.
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