false 37755 <![CDATA[It's Not the End of the World]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168979492m/37755.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168979492s/37755.jpg Karen couldn't tell Mrs. Singer why she had to have her Viking diorama out of the sixthgrade showcase. She felt like yelling, To keep my parents from getting divorced. But she couldn't say it, and the whole class was looking at her anyway.

Karen's world was ending. Her father had moved out of the house weeks before; now he was going to Las Vegas to get divorced and her mother was pleased! She had only a few days to get the two of them together in the same room. Maybe, if she could, they would just forget about the divorce. Then the Newman family could be its old self again -- maybe. But Karen knew something she didn't know last winter: that sometimes people who shouldn't be apart are impossible together.

So she felt like yelling at Mrs. Singer. And then Mrs. Singer did a surprising thing....

]]> 37755 22 1217661 1972 It's Not the End of the World total:1071|5:222|4:360|3:407|2:74|1:8| 1071 3927 1361 81 12942 3.78 105251 6701 40218463 979834 37755 0689842937 9780689842931 74 <![CDATA[It's Not the End of the World]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168979492m/37755.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168979492s/37755.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37755.It_s_Not_the_End_of_the_World 3.69 969 Karen couldn't tell Mrs. Singer why she had to have her Viking diorama out of the sixthgrade showcase. She felt like yelling, To keep my parents from getting divorced. But she couldn't say it, and the whole class was looking at her anyway.

Karen's world was ending. Her father had moved out of the house weeks before; now he was going to Las Vegas to get divorced and her mother was pleased! She had only a few days to get the two of them together in the same room. Maybe, if she could, they would just forget about the divorce. Then the Newman family could be its old self again -- maybe. But Karen knew something she didn't know last winter: that sometimes people who shouldn't be apart are impossible together.

So she felt like yelling at Mrs. Singer. And then Mrs. Singer did a surprising thing....

]]> 1972 3 0 false Tue Dec 16 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 16 08:27:23 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 16 08:33:25 -0800 2008 It's Not the End of the World, Judy Blume presents the story of Karen, a normal girl whose parents have just announced their divorce. Blume's books are always topical, of course--there's the scoliosis book, the race relations book, the divorce book--but it's not really their after-school special ...more...]]> 32956360 108667 37755 0689842937 9780689842931 74 <![CDATA[It's Not the End of the World]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168979492m/37755.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168979492s/37755.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37755.It_s_Not_the_End_of_the_World 3.67 1071 Karen couldn't tell Mrs. Singer why she had to have her Viking diorama out of the sixthgrade showcase. She felt like yelling, To keep my parents from getting divorced. But she couldn't say it, and the whole class was looking at her anyway.

Karen's world was ending. Her father had moved out of the house weeks before; now he was going to Las Vegas to get divorced and her mother was pleased! She had only a few days to get the two of them together in the same room. Maybe, if she could, they would just forget about the divorce. Then the Newman family could be its old self again -- maybe. But Karen knew something she didn't know last winter: that sometimes people who shouldn't be apart are impossible together.

So she felt like yelling at Mrs. Singer. And then Mrs. Singer did a surprising thing....

]]> 1972 3 2 false Mon Sep 15 16:35:42 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 15 16:38:27 -0700 2008 3
1. Karen had a desk made from someone else's old dining room hutch.

2. She took a bubble bath with a girl.

3. The tone is similar to the movie "The Secret Lives of Girls"

4. The diorama has glitter and spar...more...]]> 76399079 2454455 37755 0689842937 9780689842931 74 <![CDATA[It's Not the End of the World]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168979492m/37755.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168979492s/37755.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37755.It_s_Not_the_End_of_the_World 3.67 1071 Karen couldn't tell Mrs. Singer why she had to have her Viking diorama out of the sixthgrade showcase. She felt like yelling, To keep my parents from getting divorced. But she couldn't say it, and the whole class was looking at her anyway.

Karen's world was ending. Her father had moved out of the house weeks before; now he was going to Las Vegas to get divorced and her mother was pleased! She had only a few days to get the two of them together in the same room. Maybe, if she could, they would just forget about the divorce. Then the Newman family could be its old self again -- maybe. But Karen knew something she didn't know last winter: that sometimes people who shouldn't be apart are impossible together.

So she felt like yelling at Mrs. Singer. And then Mrs. Singer did a surprising thing....

]]> 1972 5 0 false Sun Nov 01 15:40:12 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 01 16:31:27 -0800 2009 more...]]> 6353067 220306 760422 0440441587 9780440441588 2 <![CDATA[It's Not the End of the World]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178125650m/760422.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178125650s/760422.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/760422.It_s_Not_the_End_of_the_World 3.46 69 It's Not The End Of The World



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?]]> 1972 3 1 false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 17 17:33:39 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 17 17:36:16 -0700 2007 more...]]> 34303347 1581109 37755 0689842937 9780689842931 74 <![CDATA[It's Not the End of the World]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168979492m/37755.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168979492s/37755.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37755.It_s_Not_the_End_of_the_World 3.67 1071 Karen couldn't tell Mrs. Singer why she had to have her Viking diorama out of the sixthgrade showcase. She felt like yelling, To keep my parents from getting divorced. But she couldn't say it, and the whole class was looking at her anyway.

Karen's world was ending. Her father had moved out of the house weeks before; now he was going to Las Vegas to get divorced and her mother was pleased! She had only a few days to get the two of them together in the same room. Maybe, if she could, they would just forget about the divorce. Then the Newman family could be its old self again -- maybe. But Karen knew something she didn't know last winter: that sometimes people who shouldn't be apart are impossible together.

So she felt like yelling at Mrs. Singer. And then Mrs. Singer did a surprising thing....

]]> 1972 5 0 true Sat Oct 04 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 01 13:38:30 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 04 11:41:34 -0700 2008 1
The problem is Karen's world seems to be crumbling down before her very eyes.

She is led to believe that marriage only causes heartache and pain, and so she d...more...]]> 39200979 1771513 37755 0689842937 9780689842931 74 <![CDATA[It's Not the End of the World]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168979492m/37755.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168979492s/37755.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37755.It_s_Not_the_End_of_the_World 3.67 1071 Karen couldn't tell Mrs. Singer why she had to have her Viking diorama out of the sixthgrade showcase. She felt like yelling, To keep my parents from getting divorced. But she couldn't say it, and the whole class was looking at her anyway.

Karen's world was ending. Her father had moved out of the house weeks before; now he was going to Las Vegas to get divorced and her mother was pleased! She had only a few days to get the two of them together in the same room. Maybe, if she could, they would just forget about the divorce. Then the Newman family could be its old self again -- maybe. But Karen knew something she didn't know last winter: that sometimes people who shouldn't be apart are impossible together.

So she felt like yelling at Mrs. Singer. And then Mrs. Singer did a surprising thing....

]]> 1972 3 0 false Wed Dec 03 10:09:48 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 03 10:14:09 -0800 2008 more...]]> 75847929 2778060 37755 0689842937 9780689842931 74 <![CDATA[It's Not the End of the World]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168979492m/37755.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168979492s/37755.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37755.It_s_Not_the_End_of_the_World 3.67 1071 Karen couldn't tell Mrs. Singer why she had to have her Viking diorama out of the sixthgrade showcase. She felt like yelling, To keep my parents from getting divorced. But she couldn't say it, and the whole class was looking at her anyway.

Karen's world was ending. Her father had moved out of the house weeks before; now he was going to Las Vegas to get divorced and her mother was pleased! She had only a few days to get the two of them together in the same room. Maybe, if she could, they would just forget about the divorce. Then the Newman family could be its old self again -- maybe. But Karen knew something she didn't know last winter: that sometimes people who shouldn't be apart are impossible together.

So she felt like yelling at Mrs. Singer. And then Mrs. Singer did a surprising thing....

]]> 1972 3 0 false Mon Oct 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 20:03:41 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 20:06:35 -0700 2009 more...]]> 51787796 2187595 37755 0689842937 9780689842931 74 <![CDATA[It's Not the End of the World]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168979492m/37755.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168979492s/37755.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37755.It_s_Not_the_End_of_the_World 3.67 1071 Karen couldn't tell Mrs. Singer why she had to have her Viking diorama out of the sixthgrade showcase. She felt like yelling, To keep my parents from getting divorced. But she couldn't say it, and the whole class was looking at her anyway.

Karen's world was ending. Her father had moved out of the house weeks before; now he was going to Las Vegas to get divorced and her mother was pleased! She had only a few days to get the two of them together in the same room. Maybe, if she could, they would just forget about the divorce. Then the Newman family could be its old self again -- maybe. But Karen knew something she didn't know last winter: that sometimes people who shouldn't be apart are impossible together.

So she felt like yelling at Mrs. Singer. And then Mrs. Singer did a surprising thing....

]]> 1972 3 0 false Tue Apr 07 03:34:10 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 07 03:34:10 -0700 2009 more...]]> 7768960 456064 37755 0689842937 9780689842931 74 <![CDATA[It's Not the End of the World]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168979492m/37755.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168979492s/37755.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37755.It_s_Not_the_End_of_the_World 3.67 1071 Karen couldn't tell Mrs. Singer why she had to have her Viking diorama out of the sixthgrade showcase. She felt like yelling, To keep my parents from getting divorced. But she couldn't say it, and the whole class was looking at her anyway.

Karen's world was ending. Her father had moved out of the house weeks before; now he was going to Las Vegas to get divorced and her mother was pleased! She had only a few days to get the two of them together in the same room. Maybe, if she could, they would just forget about the divorce. Then the Newman family could be its old self again -- maybe. But Karen knew something she didn't know last winter: that sometimes people who shouldn't be apart are impossible together.

So she felt like yelling at Mrs. Singer. And then Mrs. Singer did a surprising thing....

]]> 1972 4 0 false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 15 17:39:23 -0700 2007 Thu Nov 15 18:52:48 -0800 2007 more...]]> 53263329 2177978 37755 0689842937 9780689842931 74 <![CDATA[It's Not the End of the World]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168979492m/37755.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168979492s/37755.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37755.It_s_Not_the_End_of_the_World 3.67 1071 Karen couldn't tell Mrs. Singer why she had to have her Viking diorama out of the sixthgrade showcase. She felt like yelling, To keep my parents from getting divorced. But she couldn't say it, and the whole class was looking at her anyway.

Karen's world was ending. Her father had moved out of the house weeks before; now he was going to Las Vegas to get divorced and her mother was pleased! She had only a few days to get the two of them together in the same room. Maybe, if she could, they would just forget about the divorce. Then the Newman family could be its old self again -- maybe. But Karen knew something she didn't know last winter: that sometimes people who shouldn't be apart are impossible together.

So she felt like yelling at Mrs. Singer. And then Mrs. Singer did a surprising thing....

]]> 1972 4 0 false Thu Dec 04 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Apr 19 15:43:12 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 23 12:11:55 -0700 2009 75756297 2784088 37755 0689842937 9780689842931 74 <![CDATA[It's Not the End of the World]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168979492m/37755.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168979492s/37755.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37755.It_s_Not_the_End_of_the_World 3.67 1071 Karen couldn't tell Mrs. Singer why she had to have her Viking diorama out of the sixthgrade showcase. She felt like yelling, To keep my parents from getting divorced. But she couldn't say it, and the whole class was looking at her anyway.

Karen's world was ending. Her father had moved out of the house weeks before; now he was going to Las Vegas to get divorced and her mother was pleased! She had only a few days to get the two of them together in the same room. Maybe, if she could, they would just forget about the divorce. Then the Newman family could be its old self again -- maybe. But Karen knew something she didn't know last winter: that sometimes people who shouldn't be apart are impossible together.

So she felt like yelling at Mrs. Singer. And then Mrs. Singer did a surprising thing....

]]> 1972 3 0 false Mon Oct 26 05:49:45 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 06:08:09 -0700 2009 75056874 2793338 37755 0689842937 9780689842931 74 <![CDATA[It's Not the End of the World]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168979492m/37755.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168979492s/37755.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37755.It_s_Not_the_End_of_the_World 3.67 1071 Karen couldn't tell Mrs. Singer why she had to have her Viking diorama out of the sixthgrade showcase. She felt like yelling, To keep my parents from getting divorced. But she couldn't say it, and the whole class was looking at her anyway.

Karen's world was ending. Her father had moved out of the house weeks before; now he was going to Las Vegas to get divorced and her mother was pleased! She had only a few days to get the two of them together in the same room. Maybe, if she could, they would just forget about the divorce. Then the Newman family could be its old self again -- maybe. But Karen knew something she didn't know last winter: that sometimes people who shouldn't be apart are impossible together.

So she felt like yelling at Mrs. Singer. And then Mrs. Singer did a surprising thing....

]]> 1972 5 0 false Thu Oct 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 15:35:42 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 15:38:29 -0700 2009 71019445 2649491 37755 0689842937 9780689842931 74 <![CDATA[It's Not the End of the World]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168979492m/37755.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168979492s/37755.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37755.It_s_Not_the_End_of_the_World 3.67 1071 Karen couldn't tell Mrs. Singer why she had to have her Viking diorama out of the sixthgrade showcase. She felt like yelling, To keep my parents from getting divorced. But she couldn't say it, and the whole class was looking at her anyway.

Karen's world was ending. Her father had moved out of the house weeks before; now he was going to Las Vegas to get divorced and her mother was pleased! She had only a few days to get the two of them together in the same room. Maybe, if she could, they would just forget about the divorce. Then the Newman family could be its old self again -- maybe. But Karen knew something she didn't know last winter: that sometimes people who shouldn't be apart are impossible together.

So she felt like yelling at Mrs. Singer. And then Mrs. Singer did a surprising thing....

]]> 1972 3 0 false Sat Sep 12 20:21:02 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 20:33:58 -0700 2009 22813201 1090413 37755 0689842937 9780689842931 74 <![CDATA[It's Not the End of the World]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168979492m/37755.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168979492s/37755.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37755.It_s_Not_the_End_of_the_World 3.67 1071 Karen couldn't tell Mrs. Singer why she had to have her Viking diorama out of the sixthgrade showcase. She felt like yelling, To keep my parents from getting divorced. But she couldn't say it, and the whole class was looking at her anyway.

Karen's world was ending. Her father had moved out of the house weeks before; now he was going to Las Vegas to get divorced and her mother was pleased! She had only a few days to get the two of them together in the same room. Maybe, if she could, they would just forget about the divorce. Then the Newman family could be its old self again -- maybe. But Karen knew something she didn't know last winter: that sometimes people who shouldn't be apart are impossible together.

So she felt like yelling at Mrs. Singer. And then Mrs. Singer did a surprising thing....

]]> 1972 4 0 false Sun Jun 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri May 23 09:19:37 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 07 22:01:11 -0700 2008 more...]]> 23178475 558990 37755 0689842937 9780689842931 74 <![CDATA[It's Not the End of the World]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168979492m/37755.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168979492s/37755.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37755.It_s_Not_the_End_of_the_World 3.67 1071 Karen couldn't tell Mrs. Singer why she had to have her Viking diorama out of the sixthgrade showcase. She felt like yelling, To keep my parents from getting divorced. But she couldn't say it, and the whole class was looking at her anyway.

Karen's world was ending. Her father had moved out of the house weeks before; now he was going to Las Vegas to get divorced and her mother was pleased! She had only a few days to get the two of them together in the same room. Maybe, if she could, they would just forget about the divorce. Then the Newman family could be its old self again -- maybe. But Karen knew something she didn't know last winter: that sometimes people who shouldn't be apart are impossible together.

So she felt like yelling at Mrs. Singer. And then Mrs. Singer did a surprising thing....

]]> 1972 5 0 false Wed May 28 19:07:26 -0700 2008 Sun Nov 09 20:30:17 -0800 2008 more...]]> 52096958 2177998 37755 0689842937 9780689842931 74 <![CDATA[It's Not the End of the World]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168979492m/37755.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168979492s/37755.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37755.It_s_Not_the_End_of_the_World 3.67 1071 Karen couldn't tell Mrs. Singer why she had to have her Viking diorama out of the sixthgrade showcase. She felt like yelling, To keep my parents from getting divorced. But she couldn't say it, and the whole class was looking at her anyway.

Karen's world was ending. Her father had moved out of the house weeks before; now he was going to Las Vegas to get divorced and her mother was pleased! She had only a few days to get the two of them together in the same room. Maybe, if she could, they would just forget about the divorce. Then the Newman family could be its old self again -- maybe. But Karen knew something she didn't know last winter: that sometimes people who shouldn't be apart are impossible together.

So she felt like yelling at Mrs. Singer. And then Mrs. Singer did a surprising thing....

]]> 1972 5 0 false Sat Nov 08 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Apr 09 13:37:11 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 09 13:39:18 -0700 2009 44271980 1829956 37755 0689842937 9780689842931 74 <![CDATA[It's Not the End of the World]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168979492m/37755.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168979492s/37755.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37755.It_s_Not_the_End_of_the_World 3.67 1071 Karen couldn't tell Mrs. Singer why she had to have her Viking diorama out of the sixthgrade showcase. She felt like yelling, To keep my parents from getting divorced. But she couldn't say it, and the whole class was looking at her anyway.

Karen's world was ending. Her father had moved out of the house weeks before; now he was going to Las Vegas to get divorced and her mother was pleased! She had only a few days to get the two of them together in the same room. Maybe, if she could, they would just forget about the divorce. Then the Newman family could be its old self again -- maybe. But Karen knew something she didn't know last winter: that sometimes people who shouldn't be apart are impossible together.

So she felt like yelling at Mrs. Singer. And then Mrs. Singer did a surprising thing....

]]> 1972 3 0 false Sun Jan 25 07:29:21 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 07:30:22 -0800 2009 69613961 2689287 37755 0689842937 9780689842931 74 <![CDATA[It's Not the End of the World]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168979492m/37755.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168979492s/37755.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37755.It_s_Not_the_End_of_the_World 3.67 1071 Karen couldn't tell Mrs. Singer why she had to have her Viking diorama out of the sixthgrade showcase. She felt like yelling, To keep my parents from getting divorced. But she couldn't say it, and the whole class was looking at her anyway.

Karen's world was ending. Her father had moved out of the house weeks before; now he was going to Las Vegas to get divorced and her mother was pleased! She had only a few days to get the two of them together in the same room. Maybe, if she could, they would just forget about the divorce. Then the Newman family could be its old self again -- maybe. But Karen knew something she didn't know last winter: that sometimes people who shouldn't be apart are impossible together.

So she felt like yelling at Mrs. Singer. And then Mrs. Singer did a surprising thing....

]]> 1972 3 0 false Mon Aug 31 16:56:07 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 16:57:03 -0700 2009 39065335 1735533 37755 0689842937 9780689842931 74 <![CDATA[It's Not the End of the World]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168979492m/37755.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168979492s/37755.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37755.It_s_Not_the_End_of_the_World 3.67 1071 Karen couldn't tell Mrs. Singer why she had to have her Viking diorama out of the sixthgrade showcase. She felt like yelling, To keep my parents from getting divorced. But she couldn't say it, and the whole class was looking at her anyway.

Karen's world was ending. Her father had moved out of the house weeks before; now he was going to Las Vegas to get divorced and her mother was pleased! She had only a few days to get the two of them together in the same room. Maybe, if she could, they would just forget about the divorce. Then the Newman family could be its old self again -- maybe. But Karen knew something she didn't know last winter: that sometimes people who shouldn't be apart are impossible together.

So she felt like yelling at Mrs. Singer. And then Mrs. Singer did a surprising thing....

]]> 1972 4 0 false Mon Dec 01 17:22:54 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 01 17:24:23 -0800 2008 52296810 2177986 37755 0689842937 9780689842931 74 <![CDATA[It's Not the End of the World]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168979492m/37755.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168979492s/37755.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37755.It_s_Not_the_End_of_the_World 3.67 1071 Karen couldn't tell Mrs. Singer why she had to have her Viking diorama out of the sixthgrade showcase. She felt like yelling, To keep my parents from getting divorced. But she couldn't say it, and the whole class was looking at her anyway.

Karen's world was ending. Her father had moved out of the house weeks before; now he was going to Las Vegas to get divorced and her mother was pleased! She had only a few days to get the two of them together in the same room. Maybe, if she could, they would just forget about the divorce. Then the Newman family could be its old self again -- maybe. But Karen knew something she didn't know last winter: that sometimes people who shouldn't be apart are impossible together.

So she felt like yelling at Mrs. Singer. And then Mrs. Singer did a surprising thing....

]]> 1972 3 0 false Wed Sep 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 11 09:52:06 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 12 11:39:27 -0700 2009 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=37755