A Divorce in Salem
Woodhall Press · Paperback · July 8, 2025
Fourteen-year-old, neurodivergent Haylee thought her mother might as well be driving their Suburban to another world.
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- Who it’s for
- Haylee faces her parents’ divorce, a move to Salem, and guilt over a secret.
- Genres
- YA Divorce & Marriage Stories, Disabilities & Special Needs for Teens, New Experiences for Teens
- Published
- Woodhall Press, July 8, 2025
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Fourteen-year-old, neurodivergent Haylee thought her mother might as well be driving their Suburban to another world. Instead, Haylee stared and wept goodbye to her beloved Chicago and dreaded moving to Salem, Massachusetts. Divorce is tough enough, but leaving her father in Chicago issued waves of guilt, since Haylee was the only member of the family who knew the dark secret. Meeting new peers made her nauseated.
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How can she possibly handle her parents' divorce if her entire world has to change, too?
Haylee’s Move
Haylee faces her parents’ divorce, a move to Salem, and guilt over a secret.
Come here for
- Haylee’s move from Chicago to Salem, Massachusetts
- The strain of divorce and leaving her father behind
Expect
- A fourteen-year-old protagonist described as neurodivergent
- New peers, a changed home, and a difficult goodbye to Chicago
Where it sits
| YA Divorce & Marriage Stories | 98% |
|---|---|
| Disabilities & Special Needs for Teens | 66% |
| New Experiences for Teens | 31% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- YA Divorce & Marriage Stories
- Disabilities & Special Needs for Teens
- Emotions & Feelings for Teens
- Authors
- Laurie Pittman, Laurie S. Pittman
- Publisher
- Woodhall Press
- Published
- July 8, 2025
- Format
- Paperback
- Reading lane
- YA Divorce & Marriage Stories