Somewhere Else

For eight-year-old Jamal life has changed drastically since his parents divorce. Will he be able to learn to adjust to his new living situation in a single-parent household? With heartwarming sensitivity the author paints a beautiful portrait of a childs loss of the stability of his two-parent household and how he learns to adapt through the support of his parents friends and teacher. Jamal learns he is not the only child who has had to adjust to a different life. This short story of a childs resilience in the midst of divorce--a common experience in our changing society--will help other young people know that moving forward is possible.