mhall 's review for:

The Divorce Express by Paula Danziger
5.0

Feather barrettes and lavender unicorn sweatshirts, riding the bus to New York from Woodstock, staring at the center of someone's forehead instead of their eyes - that's what I remembered from reading this many times as a kid. I had forgotten, though, that like [b: The Cat Ate My Gymsuit|131845|The Cat Ate My Gymsuit|Paula Danziger|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1309198486s/131845.jpg|1223828], Danziger devotes a plotline to teens organizing protests against school policies - in this case, it's about school lunches. I really like her stories focusing on students getting together to try to change something unfair.

Phoebe's parents divorce, and have split custody. When her dad moves from New York to Woodstock, she lives with him during the week and takes a 2 1/2 hour bus ride to her mom's on the weekends. Her dad is a hippie circa the early 1980s - lots of references to mung beans and granola cookies.