Otis used to have the "perfect" family. That all changed when his parents told him that they were getting a D...D...D... The "D" Word he can't even say it! At first Otis blames himself. With the help of his Gram, Otis discovers the reasons why people get divorced. He also learns about the Three C's of Divorce: - I didn't CAUSE it - I can't CONTROL it, so - I'm going to have to learn to COPE with it! This book offers both children and adults the tools and insights that are needed to effectively deal with the difficult challenges that a family goes through when parents get divorced.

ジュリア・クックは、離婚という言葉にできない痛みを、少年の戸惑いを通して鮮明に描きます。本作の真髄は、子供が抱きがちな自責の念を、文学的メタファーで優しく解体していく点にあります。単なる解説書ではなく、子供の脆い心に寄り添い、その沈黙に声を与える筆致には深い慈愛が満ちています。 提示される「３つのC」は、過酷な現実を生き抜くための哲学的な盾です。運命は変えられずとも、自らの心はどう在るべきか。祖母の導きで得られるこの視座は、崩壊した世界を再構築し、再び歩き出すための羅針盤となります。家族の変容を乗り越え、自己を肯定する勇気を与える真の再生の物語です。