From _New York Times_ bestselling author Andrew Solomon comes a stunning, poignant, and affecting young adult edition of his award-winning masterpiece, _Far From the Tree_ , which explores the impact of extreme differences between parents and children. The old adage says that the apple doesn't fal
Far from the Tree
β Scribed by Benway, Robin
- Book ID
- 109657655
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Year
- 2017
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 571 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780062330628
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β¦ Synopsis
A National Book Award Longlist title!
Perfect for fans of NBC's "This Is Us," Robin Benway's beautiful interweaving story of three very different teenagers connected by blood explores the meaning of family in all its forms --how to find it, how to keep it, and how to love it.
Being the middle child has its ups and downs.
But for Grace, an only child who was adopted at birth, discovering that she is a middle child is a different ride altogether. After putting her own baby up for adoption, she goes looking for her biological family, including--
Maya, her loudmouthed younger bio sister, who has a lot to say about their newfound family ties. Having grown up the snarky brunette in a house full of chipper redheads, she's quick to search for traces of herself among these not-quite-strangers. And when her adopted family's long-buried problems begin to explode to the surface, Maya can't help but wonder where exactly it...
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