"Far From the Tree"
"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 is that she belongs. And Joaquin, their stoic older bio brother, who has no interest in bonding over their shared biological mother. After seventeen years in the foster care system, he’s learned that there are no heroes, and secrets and fears are best kept close to the vest, where they can’t hurt anyone but him. Don't miss this moving novel that addresses such important topics as adoption, teen pregnancy, and foster care."
Ever feel like you're the apple that fell a little too far from the tree? Grace and Miya certainly have. Why? Because they're adopted. And their half brother Joaquin? well he never got adopted. Join them on there adventure of ups and downs. Finding out you have not just one but TWO half siblings you didn't know about? This books covers all the question running through their head. Will they like you? Do they even want to meet you? Will they look like me? In this sweet contemporary Grace, Miya, and Joaquin will go on the journey of what it's like to have a bio family. Something none of them have ever known. they get to know each other, the family some of them always wanted and others not so much...
I had high hopes going into this book. It seemed to have an interesting concept. It started off well and captivated my attention entirely. However, the farther into it I got the more bored I got. The story line was still great and however it seemed to me as if the author was trying to pack, Every. Single. Last. For lack of a better word "diverse" thing into this book. It ended up being very unoriginal and just like ever other contemporary book published this year. It had a great concept and I wish the author would've taken the ball and ran with it. Instead she had to just trademark it 2017™ diversity issues.
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