The book I read this year that I thought was the most interesting is, Far From the Tree by Robin Benway. This is a realistic fiction book because it is about three siblings who were separated at birth to be put up for adoption. Being a middle child can be good and bad. But, for Grace, an only child who was adopted at birth, discovers that she is a middle child is a different journey all on its own. After Grace put her own child up for adoption, she had the urge to find her own biological family more than ever before.
After many e-mails, calls, and texts later, Grace unites with her loudmouthed your sister Maya. She has a lot to say about their newfound family ties. Maya is the only choleric brunette in a house full of chipper redheads, she is fast to search for any traces of herself among her not-so-quite strangers.
And Joaquin, their impassive older brother has no interest in attaching over their shared biological mother. Joaquin has been in the foster care system for 17 years! He has come to believe that there are no such things as heroes. Fears and secrets are best kept in the harm where they can't heart anyone but him. After so many traumatizing experiences is he ready to be adopted into a family who really loves him?
This book is perfect for anyone who is interested in learning about family ties in all its forms. Robin Benway's beautiful intertwining story of three very different teenagers connected by blood explores the true meaning of what it means to be family. This will always be one of my all-time favorite books. This is a perfect book to read over the summer.
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