Lately, her mom’s drinking is out of control and her parents are splitting up. Fifteen-year-old Maya was also adopted as a baby, but has always felt the odd one out in her wealthy family. Enter Maya and Joachim, who have been growing up in neighboring towns but in very different circumstances. chem student, cross-country runner and all-around good girl - gets pregnant and gives up her infant for adoption, it leaves her both emotionally shattered and motivated to find her own biological family, whom she knows nothing about. Benway’s unforgettable novel explores the paradoxes and entanglements of unconventional families through the story of three biological half-siblings who don’t meet until their teens. You can’t choose your family! But the reality isn’t always so simple. We’ve heard all the sayings: Family comes first. FAR FROM THE TREE By Robin Benway 374 pp.
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