A Brief Chapter in My Impossible Life
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Random House Children's Books · Ebook · September 11, 2007
You can tell what really makes Simone different just by looking at her: she doesn't resemble anyone in her family.
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- Who it’s for
- A thoughtful coming-of-age story about adoption, family, and questions of belief.
- Genres
- YA Adoption Stories, Faith & Belief, YA Stories About Girls & Women
- Published
- Random House Children's Books, September 11, 2007
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You can tell what really makes Simone different just by looking at her: she doesn't resemble anyone in her family. She's adopted. She's always known it, but she's never wanted to know anything about where she came from. She's happy with her family just as it is, thank you. Then one day, Rivka calls, and Simone learns who her mother was—a 16-year-old, just like Simone. Who is Rivka? What does she want? Why is she calling now, after all these years?
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The answers lead Simone to deeper feelings of anguish and love than she has ever known and prompt her to question everything she has taken for granted about faith, the afterlife, and what it means to be a daughter.
Family, Faith, Belonging
A thoughtful coming-of-age story about adoption, family, and questions of belief.
Come here for
- A daughter’s changing understanding of where she belongs
- Tender questions about family and origins
Expect
- Anguish and love in close company
- Reflections on faith, the afterlife, and daughterhood
Where it sits
| YA Adoption Stories | 97% |
|---|---|
| Faith & Belief | 84% |
| YA Stories About Girls & Women | 25% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- YA Adoption Stories
- YA Stories About Girls & Women
- Faith & Belief
- Authors
- Dana Reinhardt
- Publisher
- Random House Children's Books
- Published
- September 11, 2007
- Format
- Ebook
- Reading lane
- YA Adoption Stories