
This Book Might Be About Zinnia
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers · Hardcover · July 1, 2025
Clap When You Land meets Monday’s Not Coming in this “compelling, introspective” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) novel told in two timelines as one teen searches for her biological mother and the other copes with giving up her baby from the acclaimed author of SLAY.
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- Who it’s for
- Two timelines bring questions of adoption, loss, and family into intimate focus.
- Genres
- YA Adoption Stories, Teen Pregnancy, Coming of Age
- Published
- Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, July 1, 2025
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Clap When You Land meets Monday’s Not Coming in this “compelling, introspective” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) novel told in two timelines as one teen searches for her biological mother and the other copes with giving up her baby from the acclaimed author of SLAY. Two moments in time. Two very different girls. And one story that connects them both. It’s the year 2024, and Zinnia Davis is on a mission to ace her personal essay.
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But when an admissions rep hints that her adoption story is “lacking heart,” she has to figure out a new spin. Frankly, Zinnia doesn’t know much about her birth parents; that is, until her favorite author releases a new novel—Little Heart—about a princess with a heart-shaped birthmark on her forehead and separated from her mother at birth…just like Zinnia. Could this be her birth mother? Flashback to 2006, and teenager Tuesday Walker is barely making it through high school after experiencing a loss that had her on leave for months. To cope, Tuesday writes a series of entries in a journal, but when the journal is lost, it feels like reliving the trauma all over again. Tuesday’s search for the journal uncovers dangerous secrets about her past, her crush, and her own mother’s story. If Tuesday isn’t careful in her search, Zinnia will have to reap the consequences in the present.
Past Meets Present
Two timelines bring questions of adoption, loss, and family into intimate focus.
Come here for
- Two teen perspectives and an intimate search for family ties.
Expect
- A reflective story that connects one teen’s search with another’s past.
Where it sits
| YA Adoption Stories | 100% |
|---|---|
| Coming of Age | 46% |
| Teen Pregnancy | 38% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- YA Adoption Stories
- Emotions & Feelings for Teens
- Finding Your Footing
- Authors
- Brittney Morris
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
- Published
- July 1, 2025
- Format
- Hardcover
- Reading lane
- YA Adoption Stories