Far from the Tree

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A contemporary novel about three adopted siblings who find each other at just the right moment.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. Best Read Far from the Tree author Robin Benway For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr 4.5 This was so well done The writing was great and I truly felt for the characters and their struggles I will admit I did struggle a bit with a suspension of disbelief just in regards to the fact that the mother had 3 kids in a very short period of time when she was extremely young But, that wa...What an absolutely amazing contemporary novel I am truly BLOWN AWAY by how fantastic this story is I would recommend it to absolutely everyone.CW teen pregnancy, adoption, foster care system, alcoholismI don t feel I even have the words to express how fantastic this book is It is touching, emotional, heart warming and heart wrenching at the exact same time Far From The Treeis one of those books that causes you to have a weight on your chest the entire time you are reading I cried from sa What an absolutely amazing contemporary novel I am truly BLOWN AWAY by how fantastic this story is I would recommend it to absolutely everyone.CW teen pregnancy, adoption, foster care system, alcoholismI don t feel I even have the words to express how fantastic this book is It is touching, emotional, heart warming and heart wrenching at the exact same time...Click here to watch a video review of this book on my channel, From Beginning to Bookend Do yourself a favor and read this book.4.5 stars for this one.Robin Benway s Far from the Tree recently won the National Book Award It s a beautiful, thought provoking tearjerker of a book, a meditation about family and its different forms, as well as the fears we don t share wi... Sap Warning I come from a big family and even though at times they can be annoying as heck and other times make me want to jump out of a window, theyre literally my life and I would die without themokay im done my sap grossAND THIS BOOK IS ALL ABOUT FAMILY AND ITS AMAZING AND PERFECT AND SO SPECIAL kermit gets me BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL and honest sibling rep this was done so sosososooso well Theyre annoying and irritating and you want to punch them sometimes but like they got your b Sap Warning I come from a big family and even though at times they can be annoying as heck and other times make me want to jump out of a window, theyre literally my life and I would die without themokay im done my sap grossAND THIS BOOK IS ALL ABOUT FAMILY AND ITS AMAZING AND PERFECT AND SO SPECIAL kermit gets me BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL and honest sibling rep this was done so sosososooso well Theyre annoying and irritating and you want to punch them sometimes but like they got your back no matter what and damn boi that s some hardcore loyalty I loved how the book expressed how dysfunctional families can be, but that doesn t make them any less important Damn im really getting sappy but I CANT HELP IT THIS BOOK MAKES ME LIKE THIS So much character development So muc...Library overdrive Audiobooknarrated by Julia Whelan.Julia is a book reading pro I d go out of my way to listen to books read by her She s really terrific.making each character come ALIVE with very distinct personalities I completely agree with the publishers summary of this National Book Award Winner Perfect for fans of NBC s THIS IS US , I am a fan , Robin Benway s beautiful interweaving story of three very different teenagers connected by blood explores the me Library overdrive Audiobooknarrated by Julia Whelan.Julia is a book reading pro I d go out of my way to listen to books read by her She s really terrific.making each character come ALIVE with very distinct personalities I completely agree with the publishers summary of this National Book Award Winner Perfect for fans of NBC s THIS ...full review posted on blog That was unexpected Far From the Tree is an exploration of family, the one you find and the one you re born into Great concept, right But I definitely did not guess just how good this would be A story like this is one that can only succeed based off stellar character work, and my expectations for character work in contemporary is often quite low But this was so lovely.This book revolves around three siblings, each with their own conflicts Grace has recently full review posted on blog That was unexpected Far From the Tree is an exploration of family, the one you find and the one you re born int...Okay First, we must talk about the most important thing, and that is that cover. Holy sh t that thing is beautiful Man oh man I hate myself for reading this as an ebook out of excitement instead of waiting to buy a copy I m way too materialistic for this BS.Now we can talk about the actual contents.I first heard about this book because it won the National Book Award for Young Adult Literature, and I was doing a very grown up blog post fo...a conversation with myself me so I just read a book that made me cry, what should I read nowmy brain hmmmy brain wellmy brain how about another book that s supposed to break your heart me oh my god GREAT IDEA anyways I love self destruction so this should be funOmg So touching I cry

Far from the Tree
  • English
  • 14 July 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 374 pages
  • 0062330624
  • Robin Benway
  • Far from the Tree