Far From The Tree - Softcover

Benway, Robin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1471164330 ISBN 13: 9781471164330

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's UK, 2018

Synopsis

WINNER OF THE U.S. NATIONAL BOOK AWARD 2017 FOR YOUNG PEOPLE'S LITERATURE!

'Sometimes, family hurts each other. But after that’s done you bandage each other up, and you move on. Together. So you can go and think that you’re some lone wolf, but you’re not. You’ve got us now, like it or not, and we’ve got you.'

When 16 year-old Grace gives up her baby for adoption, she decides that the time has come to find out more about her own biological mother. Although her biological mum proves elusive, her search leads her to two half-siblings she never knew existed. 
Maya, 15, has been adopted by wealthy parents and seems to have the picture-perfect family – that is, if you look past her alcoholic mother and the fact that Maya stands out like a sore thumb. 
Older brother Joaquin hasn’t been so lucky. At 18, he’s shuffled between foster home after foster home, always careful never to get attached to anyone or anything, because it always gets taken away. 
When these three siblings come together, they find in themselves the place they can belong, while the secrets they guard threaten to explode...

For fans of John Green, Rainbow Rowell and Nicola Yoon, Far From the Tree is a raw, compelling, and ultimately uplifting story of what it means to be family. 

'Benway’s unforgettable novel explores the paradoxes and entanglements of unconventional families ... It’s a melodrama, to be sure, but with as much brain as heart. Benway writes with remarkable control and has the rare talent of almost vanishing as an author as she inhabits each character’s perspective.' The New York Times
'Family issues are neither airbrushed nor oversimplified... From the first page to the last, this compassionate, funny, moving, compulsively readable novel about what makes a family gets it right.' Kirkus Reviews
'Equally heartwarming and heart-wrenching... Benway delves into the souls of these characters as they wrestle to overcome feelings of inadequacy, abandonment, and betrayal, gradually coming to understand themselves and each other.' Publishers Weekly
'Far from the Tree is the kind of book that strikes close to a reader’s heart. I had to know what happened to Grace, Maya, and Joaquin, and I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough. Beautiful.' Ally Condie, author of The Matched Trilogy
'Far From the Tree is a touching story about the strength and love of unconventional families, and the unbreakable bond of siblings near and far. Robin Benway’s characters are authentically crafted, full of heart, hurt, and hope.' Brandy Colbert, author of Pointe and Little & Lion
‘In the eloquent confidence of its life-embracing argument, the book really is something special’ The Wall Street Journal

Praise for Emmy & Oliver:
'Robin Benway writes with her full heart. Emmy & Oliver is a genuinely sweet and funny novel bursting with the inextinguishable forces of love-between parents and children, distant and inseparable friends, new and reunited lovers.' Stephanie Perkins, New York Times bestselling author of Isla and the Happily Ever After
'Emmy & Oliver is wonderful. Funny, heartbreaking, and true. Robin Benway has written characters I felt like I'd known forever, and was so sad to see go. A must-read.' Morgan Matson, author of Since You've Been Gone

About this title

Review:

PRAISE FOR EMMY & OLIVER: Emmy & Oliver is wonderful. Funny, heartbreaking, and true... just like life. Robin Benway has written characters I felt like I d known forever, and was so sad to see go. A must read. --Morgan Matson, author of Since You've Been Gone"

Robin Benway writes with her full heart. Emmy & Oliver is a genuinely sweet and funny novel bursting with the inextinguishable forces of love between parents and children, distant and inseparable friends, new and reunited lovers. --Stephanie Perkins, New York Times bestselling author of Isla and the Happily Ever AfterStephanie Perkins, New York Times bestselling author of Isla and the Happily Ever AfterStephanie Perkins, New York Times bestselling author of Isla and the Happily"

Benway examines split loyalties, the impact of confessionals, and how broken bonds can be mended Benway s intriguing premise and honest tone are a winning combination as she movingly portrays the growing trust between her characters. --Publishers Weekly (starred review)"

At times heartfelt, funny, irreverent, and ultimately satisfying a good choice for fans of Stephanie Perkins s Anna and the French Kiss or any of Sarah Dessen s novels. --School Library Journal"

Benway fearlessly examines the effects of loss and return from every perspective Hope, confusion, frustration, and love coexist without shame as teens and parents come to grips with the realization that nothing stays the same no matter how desperately we want it to. --Booklist"

Benway peels away the surface and digs down to the raw emotions the teens and their families feel as a portrait of the emerging adolescent, it engages. --Kirkus"

Emmy s narration is smart and sassy, and the romance plot is satisfying... An unusual blend of a soulmate story, a melodramatic plot, and a realistic book about adjustment, growth, and change, this will please romance fans as well as pragmatic souls with a sentimental streak. --Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books"

PRAISE FOR EMMY & OLIVER: "Emmy & Oliver is wonderful. Funny, heartbreaking, and true... just like life. Robin Benway has written characters I felt like I'd known forever, and was so sad to see go. A must read."--Morgan Matson, author of Since You've Been Gone

"At times heartfelt, funny, irreverent, and ultimately satisfying... a good choice for fans of Stephanie Perkins's Anna and the French Kiss or any of Sarah Dessen's novels."--School Library Journal

"Benway peels away the surface and digs down to the raw emotions the teens and their families feel... as a portrait of the emerging adolescent, it engages."--Kirkus

About the Author:

Robin Benway is a National Book Award finalist and the author of novels for young adults, including Emmy & Oliver. Her books have received numerous awards and recognition. She currently lives in Los Angeles, where she spends her time hanging out with her dog, Hudson, making coffee, and procrastinating on writing.

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's UK
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1471164330
• ISBN 13: 9781471164330
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384