The How & the Why
- Subject
- Family - Adoption
- Age
- Teen
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Pages
- 480
- Publisher
- Harperteen
- Size
- 13.2 cm Ă 20.1 cm
- ISBN
- 9780062693174
A poignant exploration of family and the ties that bind, from New York Times bestselling author Cynthia Hand.
Cassandra McMurtrey has the best parents a girl could ask for; theyâve given Cass a life she wouldnât trade for the world. She has everything she needsâbut she has questions, too. Like, to know who she is. Where she came from. Questions her adoptive parents canât answer, no matter how much they love her.
But eighteen years ago, someone wrote Cass a series of letters. And they may just hold the answers Cass has been searching for.
Alternating between Cassâs search for answers and letters from the pregnant teen who placed her for adoption, this emotionally resonant narrative is the perfect read for fans of Nina LaCour and Jandy Nelson.About the author
Cynthia HandAuthor
The Lady Janies are made up of New York Times bestselling authors Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand, and Jodi Meadows. They first met in 2012, when their publishers sent them on a book tour together, and they hit it off so well they decided to write My Lady Jane so they could go on book tours together all the time. Between the three of them theyâve written more than twenty published novels, a bunch of novellas, a handful of short stories, and a couple of really bad poems. Theyâre friends. Theyâre writers. Theyâre fixing history by rewriting one sad story at a time. Learn more at ladyjanies.com.
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What reviewers said
âAn excellent exploration of the complicated facets of teen pregnancy, adoption, and sacrifice.â
âThis compassionate story rings true.â
âThe novelâs great strength is the emotional depth of its characters and the complexity of their relationships. A heartfelt and hopeful story about coming of age as an adoptee.â
âHand explores adoptionâs multiple dimensions with great insight and sensitivity. Inclusive and illustrative: an engaging lesson in timeless family values.â
âCynthia Hand is the master of pulling at your heartstrings. The How & the Why tells both sides of an adoption story with love, compassion, and care. Youâll be reaching for your tissue box with this one -- if you can stop turning pages long enough, that is.â
âBeautifully rendered and superbly shaped. Hand has crafted an absorbing novel that focuses on family, friendship, teen pregnancy, adoption, personal choices, and serious health issues. Give this exquisite novel to readers seeking an emotionally intricate story.â
"Cynthia Hand is the master of pulling at your heartstrings. The How & the Why tells both sides of an adoption story with love, compassion, and care."
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