Far from the Tree

By Robin Benway

Book Overview

National Book Award Winner, PEN America Award Winner, and New York Times Bestseller

Perfect for fans of This Is Us, Robin Benway's beautiful interweaving story of three very different teenagers connected by blood explores the meaning of family in all its forms--how to find it, how to keep it, and how to love it.

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.

Don't miss this moving novel that addresses such important topics as adoption, teen pregnancy, and foster care.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0062330632
• ISBN13: 9780062330635
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.3" x 7.8"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 and higher

Customer Reviews

I absolutely loved this book

This book is an emotional roller coaster in the most beautiful way possible. Even though it’s a fictional book the problems that the characters face are definitely present in real life, and I think this book really captures the real raw emotions that many foster children feel as well as the things that they go through in life. Over all this book was beautifully written and I definitely recommend it.