My So-Called Family - Courtney Sheinmel电子书mobi+epub
Product Details
Age Range: 9 - 12 years
Grade Level: 4 - 7
Lexile Measure: HL680L (What's this?)
Paperback: 208 pages
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers; Reprint edition (September 15, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1416979425
ISBN-13: 978-1416979425
Courtney Sheinmel
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Product Details
Age Range: 9 - 12 years
Grade Level: 4 - 7
Lexile Measure: HL680L (What's this?)
Paperback: 208 pages
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers; Reprint edition (September 15, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1416979425
ISBN-13: 978-1416979425
Leah's mother underwent in-vitro fertilization from a donor bank to have Leah. Later, she married and had a child with her husband and as much as Leah loves her new family, she can't help but wonder about her real father. Who is he? Did he father other children through in-vitro? So against her mother's wishes, Leah decides to try and track down her donor father and half-siblings. This puts a very timely spin on the classic adoptive sibling story.
Editorial Reviews
From School Library Journal
Grade 5–8—Thirteen-year-old Leah loves her family, which includes her mother, stepfather, and five-year-old half brother, Charlie, but she is curious about her biological father, an anonymous sperm donor. She's also embarrassed by the whole idea and refuses to tell her friends. Without her parents' knowledge, she goes to the sperm bank's Web site and makes contact with a girl her age who was fathered by the same donor. From Samantha she learns that she also has three half brothers. Leah's family has recently moved to the New York City area, where she tells everyone that her father is in Europe, and a new friend encourages her to stop obsessing about the opinions of others. The book raises interesting questions about what constitutes a family. While Leah's character rings true, her new best friend, Charlie, and the nine-year-old half brothers she meets at the end occasionally talk and act out of character for their ages. Still, this is a solid story, providing a fresh take on an issue that's rarely addressed.—Natasha Forrester, Multnomah County Library, Portland, OR
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Review
"A thought-provoking and compelling debut, challenging readers to consider, 'What makes a family?'" -- Cynthia Lord, author of Rules
"This story rocks -- it's warm, insightful, and utterly un-put-down-able." -- Lauren Myracle, author of ttyl
About the Author
Courtney Sheinmel is the author of All the Things You Are, Sincerely, Positively, and My So-Called Family. She graduated with honors from Barnard College, part of Columbia University, and attended Fordham University School of Law. Courtney lives, works, and writes in New York City. Visit her at
www.courtneysheinmel.com.
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