Summary:
Simone’s starting her junior year in high school. Her mom’s a lawyer for the ACLU, her dad’s a political cartoonist, so she’s grown up standing outside the organic food coop asking people to sign petitions for worthy causes. She’s got a terrific younger brother and amazing friends. And she’s got a secret crush on a really smart and funny guy–who spends all of his time with another girl.
Then her birth mother contacts her. Simone’s always known she was adopted, but she never wanted to know anything about it. She’s happy with her family just as it is, thank you.
She learns who her birth mother was–a 16-year-old girl named Rivka. Who is Rivka? Why has she contacted Simone? Why now? The answers lead Simone to deeper feelings of anguish and love than she has ever known, and to question everything she once took for granted about faith, life, the afterlife, and what it means to be a daughter.
My Thoughts:
Having siblings that are adopted(I'm not adopted myself) I found this book and interesting viewpoint into the world of a teenager who is figuring out her past.
The fragile first steps into Simone's new found relationship with her birth mother Rivka felt real and uncertain.
I like how it wasn't just a 'love at first sight' moment.
Even though Rivka is Simone's birth mother, they are still complete strangers when they meet.
It's nice to see what Simone's definition of 'family' at the beginning of the book, and how that changes for her.
I really enjoyed it.
It's a lot like a Sara Dessen.
I would highly recommend this book
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