MY SO-CALLED FAMILY
October 21, 2008, Simon & Schuster
“What does it mean to be related to someone anyway?”
Leah Hoffman-Ross just moved to New York and she wants her new friends to think she's a typical thirteen-year-old. But Leah has a secret: she doesn't have a father, she has a donor. Before Leah was born, her mother went to Lyon’s Reproductive Services and picked Donor 730. Now her mother is married and Leah has a stepfather and a little brother. Her mom thinks that they should be all the family Leah needs.
Despite her attempts to fit in and be normal, Leah can't help but feel like something is missing. When she finds the link on the Internet to the Lyon’s Sibling Registry, Leah knows she has to see if she has any half-siblings. And when she discovers that one of the other kids from Donor 730 is a girl her age, Leah will do anything to meet her – even if she has to hide it from everybody else.
“This story rocks — it's warm, insightful, and utterly un-put-down-able.”
— Lauren Myracle
author of ELEVEN, TWELVE,
and the best-selling Internet Girls series.
