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My So-Called Family

by Gia Gordon
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A moving middle grade debut about foster care, self-advocacy, and realizing that a found family is a real family.

"I loved every page—a gorgeous rendering of what it means to find home in ourselves and others." —Mariama J. Lockington, Stonewall Honor and Schneider Family Book Award winning author of In the Key of Us and Forever is Now
It's the first week of middle school, and Ash (don't call her "Ashley") already has a class assignment: Make a family tree. But how can Ash make a family tree if she doesn't have a family? Ever since she was four years old, Ash has been in foster care, living with one so-called family after another. Now she's stuck with Gladys. And the only place Ash feels safe is in the branches of her favorite tree, drawing in her sketchbook, hidden from the view of Gladys' son Jordan.
As Jordan becomes harder to hide from, and more dangerous to be around, Ash isn't sure who she can trust. A new friend, an old friend, some teachers at school? Sometimes the hardest part of asking for help is knowing who to ask.
In My So-Called Family, Gia Gordon weaves a lyrical story about complicated family dynamics that's perfect for fans of Fish in a Tree and Counting by 7s.

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Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)

Kindle Book

  • Release date: November 12, 2024

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  • ISBN: 9780374392048
  • Release date: November 12, 2024

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  • ISBN: 9780374392048
  • File size: 3596 KB
  • Release date: November 12, 2024
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Juvenile Fiction Juvenile Literature LGBTQIA+ (Fiction)

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English

A moving middle grade debut about foster care, self-advocacy, and realizing that a found family is a real family.

"I loved every page—a gorgeous rendering of what it means to find home in ourselves and others." —Mariama J. Lockington, Stonewall Honor and Schneider Family Book Award winning author of In the Key of Us and Forever is Now
It's the first week of middle school, and Ash (don't call her "Ashley") already has a class assignment: Make a family tree. But how can Ash make a family tree if she doesn't have a family? Ever since she was four years old, Ash has been in foster care, living with one so-called family after another. Now she's stuck with Gladys. And the only place Ash feels safe is in the branches of her favorite tree, drawing in her sketchbook, hidden from the view of Gladys' son Jordan.
As Jordan becomes harder to hide from, and more dangerous to be around, Ash isn't sure who she can trust. A new friend, an old friend, some teachers at school? Sometimes the hardest part of asking for help is knowing who to ask.
In My So-Called Family, Gia Gordon weaves a lyrical story about complicated family dynamics that's perfect for fans of Fish in a Tree and Counting by 7s.

Expand title description text
Juvenile Fiction Juvenile Literature LGBTQIA+ (Fiction)