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A Brief Chapter in My Impossible Life

By Dana Reinhardt

By Dana Reinhardt

By Dana Reinhardt

By Dana Reinhardt

By Dana Reinhardt
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By Dana Reinhardt
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Sep 11, 2007 | ISBN 9780375846915 | Young Adult

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Nov 13, 2007 | ISBN 9780375890888 | Young Adult

Audiobook Download $17.50

Feb 28, 2006 | 331 Minutes | Young Adult

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    About A Brief Chapter in My Impossible Life

    You can tell what really makes Simone different just by looking at her: she doesn’t resemble anyone in her family. She’s adopted. She’s always known it, but she’s never wanted to know anything about where she came from. She’s happy with her family just as it is, thank you.
    Then one day, Rivka calls, and Simone learns who her mother was—a 16-year-old, just like Simone. Who is Rivka? What does she want? Why is she calling now, after all these years? The answers lead Simone to deeper feelings of anguish and love than she has ever known and prompt her to question everything she has taken for granted about faith, the afterlife, and what it means to be a daughter.

    About A Brief Chapter in My Impossible Life

    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.

    About A Brief Chapter in My Impossible Life

    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.

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    About Dana Reinhardt

    Dana Reinhardt is the award-winning author of the young adult novels Harmless, How to Build a House, and The Things a Brother Knows, among others. Her books have been named to many best of the year lists, and reviewers have… More about Dana Reinhardt

    About Dana Reinhardt

    Dana Reinhardt is the award-winning author of the young adult novels Harmless, How to Build a House, and The Things a Brother Knows, among others. Her books have been named to many best of the year lists, and reviewers have… More about Dana Reinhardt

    About Dana Reinhardt

    Dana Reinhardt is the award-winning author of the young adult novels Harmless, How to Build a House, and The Things a Brother Knows, among others. Her books have been named to many best of the year lists, and reviewers have… More about Dana Reinhardt

    Product Details

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Social Issues

    Paperback | $15.00
    Published by Ember
    Sep 11, 2007 | 256 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Young Adult | ISBN 9780375846915

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Social Issues

    Ebook | $4.99
    Published by Wendy Lamb Books
    Nov 13, 2007 | 256 Pages | Young Adult | ISBN 9780375890888

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Social Issues | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $17.50
    Published by Listening Library
    Feb 28, 2006 | 331 Minutes | Young Adult | ISBN 9780307283962

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