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FAR FROM THE TREE

Earphones Award Winner

by | Read by Julia Whelan

Young Adult Ages 12+ • 9 hrs. • Unabridged • © 2017

Narrator Julia Whelan animates the three characters in this engrossing 2017 YA National Book Award winner. Whelan shows teen Grace's torment when she puts her child up for adoption and the heartbreak that motivates her to find out about her own adoption. Soon Grace builds bonds with Maya and Joaquin, siblings who were given up by the same birth mother. Maya has been adopted by loving parents but is breaking up with her lover, Claire, as her adoptive parents separate. Whelan's portrait of Joaquin, who has spent most of his life in foster homes, is the most complex. He distrusts himself and questions positive relationships. Resolution for him is particularly heartfelt and joyful. Whelan poignantly animates the pain of each character and the comfort found in their reunion. S.W. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2017, Portland, Maine [Published: DECEMBER 2017]

Trade Ed. • Harper Audio • 2017

CD ISBN 9781538518755 $34.99 • Seven CDs

DD ISBN 9780062852137 $26.99

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