I didn’t know much about the plot of Far From the Tree before picking it up. My sister Snapped me the cover with the caption “you will like this” so I added it to my TBR without a second thought. I trust her recommendations; while we don’t have identical tastes we have a pretty good understanding of what the other will like. In this instance she was most definitely correct. Far From the Tree is told in alternating points of view. Grace is 16 years old and just […]
ABC After-School Special on Steroids (and I mean that in a good way)
As I read this young adult novel, I had no idea that it had won the National Book Award. All I knew was that I found the main characters compelling and that a few passages caused some serious tears. It felt like an “ABC After-School Special” (yes, I’m totally dating myself) done by a really skillful indie director. Far from the Tree tells the story of three teenagers, all abandoned by the same mother, but ending up in three very different situations. As a baby, […]