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The how & the why / Cynthia Hand.
"Cassandra McMurtrey has the best parents a girl could ask for; they've given Cass a life she wouldn't trade for the world. She has everything she needs--but she has questions, too. Like, to know who she is. Where she came from. Questions her adoptive parents can't answer, no matter how much they love her. But eighteen years ago, someone wrote Cass a series of letters. And they may just hold the answers Cass has been searching for. Alternating between Cass's search for answers and letters from the pregnant teen who placed her for adoption, this emotionally resonant narrative is the perfect read for fans of Nina LaCour and Jandy Nelson."--provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780062693167
- ISBN: 0062693166
- Physical Description: 450 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2019]
- Copyright: ©2019
Content descriptions
| Target Audience Note: | HL590L Lexile Decoding demand: 97 (very high) Semantic demand: 100 (very high) Syntactic demand: 89 (very high) Structure demand: 87 (very high) Lexile |
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR UG 4.2 15 507939. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Adopted children > Fiction. Birthparents > Fiction. Teenage girls > Fiction. Teenage mothers > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Young adult fiction. Epistolary fiction. Bildungsromans. Teen fiction. |
Available copies
- 17 of 17 copies available at Missouri Evergreen.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Cass County. (Show preferred library)
Holds
- 0 current holds with 17 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cass County Library-Northern Resource Center | YA HAN 2019 (Text) | 0002205594654 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Barry Lawrence - Cassville Library | Y FIC HAN (Text) | 37884102880428 | Teen | Available | - |
| Camden County Library District - Osage Beach | YA FIC HAND (Text) | 31320003760993 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Henry County - Main Library | y Fic H19C (Text) | I0000000281078 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Howard County Public Library | YA/Han (Text) | 34658000213384 | J Fiction | Available | - |
| Jefferson County Library-Arnold | TF REAL HAND (Text) | 30061060070154 | Teen Fiction | Available | - |
| Lebanon-Laclede County Library | YA Hand (Text) | 3803681421 | YA Fiction | Available | - |
| Livingston - Lillian DesMarias Youth Library | YA Hand (Text) | 2601888830 | Teen Fiction | Available | - |
| Morgan County Library | YA HAN (Text) | 35319000300114 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| North Kansas City Public Library | YA FICTION HAND 2020 (Text) | 0001002373197 | YA Fiction | Available | - |
The How and the Why
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The How and the Why
"Cynthia Hand is the master of pulling at your heartstrings. The How & the Why tells both sides of an adoption story with love, compassion, and care." --Brigid Kemmerer, New York Times bestselling author of Letters to the Lost A poignant exploration of family and the ties that bind, from New York Times bestselling author Cynthia Hand. Cassandra McMurtrey has the best parents a girl could ask for; they've given Cass a life she wouldn't trade for the world. She has everything she needs--but she has questions, too. Like, to know who she is. Where she came from. Questions her adoptive parents can't answer, no matter how much they love her. But eighteen years ago, someone wrote Cass a series of letters. And they may just hold the answers Cass has been searching for. Alternating between Cass's search for answers and letters from the pregnant teen who placed her for adoption, this emotionally resonant narrative is the perfect read for fans of Nina LaCour and Jandy Nelson.
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