My so-called family
By Courtney Sheinmel
Even though thirteen year old Leah has a loving mother, step-father, and half brother, she feels incomplete. Keeping her quest a secret from her family, she sets out to discover the identity of her biological father. All her life she has known him as Donor 730, as Leah was conceived through artificial insemination. In her search, Leah discovers she has half siblings. As she struggles with this information, teens will be able to relate to the common themes of searching for identity and belonging.
Genre Realistic Fiction
Appeal elements Issue-oriented; Contemporary
Lexile 680
Ages 8-13
Publisher information New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2008; 194 p.
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