![]() ![]() Instead of judging Grace for giving up her child as their mother did, Maya and Joaquin are compassionate and sympathetic to their sister’s plight. Grace, however, tries to conceal the secret of her teen pregnancy until one day she is forced to tell Maya and Joaquin the truth. National Book Award Winner, PEN America Award Winner, and New York Times Bestseller Perfect for fans of This Is Us, Robin Benway s beautiful interweaving story of three very different teenagers connected by blood explores the meaning of family in all its forms how to find it, how to keep it. ![]() After harboring the shame of this secret for years, Maya and Grace encourage Joaquin to forgive himself and let go of the past. He tells them about the time he accidentally hurt his foster sister when he was a child. As the siblings grow closer, Joaquin opens up to Grace and Maya. When Maya breaks up with Claire, Joaquin commiserates and shares the story of how he broke up with his girlfriend, Birdie, because he felt like he wasn’t good enough for her. When Maya’s parents announce that they are getting a divorce, she worries that neither of them will want her anymore, and when her mother falls and hits her head in a drunken stupor, she calls Grace and Joaquin to help her. When the siblings meet for the first time, they start to share their lives with one another. ![]()
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