My Life Off-Key
Gail Anderson-Dargatz
Series:
Orca Anchor
Type:
Fiction
Categories:
Performing Arts | Social Themes | Family
Themes:
Music, Emotions & Feelings, General
Language:
English
Publisher:
Grade Level:
8-12
Age Range:
12
Format:
Hi-Lo
Description
Seventeen-year-old Jen is shocked to discover that the dad she grew up with is not her biological father.
Jen loves to sing. But the rest of her family can’t carry a tune. When a stranger named Mike gives her roses at her concert and reveals that he is her birth father, Jen's world flips upside down. Mike is a musician, just like Jen, and now she understands why she looks nothing like Steve, the only dad she’s ever known.
When Steve learns the truth Jen's mom has been hiding all these years, he moves out, and Jen can't help but feel responsible. Worse, she doesn’t know who she is anymore. It feels like her whole life has been a lie. Is Steve still her dad? What about Mike? When it feels like her family is falling apart, Jen doesn't know where she belongs.
This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for teen readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don’t like to read! The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.
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Awards
Top Grade: CanLit for the ClassroomCommended
CCBC Best Books for Kids & TeensCommended
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