num_pages: 464
description: A poignant exploration of family and the ties that bind perfect for fans of Far From the Tree from New York Times bestselling author Cynthia Hand.Today Melly had us writing letters to our babiesCassandra McMurtrey has the best parents a girl could ask for. Theyve given Cass a life she wouldnt trade for the world. She has everything she needsexcept maybe the one thing she wants. Like to know who she is. Where she came from. Questions her adoptive parents cant 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 Casss search for answers and letters from the pregnant teen who gave her up for adoption this voice-driven narrative is the perfect read for fans of Nina LaCour and Jandy Nelson.
language: English
title: The How and the Why
publisher: HarperTeen