Product Description

Seventeen-year-old Natalie's life seems to be going wonderfully. She is smart and pretty, her family loves her, and she has a great boyfriend. The only thing missing is the fact that she does not know the identity of her biological mother. HC: Houghton Mifflin.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #280397 in Books
• Published on: 1990-02-01
• Released on: 1990-01-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780440205418
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Review
"A sad and funny book about [a] . . . teenager who learns the meaning of loneliness and enters adulthood with the knowledge that one can indeed inherit the best of two worlds." -- Review

Review

From the Publisher
Natalie Armstrong has all a girl could want: beauty and intelligence, a loving family and a great boyfriend. But something is missing; the answer to a most important question: "Who is my mother?"

To find that answer seventeen-year-old Natalie begins a journey that she hopes will lead to the identity of her biological mother. And what if Natalie finds her? What will happen when they meet face-to-face?

Customer Reviews

It's still with me
I read this book for the first time when I was in high school and was dealing with "saying goodbye" to my birthmother. It was such a relief to see what I was feeling actually in words. Seven years later, this book is still one of my favorites. It goes beyond the general circumstances surrounding Natalie's adoption and really gets into what she is feeling and the story behind the adoption in the first place. This is a book that ANYONE who has been adopted needs to read. It's a great novel that stays with you!

Overall a good book!
This novel is about a young girl named Natalie Armstrong who discovers that she is a little different than everyone else in her family. She discovers that she was adopted at birth and has no information about her real biological parents. Throughout the book it takes you on an adventure to find information about her biological parents and contact them.

This book overall was a very good book. It starts off slow but quickly picks up. When I first picked up the book I was a little skeptical but a few chapters into the book I was hooked. It gets really exciting when she finds out that her life isn't as complete as she thought it was for seventeen years. I couldn't wait to find out what was going to happen.

I liked this book because it keeps you on edge about what will happen. She runs into many problems on her journey to finding her biological parents and it keeps you guessing what will happen next. The ending is great and you will be happy with the book overall.

Very moving
I read this book in my late teens, after having given a child up for adoption at sixteen. It moved me deeply and I have read it several times since. Definitely recommended for anyone who has experienced adoption from either side.