GOD Delia! Way to make me feel bad about my life! Sana: That’s because I don’t have a room. It’s cozy, and no one walks into your room without knocking. Me: For the last time, it’s not a mansion. I’d trade my trailer for your hillside mansion any day. You don’t feel like you fit in, but you’re not fucking adopted. Sana: Always with the I’m adopted and I don’t fit in. Just like anyone else.Īny day now I’ll be researching my ancestry and writing poems about it. And maybe do the entire written portion for me? So you can focus all your energy on helping me record some soccer lessons.

You’re like really good at school stuff.Įven if I GET into college I’m going to need a good grade on my senior project to keep my GPA up. You’re going to do fine even if we don’t get paired. You know I choke when it comes to written stuff. Sorry to hound you again but I’m nervous. Sana: See? This is why Columbia gave you early acceptance.ĭid you remember to request me as a partner? I turned it in the first day submissions were open. Me: No, I thought I’d wait until the last minute. Did you submit your senior project proposal yet? Me: I might be up late, but I am not going to frat parties. What are you going to do when you go off to fancy AF Columbia University and have to stay up all night going to frat parties so you can fit in? My parents created everything in the image If your life began with a lie, how can you ever be sure of what's true? Read more

Now she isn’t sure of anything-not the mother who lied, the man she calls Dad, or the girl staring back at her in the mirror. All she needs to do is mail in her DNA sample, write about her ancestry results, and get that easy A.īut when Cordelia’s GeneQuest results reveal that her father is not the person she thought he was, but a stranger who lives thousands of miles away, her entire world shatters. And getting partnered with her longtime crush, Kodiak Jones, is icing on the cake. While her peers stressed, Cordelia planned to use the same trace-your-roots genealogy idea her older sister used years prior. Seventeen-year-old Cordelia Koenig intended to breeze through her senior project. Told through a series of poems, text messages, and emails, this contemporary YA is perfect for fans of Gaby Dunn and Allison Raskin. “ A heart-wrenching quest for identity every YA reader will relate to, and a deep dive into the meaning of family.' -Ellen Hopkins, #1 New York Times bestselling authorĭebut author Dante Medema explores the emotional fallout after a teenage girl discovers she is the product of an affair.

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