Far from the Tree: Young Adult Edition--How Children and Their Parents Learn to Accept One Another . . . Our Differences Unite Us (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781481440905)

From New York Times bestselling author Andrew Solomon comes a stunning, poignant, and affecting young adult edition of his award-winning masterpiece, Far from the Tree, which explores the impact of extreme differences between parents and children.

The old adage says that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree, meaning that children usually resemble their parents. But what happens when the apples fall somewhere else--sometimes a couple of orchards away, sometimes on the other side of the world?

In this young adult edition, Andrew Solomon profiles how families accommodate children who have a variety of differences: families of people who are deaf, who are dwarfs, who have Down syndrome, who have autism, who have schizophrenia, who have multiple severe disabilities, who are prodigies, who commit crimes, and more.

Elegantly reported by a spectacularly original and compassionate thinker, Far From the Tree explores how people who love each other must struggle to accept each other--a theme in every family's life. The New York Times calls the adult edition a "wise and beautiful" volume, that "will shake up your preconceptions and leave you in a better place."

Author: Andrew Solomon
ISBN-10: 148144090X
ISBN-13: 9781481440905
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 07/25/2017
Pages: 464
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.60w x 1.50d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 8.3
Point Value: 22
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 192973 / Far from the Tree: Young Adult Edition: How Children and Their Parents Learn to Accept One Another..


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 05/01/2017
Voice of Youth Advocates 06/01/2017 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2018 - Recommended, Satisfactory