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When the man who kidnapped her ten years earlier and raised her under a different identity falls gravely ill, thirteen‑year‑old TJ must confront the emotional upheaval that has shaped her life. She travels to meet her recently‑discovered twin sister, her mother, and a future stepfather, piecing together a family she never imagined and wrestling with the sense of self that has been fractured by years of secrecy. As she navigates new relationships and old wounds, TJ learns that understanding family—and herself—takes courage, empathy, and the willingness to let go and begin again.
First publish date: 2009
Genre: Children's Fiction/Early Readers
Authors: Dori Hillestad Butler
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