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Reader reviewed by Adriana M.

Simone is an adopted teen who has known all along she is adopted, but has not cared to know about her birth parents. When her adoptive parents start mentioning her birth mom, Simone is very resistant to knowing what her birth mother could want.

Although at first I couldn't really get into this book because some of the situations and language were pretty racy (16 year olds getting drunk, having sex and using pretty strong, foul language), I soon did start to feel for the main character. Simone's journey from at first rejecting the idea of knowing anything about her birth mother, to embracing her and embracing her Jewish background, did pull me into the story. The characters were overall well-rounded and I appreciated that Simone came full circle, matured, and always had her loving and supportive family and friends around her. I would recommend this one, however, not to the pre-teens or younger teens