The Horn Book Guide

SOCIAL SCIENCES

Solomon, Andrew

Far from the Tree: Young Adult Edition: How Children and Their Parents Learn to Accept One Another...Our Differences Unite Us

454 pp. | Simon | July, 2017 | Trade ISBN 978-1-4814-4090-5 $18.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-4814-4092-9

(3) YA Adapted by Laurie Calkhoven. The adaptation of Solomon's adult bestseller examines the intricacies of family dynamics: how do the Columbine killers' parents cope with their children's crimes? How does a severely autistic child's behavior affect the family? With astounding empathy for both parent and child, Solomon probes the myriad ways "vertical identities" (those shared with parents) and "horizontal identities" (unique traits) intersect and diverge to make us human. Ind.

Reviewer: Rebecca Kirshenbaum