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183 pp.
| Atheneum |
August, 2010 |
TradeISBN 978-1-4169-1259-0$16.99
(4)
YA
Michaels's unnamed narrator struggles with the expectations inherent in being the offspring of a Nobel Prize–winning sperm donor while dealing with his manic-depressive mother's ups and downs. However, a disturbing discovery concerning his parentage forever changes their lives. Clipped narration serves to heighten tension, but the means by which the truth is revealed discredits the story's realism.