Tuesday, December 4, 2007

Donorboy by Brendan Halpin

I picked this up because Kathy D.'s freshmen were coming in and I needed a couple more Alex and Printz Award winners under my belt. I'm glad I picked it up because it was a darn good read. The plot features a turducken truck that tips over and kills 14 year old Rosalind's moms. Her moms had not named a guardian for Rosalind, so she was sent to her sperm donor, Sean.
Rosalind and Sean's father-daughter relationship is unexpected and neither has practice in their new roles, so there is a fair amount of comedy of errors. Neverthe less, their journey to becoming a "normal" father and daughter is a joy to witness.

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