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464 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780062693167
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: HarperTeen
Publication date: 05 November 2019
Description
Cynthia Hand is the master of pulling at your heartstrings. The How & the Why tells both sides of an adoption story with love, compassion, and care. --Brigid Kemmerer, New York Times bestselling author of Letters to the LostA poignant explorat...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,004 reviews
Moods
hopeful 60%
inspiring 50%
reflective 41%
sad 20%
funny 17%
lighthearted 16%
challenging 5%
adventurous 4%
informative 4%
mysterious 4%
tense 4%
dark 1%
Pace
slow 19%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 55% | A mix: 37% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 5% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 11% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 52% | No: 24% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 6%Average rating
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Graphic
Terminal illness, Racism, Medical contentModerate
Adult/minor relationship, Vomit, GriefMinor
Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Rape464 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780062693167
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: HarperTeen
Publication date: 05 November 2019
Description
Cynthia Hand is the master of pulling at your heartstrings. The How & the Why tells both sides of an adoption story with love, compassion, and care. --Brigid Kemmerer, New York Times bestselling author of Letters to the LostA poignant explorat...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,004 reviews
Moods
hopeful 60%
inspiring 50%
reflective 41%
sad 20%
funny 17%
lighthearted 16%
challenging 5%
adventurous 4%
informative 4%
mysterious 4%
tense 4%
dark 1%
Pace
slow 19%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 55% | A mix: 37% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 5% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 11% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 52% | No: 24% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Terminal illness, Racism, Medical contentModerate
Adult/minor relationship, Vomit, GriefMinor
Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Rape