Read Anywhere and on Any Device!

Subscribe to Read | $0.00

Join today and start reading your favorite books for Free!

Create Free Account

The How & the Why

4.2/5 ( ratings)

A poignant exploration of family and the ties that bind, perfect for fans of Far From the Tree, from New York Times bestselling author Cynthia Hand.

Today Melly had us writing letters to our babies…

Cassandra McMurtrey has the best parents a girl could ask for. They’ve given Cass a life she wouldn’t trade for the world. She has everything she needs—except maybe the one thing she wants. Like, to know who she is. Where she came from. Questions her adoptive parents can’t answer, no matter how much they love her.

But eighteen years ago, someone wrote Cass a series of letters. And they may just hold the answers Cass has been searching for.

Alternating between Cass’s search for answers and letters from the pregnant teen who gave her up for adoption, this voice-driven narrative is the perfect read for fans of Nina LaCour and Jandy Nelson.

Language: English

Pages: 450

Format: ebook

Publisher: HarperTeen

Release: November 05, 2019

ISBN: 0062693182

ISBN 13: 9780062693181

The How & the Why

4.2/5 ( ratings)

A poignant exploration of family and the ties that bind, perfect for fans of Far From the Tree, from New York Times bestselling author Cynthia Hand.

Today Melly had us writing letters to our babies…

Cassandra McMurtrey has the best parents a girl could ask for. They’ve given Cass a life she wouldn’t trade for the world. She has everything she needs—except maybe the one thing she wants. Like, to know who she is. Where she came from. Questions her adoptive parents can’t answer, no matter how much they love her.

But eighteen years ago, someone wrote Cass a series of letters. And they may just hold the answers Cass has been searching for.

Alternating between Cass’s search for answers and letters from the pregnant teen who gave her up for adoption, this voice-driven narrative is the perfect read for fans of Nina LaCour and Jandy Nelson.

Language: English

Pages: 450

Format: ebook

Publisher: HarperTeen

Release: November 05, 2019

ISBN: 0062693182

ISBN 13: 9780062693181

More books from Cynthia Hand

Unearthly

Hallowed

Boundless

4.1/5 ( ratings)

My Lady Jane

My Plain Jane

3.7/5 ( ratings)

The Afterlife of Holly Chase

3.9/5 ( ratings)

My Calamity Jane

3.6/5 ( ratings)

My Contrary Mary

3.9/5 ( ratings)

O Último Adeus

4.4/5 ( ratings)

Life Inside My Mind: 31 Authors Share Their Personal Struggles

3.9/5 ( ratings)

The End Is Here: Teen Romance Sampler

4.1/5 ( ratings)

My Imaginary Mary (Mary, #2)

4.1/5 ( ratings)

The How and the Why

4.1/5 ( ratings)

Zasvěcená (Nadpozemská, #2)

4.1/5 ( ratings)

Radiant

4.1/5 ( ratings)

Ultima oară când ne luăm rămas-bun

4.1/5 ( ratings)

Minha simples Jane

4.1/5 ( ratings)

My Lady Jane (The Lady Janies, #1)

4.1/5 ( ratings)

The Last Time We Say Goodbye

4.1/5 ( ratings)

My Plain Jane (Lady Janies Series, 2)

4.1/5 ( ratings)

Rate this book!

Write a review?