The Family Tree

<p><strong>A family tree assignment leads an adopted girl to discover the different ways to be a family.</strong><br /><br />When her teacher gives her class a simple family tree assignment, Ada is stumped. How can she make her family fit into this simple template?<br /><br />Ada is adopted. She can see where to put her parents on the tree, but what about her birth mom? Ada has a biological sister, but her sister has different adoptive parents &acirc;&euro;&rdquo; where do they go on the tree?<br /><br />But with the help of her friends and family, Ada figures it out. She creates her family tree . . . and so much more. <br /><br />Loosely based on the author's own experience, this moving story explores the different ways families are created and how the modern family is more diverse and welcoming than ever before.</p>