No Family Tree
by T. Katz
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Pub Date Dec 01 2013 | Archive Date May 16 2014
Description
Tessie Tremaine is mortified when her middle school English teacher, affectionately known as Mean Old Mrs. Parker, assigns a family tree project. As the daughter of parents who were both adopted, Tessie is mortified; she imagines a postage-stamp twig showing nothing but her four immediate family members. As the rest of her classmates begin to create trees filled with many family members, Tessie agonizes over the thought of exposing what her parents call their own little family island. Desperate for help, Tessie turns to her honorary grandmother, who takes her to a rose show where she learns about the art of grafting roses. Suddenly, the family tree project takes on a whole new meaning. In this poignant young adult tale, a girl struggling to find her roots soon discovers that family is much more than who she is related to by blood.
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Keywords: Family Tree, Teen Crush, Middle School, Creativity, Adoption, Nuclear Family, Non-traditional
Author profile:
T. Katz is a resident of Southern California involved in the children’s entertainment industry, working on hundreds of episodes of animated “edu-tainment” television shows and has been a music and theatre instructor to hundreds of very animated children and adults over the years.
She is also a multi-platform author (children’s chapter books for ages 8-11) and storyteller and as one of life’s more absorbent observers, writes a weekly column at www.tkatz.com where she serves up steeped opinions, strong -- but never bitter. On the first Wednesday of every month she gives away a chapter to her newest YA book Fallon Hotel.
As an accomplished actress (Pennywise in Urinetown, Velma Von Tussle in Hairspray, etc.) and musician it has become one of her life ambitions to bring “Ruthless! The Musical” to West Coast audiences in 2014 during its 25th Anniversary.
T. Katz can currently be heard in the Santa Clarita Valley on AM 1220 KHTS as the afternoon Drive-Time DJ Monday to Friday from 3pm to 7pm and as co-host of the hour-long “peek into the creative arts” Friday Matinee.
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Q: Why did you write No Family Tree?
A: They say writers write to right wrongs – and after it was revealed to my ex-husband that he was adopted, a secret kept until he was 47 years old, it destroyed his world… and ours. While I was also adopted, but found out (also by accident) when I was 5 years old, I’d made my peace with it. My daughter, walked on eggshells when asked about her family tree when she was young. As a mother, I felt very strongly about making sure that my children understood that family is what you make it – not who you share DNA with. No Family Tree was a labor of love to help show that the heart has a greater capacity than we think, for love and our ability to truly embrace who we call “family.”
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781304272539 |
| PRICE | $7.50 (USD) |
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