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Max and Ella, Stuck Together

by Kristina Rahim

Family ties and questions of identity

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Family ties and questions of identity

Max is trying to make sense of his musical ability and recent stage fright, and wonders whether both connect to Hari, the sperm donor he has never met. Ella is navigating cancelled plans with her frequently travelling mother and uncertainty about a friendship as her best friend changes schools. Their connection to Hari places questions of family identity alongside the search to understand where a person’s traits and relationships come from. The setup brings together two children facing different kinds of uncertainty about belonging, family, and being true to themselves.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • A fit for readers aged 9–12 interested in family relationships and identity.
  • For readers curious about stories involving donor conception and questions of parentage.
  • May interest readers exploring friendship changes and feeling unseen.

Themes

Family identity and parentageSelf-understandingMusic and stage frightFriendship and change

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Book overview

A fresh take on family identity, and what it means to be true to yourself, for every reader who doesn't feel seen.

Max wonders where his musical ability comes from, along with the paralyzing stage fright that accompanies it lately. He wonders if both could be from Hari, an old friend of his moms who he has never met but who happens to be his sperm donor.



Ella has a lot going on. Her mom is always traveling for business and frustratingly cancelling plans at the last minute, and now her best friend is changing schools and may be ditching her. Luckily she is close with her dad . . . Hari.

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