The Other, Better Me

By Antony John

A girl seeks her father, uncovering family secrets that could change everything.

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288 pages

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Bookroo's summary

Lola's world is her mom, but when illness strikes, she feels incomplete without knowing her father. With her friend Kiana, she embarks on a secret quest to find him. As they dig deeper, Lola uncovers hidden truths about her family's past, challenging her understanding of identity and belonging. Will discovering her father's story bring closure or unravel the life she knows? This emotional journey explores the bonds of family and the courage to face the unknown.

From the publisher

From the critically acclaimed author of Mascot comes this heartfelt novel, perfect for fans of John David Anderson and Cammie McGovern, about a girl searching for the meaning of family.Lola and Momma have always been a team of two. It hasn’t always been easy for Lola, being one of the only kids she knows with just one parent around. And lately she’s been feeling incomplete, like there’s a part of herself that she can’t know until she knows her dad.But what will happen–to Lola, to Momma, to their team of two–if she finds him?A Touching Mother-Daughter Story: Lola and her mom have always been a team of two. But when her mom gets sick, Lola realizes how much she needs to find the missing piece of their family.The Search for a Father: Convinced she can’t truly understand herself until she knows her dad, Lola starts a secret investigation with her detective-in-training best friend, Kiana.Uncovering Family Secrets: The quest for answers unearths more than Lola bargained for, revealing painful truths about why her father really left and why her mom never told her the whole story.A Heartfelt Coming of Age Novel: A powerful and emotional book about identity, forgiveness, and discovering that the family you have can be more important than the one you’re searching for.

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