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Synopsis
About a Boy meets Parenthood in this smart, big-hearted love story about a family for whom everything changed one night, a decade ago, and the young boy who unites them all. Ten-year-old Zac Hutchinson collects facts: octopuses have three hearts, Usain Bolt is the fastest man on earth . But no one will tell him the one thing he wants to know most: who his father is and where he went. When Zac's mother, Juliet, inadvertently admits that his dad is the only man she's ever loved, Zac decides he is going to find him and deliver his mom the happily ever after she deserves. But Liam Jones left for a reason, and as Zac searches for clues of his father, Juliet begins to rebuild what shattered on the day that was at once the happiest and most heartbreaking of her life. Told through the eyes of Zac, Juliet, and grandfather Mick, Little Big Love is a layered, heartfelt, utterly satisfying story about family, love, and the secrets that can define who we are.
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Is Little big love appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 13 and up.
A heartwarming story about a boy searching for his absent father and his mother healing from past heartbreak. No explicit content; themes of abandonment and single parenthood are handled sensitively with an uplifting tone.
What to know going in
This book has no graphic violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include grief, abandonment, and heartbreak.
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Who'll love this
Teens will connect with Zac's determination to find his dad and reunite his family in this touching story about love and belonging.