Now she isn’t sure of anything - not the mother who lied, the man she calls Dad, or the girl staring back at her in the mirror. All she needs to do is mail in her DNA sample, write about her ancestry results, and get that easy A.īut when Cordelia’s GeneQuest results reveal that her father is not the person she thought he was, but a stranger who lives thousands of miles away, her entire world shatters. And getting partnered with her longtime crush, Kodiak Jones, is icing on the cake. While her peers stressed, Cordelia planned to use the same trace-your-roots genealogy idea her older sister used years prior. Seventeen-year-old Cordelia Koenig intended to breeze through her senior project. The Truth Project By Dante Medema On Sale: Febru10.99 Now: 8.79 Spend 49 on print products and get FREE shipping at HC.com Format: Qty: ADD TO CART about Product Details reviews A heart-wrenching quest for identity every YA reader will relate to, and a deep dive into the meaning of family.

Told through a series of poems, text messages, and emails, this contemporary YA is perfect for fans of Gaby Dunn and Allison Raskin. When she’s not writing, she dabbles in baking, cake decorating, and reading up on enneagram personality types.“A heart-wrenching quest for identity every YA reader will relate to, and a deep dive into the meaning of family.' (Ellen Hopkins, number-one New York Times best-selling author)ĭebut author Dante Medema explores the emotional fallout after a teenage girl discovers she is the product of an affair. She lives in Anchorage, Alaska with her husband, four daughters, two pups, and a room full of alien memorabilia-and books, of course. I'm so fortunate I was able to read this early Dante Medema is a writer to watch. The writing is lyrical and luminous, the characters feel real, and the themes- including family, identity, and seeking your truth- will deeply resonate with readers. Dante was a 2020 PitchWars mentor, and is passionate about helping authors meet their goals. It's completely different from anything I've read before. She is a member of SCBWI Alaska, where she’s presented as a webinar speaker.

Dante has spoken on a variety of subjects at The Alaska Writers Conference between 20, and sat on the board for The Alaska Writers Guild during those same years. Her sophomore novel is set to publish in spring of 2022. In Spring 2021 she sat as the Writer in Residence at Alaska Pacific University where she has previously guest lectured on publishing. Her debut novel, The Truth Project (HarperTeen / Quill Tree Books) was an Indies Introduce title as well as an Indie Next pick, and was nominated for the YALSA Quick Pick for reluctant readers in 2021. Dante Medema is an author of books for young readers.

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