When 16-year-old Grace gives up her own baby for adoption, she feels a void that drives her to meet her biological family.
"My mom was like, ‘No, I’m pretty sure you’re nominated.’” Benway admits that she wasn’t very much help with the move after that.įar From the Tree follows three siblings who reconnect 15 years after being separated by adoption. "I said ‘I think I’m nominated for the National Book Award.’" Benway tells Bustle. and shocked to see her own name next on the list. She did - first on the alphabetical list was her friend Elana Arnold, author of What Girls are Made Of. Nearly 10 years later, her sixth book, Far From the Tree, was named a finalist for one of the most prestigious awards in literature: the National Book Award for Young People's Literature.īenway was helping her mother move when the list of finalists was announced, and she checked to see if she knew anyone. The month she would have graduated, her first novel, Audrey, Wait!, was published. Audrey is such a normal, relatable character that you'll be rooting for her to come out on top.Robin Benway was rejected from every Master of Fine Arts writing program she applied to. It'll hook you and make you want to read more. This book is effortlessly funny and very well-written. She can't even pursue her crush on a shy, slightly dorky but adorable coworker, James, because he'll be forced into the spotlight too! She never asked for the fame and certainly doesn't enjoy being mobbed and gawked at every time she's in public. Although Audrey's best friend, Victoria, wants Audrey to take advantage of her newfound fame by loading up on freebies and starring in a reality show, all Audrey wants is for her life to go back to normal. Strangers show up at her house asking for autographs, and other bands try to turn her into their muse too. Enemies sell stories about her to tabloids and tip off the paparazzi about where she might be going. Fellow students who have never talked to her suddenly want to be her best friend. It goes from being played at a tiny local venue to being aired on radio stations around the world and hitting number one on the BillboardĪs the Do-Gooders skyrocket to fame, everyone suddenly wants to know who this Audrey is. But after the breakup, he writes a song called "Audrey, Wait!" detailing their breakup. Her ex-boyfriend Evan is a very self-involved musician in a tiny local band, the Do-Gooders. Imagine that you've broken up with your boyfriend, and then a few days later, the whole world knows about it - from a hit song! Well, that's exactly what happens to 16-year-old Audrey.
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