The Truth Project is a fast-paced hybrid novel that blends verse together with texts and emails to paint a picture of a girl trying to figure out who she really is. If your life began with a lie, how can you ever be sure of what's true 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. But 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. All she needs to do is mail in her DNA sample, write about her ancestry results, and get that easy A.

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. Told through a series of poems, text messages, and emails, this contemporary YA is perfect for fans of Gaby Dunn and Allison Raskin. If your life began with a lie, how can you ever be sure of what's true?'A heart-wrenching quest for identity every YA reader will relate to, and a deep dive into the meaning of family.' -Ellen Hopkins, #1 New York Times bestselling author Debut author Dante Medema explores the emotional fallout after a teenage girl discovers she is the product of an affair. 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.

“ A heart-wrenching quest for identity every YA reader will relate to, and a deep dive into the meaning of family.' -Ellen Hopkins, #1 New York Times bestselling authorĭebut author Dante Medema explores the emotional fallout after a teenage girl discovers she is the product of an affair.

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