Natalie has wonderful parents, a fun-loving sister, and an eccentric grandmother. She has always known she was adopted. Her parents have shared the difficulties they had conceiving a child and the frustrations of dealing with adoption agencies. When they were approached by a doctor from a small town in Maine, they jumped at the chance to be parents to a baby girl who needed them.
Now Natalie is graduating from high school and will soon be headed off to college where she plans to study medicine and follow in her father's footsteps. Life has been good for Natalie, but there's one problem. She is feeling a bit lost and incomplete. She knows there is more to the story of her birth and adoption, but fearing that her parents will be hurt, she hesitates to ask them for their help.
After an uncomfortable conversation, Natalie discovers that her parents are supportive of her quest. They are hurt that she feels the need to search for her birth parents, but they offer her time and money to follow her dream.
Natalie starts in the small Maine town where she was born. It seems that each door that opens to her is followed by disappointment. Her search is difficult, but her determination is strong.
FIND A STRANGER, SAY GOODBYE by Lois Lowry is a quick read that defines family and the sacrifices made for love. I stumbled across this novel published in 1978 and was surprised to see it was written by Lois Lowry. It definitely stands the test of time and is worth adding to any library or classroom collection that doesn't already have a copy.
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