My Life Off-Key by Gail Anderson-Dargatz

Key Selling Points
[*]A teen learns that she has a biological father who isn't the dad she grew up with and that her mom has kept this secret Jen's whole life.
[*]This story explores family dynamics as well as themes of identity and belonging.
[*]The author has written a number of short novels for striving readers, including these hi-lo books in the Orca Currents line: Iggy's World and Bigfoot Crossing , both JLG Gold Standard Selections, and The Ride Home , which was shortlisted for a BC and Yukon Book Prize.
[*]Although her own story is different, the author drew from personal experience, as she too grew up with one dad, only to discover as a teen that she also had a biological father who wasn't the dad she grew up with. She and her birth dad both loved to sing.
[*]Enhanced features (dyslexia-friendly font, cream paper, larger trim size) to increase reading accessibility for dyslexic and other striving readers.