Everything I Can Never Give You

Jenna Whitsett never knew her birth mom. But when her biological mother dies, leaving Jenna as the sole heir of her entire estate, her family must travel to her mother's hometown of Glen Rock, Pennsylvania, to sort out the affairs. In Glen Rock, nine-year-old Jenna goes through a journey of self-discovery as she learns about the mother she never had, the life she never lived, and the secrets that remain even after her mother's death. This novel explores both the beauty and heartbreak...
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Jenna Whitsett never knew her birth mom. But when her biological mother dies, leaving Jenna as the sole heir of her entire estate, her family must travel to her mother's hometown of Glen Rock, Pennsylvania, to sort out the affairs. In Glen Rock, nine-year-old Jenna goes through a journey of self-discovery as she learns about the mother she never had, the life she never lived, and the secrets that remain even after her mother's death. This novel explores both the beauty and heartbreak that come with adoption and poses the question of what it means to be a mother. Told from alternating perspectives, this novel deals with the joys and struggles of raising an adoptive daughter, the pain of giving up a child, and the challenges of growing up with more questions than answers about your identity.