Content levels
Trigger warnings
Positive tags
Protagonist archetypes
Synopsis
After the tragic death of her adoptive father, Willow De Beers receives an unexpected gift: a family diary that unlocks all the secrets of her world—and forever shatters the life she's known in glitzy Palm Beach, Florida. At last, Willow learns the identity of her real father, and unearths his secret love affair with her real mother. She discovers the reasons for her adoptive mother's cruelty... and the truth about the mysterious woman who couldn't keep her, but would love her forever.
Is Hidden Leaves appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 13 and up.
A young woman discovers her true parentage through a family diary, uncovering secrets about her adoption and the cruelty she experienced. Themes of abandonment, loss, and family dysfunction are central but handled without graphic content.
What to know going in
This book has mild violence, mild sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include emotional abuse, death of parent, and grief (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Teens will connect with Willow's journey to discover who she really is and why her life has been shaped by secrets and lies.