In 'All We Know of Love,' readers follow Natalie, a determined teenager on a quest to understand her past. At almost sixteen, she takes matters into her own hands, sneaking away from her Connecticut home to travel by bus to Florida. Her mission is to find the mother who abandoned her and her father six years prior. This chapter book delves into complex themes of loss, family relationships, emotional struggles, and the search for identity. It's a poignant story about a young person grappling with deep-seated questions about love, belonging, and the difficult realities of parental absence, offering a rich opportunity for discussion about resilience and emotional processing.
Natalie, almost sixteen, sneaks away from her Connecticut home and takes the bus to Florida, looking for the mother who abandoned her father and her when she was ten years old.