Xander's Story Format:Hardcover "--Christopher Penczak

"--Christopher Penczak

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Starred reviews from Publishers Weekly and Booklist * YALSA Top Ten Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers * ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults List * 2017 Rainbow List

Xander's Story Format:Hardcover "--Christopher PenczakXander's Story is a wonderfully vibrant picture book which guides children through a baseline understanding of surrogacy. Xander's journey begins in the initial stage of him being just a dream to the final stage of when he becomes a gift. Xander, his little brother Max, and his two Dads, Alex and Chris Garcia Halenar live in South Florida. Both Alex and Chris always wanted a family and began their surrogacy journey soon after falling in love.