Max and Ella, Stuck Together

A fresh take on family identity, and what it means to be true to , for every reader who doesn’t feel seen

Max wonders where his musical ability comes from, along with the paralyzing stage fright that accompanies it lately. He wonders if both could be from Hari, an old friend of his moms who he has never met but who happens to be his sperm donor.

Ella has a lot going on. Her mom is always traveling for business and frustratingly cancelling plans at the last minute, and now her best friend is changing schools and may be ditching her. Luckily she is close with her dad . . . Hari.

When Max ends up crashing Hari and Ella’s family weekend—a hike in the mountains—in an effort to get to know his biological dad, things do not go as planned. Ella is furious, and Max is not getting the experience he hoped for. But when disaster strikes, they are both pushed to the edge and must find a way to work together.