SuitabookFamily formation and donor conception
Max’s mums used Hari as a sperm donor, while Ella learns that Hari has a biological son and must adjust to meeting him.
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Kristina Rahim - Author
This is a relationship-focused school and family story about donor conception, confidence, friendship and adapting to change. It offers two children’s perspectives as they move from resentment towards working together, though the final resolution is unclear.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceThis is a relationship-focused school and family story about donor conception, confidence, friendship and adapting to change. It offers two children’s perspectives as they move from resentment towards working together.
Max’s mums used Hari as a sperm donor, while Ella learns that Hari has a biological son and must adjust to meeting him.
Max is targeted because he has two mums and subsequently struggles with confidence, music and performing at a concert.
Ella faces a changed friendship landscape and a cancelled camping plan, while Max begins a new school year affected by earlier experiences; they are later required to cooperate.
Be ready for conversations about harassment concerning a family with two mums, donor conception, performance anxiety, parental absence, disrupted friendship plans and an accident requiring the children to seek help.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: some draft conclusions still depend on unresolved evidence.
Anything not established here remains open; it is not being treated as absent or safe.