Dez is unusually neat. Her mom and dad are unusually messy. They like Cheez Whiz and swamps. Dez likes elegant food and grand pianos. How can she even be related to them? And how can Dez help her best friend, Jil, who's adopted and who will stop at nothing in order to meet her birth mom? What is it, exactly, that makes a parent "real," anyway? Get Real is about wanting a parent who is very different from the one you have. It's about discovering, "Who am I?"
"Poignant and playful meld seamlessly, and the life lesson-that parents are the people who go out of their way to take care of you-is germane to adopted and biological children alike."
Kirkus Reviews
"[Hicks] shapes an honest story that contains resonant messages about identity, honesty, family and friendship."
