Michael Without Apology by Catherine Ryan Hyde
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A film student struggling with self-acceptance finally faces his traumatic past in a powerful novel by New York Times bestselling author Catherine Ryan Hyde.
At seven years old, Michael Woodbine survived a fireworks accident that left him scarred and in foster care. Now a college freshman, he still hides his trauma from classmates, his adoptive family, and himself.
Everything shifts when Michael takes a film class with Robert Dunning, a teacher who wears his own scars without apology. Encouraged to explore body image through a documentary, Michael posts an ad seeking people who feel unattractive or rejected—and discovers that nearly everyone has a story. From injury survivors to parents whose bodies have changed with age and childbirth, each voice brings him closer to confronting his own.
As Michael listens, shares, and connects, he begins to see himself more clearly than ever. But before he can truly heal, he must face the deepest question of all: why his birth parents never fought to keep him.
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