A wide range of readers can relate to Josephs story--those who are adopted, have mixed-race heritage, or those caught between their parents culture and the culture where they live now. n nThere are worse things in the world than being adopted. But right now Joseph cant think of one.n nJoseph Calderaro has a serious problem. His social studies teacher has given him an impossible assignment: an essay about ancestors. Ancestors, as in dead people youre related to. n nJoseph was adopted, but the only sure thing he knows about his birth family is that they shipped his diapered butt on a plane from Korea and he landed in New Jersey. How do you write about a family youve never known and at the same time manage all the other hassles that middle school mixes in the pot? What Joseph writes leads to a catastrophe messier than a table of shattered dishes--and self-discovery that will change his life recipe forever. . . .n