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Before there was The Cousins' Club... Before the birthday sleepovers... Before the belly raspberries... There was a family learning how to grow together. When Sophia and Rocco receive a life-changing phone call about a baby boy in need of a home, they begin a journey that will forever change the Hawthorne family. Soon afterward, twin girls arrive, another surprise grandson joins the family, and four cousins begin a friendship that will shape their childhoods.

RJ has always known he is loved. But knowing you are loved doesn't always mean understanding where you belong. When a school assignment asks RJ to create a family tree, he is faced with questions he doesn't know how to answer—questions about identity, origin, and what it truly means to be part of a family.

Set twenty years after their parents walked the same halls, a new generation enters Seedcrest Middle School in 2026. The story follows Amelia, a high-achieving student obsessed with her "Star Student" image, and her tech-savvy peers, William, Mia, and EJ.