Donor kids misheard becomes THE DOUGHNUT CLUB of brother & sister – wait, how many more half-siblings out there?! by Kristina Rahim (MG fiction book review)

On book cover, title The Doughnut Club is written around a huge frosted doughnut in center. Above is is author's name Kristina Rahim. Below are 3 kids, a blonde girl with green eyes looking to the left with her arms crossed, a red-headed freckled green-eyed girl holding book "Do you have to be alike to be a family?" and pencil while looking straight ahead, and a darker skinned boy with brown hair and eyes looking at the redhead and waving his left hand.

Books or surfing?
Sketching or rock-climbing?
Her choices are clear!

Finally on their way to their annual shore vacation, Quinn wonders why she prefers quiet to the rest of her family’s go-go-go activity style.

She and Olly have always known they were donor-conceived – the red-headed 12 year old born by their Mama and her younger dark-haired brother by their Mom.

Never really interested in their biological dad, until Mom tells them a website shows they have 16 other donor siblings (sixteen!) but they’ll have to wait till they’re older to contact them.

Now it’s all that Quinn can think about – even after an accident sidelines her from all water activities (yay – no surfing!) and snobby rich Monika teases her (like every summer).

Can she get into that website and see more about their donor siblings?
Will she finally get to choose classes that she likes at the resort?
Why is Monika picking on her so much?

Quinn has always fainted at the sight of blood, so a crisis only she can respond to truly tests what she can do in an emergency!

Do you know folks who are donor conceived?
**kmm

Book info: The Doughnut Club / Kristina Rahim. Nosy Crow, 2025. [author site https://www.kristinarahim.com/] [publisher site https://nosycrow.us/product/the-doughnut-club/] Review copy and cover image courtesy of the publisher via Publisher Spotlight.

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