Adoption category: 683 books
In Their Voices
Black Americans on Transracial Adoption
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2015
While many proponents of transracial adoption claim that American society is increasingly becoming "color-blind," a growing body of research reveals that for transracial adoptees of all backgrounds, racial identity does matter. Rhonda M. Roorda elaborates significantly on that finding, specifically...
by Ginger Carlisle, Kevin Carlisle
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2009
In Search of a Family: A Story of an International Adoption takes the reader inside a personal journey through the unknowns of an international adoption. This true story takes place in the ex-Soviet bloc country of Ukraine. As they travel through this young, independent republic, Kevin and Ginger...
Inside Transracial Adoption
Strength-based, Culture-sensitizing Parenting Strategies for Inter-country or Domestic Adoptive Families That Don't "Match", Second Edition
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2013
Is transracial adoption a positive choice for kids?
How can children gain their new families without losing their birth heritage?
How can parents best support their children after placement?
Inside Transracial Adoption is an authoritative guide to navigating the challenges and issues that parents...
by Michael Curry
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2014
Winner: Honorable Mention, 2014 Great Midwest Book Festival!
Abby's Road leads a couple through their days of infertility treatments and adoption. It is told with gentle (and sometimes not-so-gentle) humor from the perspective of a nerdy father and his loving and understanding wife.
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by Jack Green
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2014
This ebook gives you practical tips on how to go through the process of adopting a child. This is relevant for anybody who wants to adopt a child. This is a complete guide providing detailed information on all aspects of adopting a child. Domestic and international adoption is covered along with the...
Adoption at the Movies
A Year of Adoption-Friendly Movie Nights to Get Your Family Talking
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2017
Get your family talking about adoption with the ultimate collection of films to help the whole family to explore their feelings in a fun and safe way.
With a film for each week of the year, Addison Cooper has compiled the best movies, new and old, for family-friendly viewing. Among those featured...
Adoption Combat Zone: Deceptions and Collateral Damage
Our True Story of International Adoption
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2018
In Adoption Combat Zone the author takes you on a journey of her own personal adoption of four teenagers from Ukraine. From the deceptions and lies told by hosting agencies and while in country, to the trauma her family went through after bringing them home, you will find yourself sobbing, then angry,...
by Andrew C. Branham
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2015
More than 10 million adults have been adopted or fostered in their childhood. Along with spiraling increases in adoptions comes a growing need to disclose the significant flaws in adoption laws that open the doors to fraud, manipulation, and abuse of the system. AMELIA is the first book to explore...
by Arleta James
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2013
Adoption is a big step which can change the whole dynamics of the family. It is crucial that parents understand the impact it has when new sibling relationships are forged and an adoptee becomes a part of the family.
Welcoming a New Brother or Sister through Adoption is a comprehensive yet...
by E. Wayne Carp
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2014
Jean Paton (1908–2002) fought tirelessly to reform American adoption and to overcome prejudice against adult adoptees and women who give birth out of wedlock. Paton wrote widely and passionately about the adoption experience, corresponded with policymakers as well as individual adoptees, promoted...
You Don't Know How Lucky You Are
An Adoptee's Journey Through The American Adoption Experience
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2018
Nearly 50 years after he was relinquished for adoption, Rudy Owens finally met his biological half-sister in San Diego. The meeting inspired him to tell his adoption story set against the larger adoption narrative that has impacted millions of adoptees, their birth parents, and their collective biological...
How to Create a Successful Adoption Portfolio
Easy Steps to Help You Produce the Best Adoption Profile and Prospective Birthparent Letter
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2014
How do you create an adoption portfolio that will show prospective birth families why you are the perfect adoptive parent for their child? Do you know which pictures to include and which to leave out? Do you really understand what prospective birth parents care about?
This is a step-by-step...
by Keri Stone
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2015
After living the “American Dream”, for 23 years, married with children in Salt Lake City, Utah my world was turned upside down with that dream exploding into a nightmare. The ripple effects of the past coming to the forefront, I flee from the only life I had known. Join me as I arrive in Maui,...
by Serena Patterson
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2014
“Congratulations on your adoption!” Faith, age 8, and Hunter, age 11, aren’t so sure that congratulations are in order; having parents and a new family is complicated. Their new moms, Helen and Toni Green, are also finding adoption to be a challenge. Everyone seems to be above their heads this...