Adoption Books


Thank You Son for Finding Me: A Birthmother's StoryThank You Son for Finding Me: A Birthmother's Story
Best Price: $11.21
The author is a woman who had a baby at the age of twenty, in 1947, and gave her son up for...
Ana Dodson: Advocate for Peruvian Orphans (Young Heroes)Ana Dodson: Advocate for Peruvian Orphans (Young Heroes)
Best Price: $27.18
Culture Keeping: White Mothers, International Adoption, and the Negotiation of Family DifferenceCulture Keeping: White Mothers, International Adoption, and the Negotiation of Family Difference
Best Price: $22.95
Since the early 1990s, close to 250,000 children born abroad have been adopted into the United...
Adoption: The Facts, Feelings, and Issues of a Double HeritageAdoption: The Facts, Feelings, and Issues of a Double Heritage
I thought this book was very informational. I used the information on interracial adoption from...
You Are Special - You Were ChosenYou Are Special - You Were Chosen
Best Price: $8.41
We cannot underestimate the power of such an intentional story of love and belonging for our...


Open Adoption: A Caring OptionOpen Adoption: A Caring Option
Best Price: $5.39
Moving Heaven & Earth: A Personal Journey into International AdoptionMoving Heaven & Earth: A Personal Journey into International Adoption
Best Price: $25.00
Adopting a child from a foreign country can be a bewildering challenge, fraught with uncertainty...
For the Love of Rachel: A Father's StoryFor the Love of Rachel: A Father's Story
Best Price: $8.18
This delightful and heart warming story is a must read for anyone looking for a tale of courage...
Adoption and the Family System: Strategies for TreatmentAdoption and the Family System: Strategies for Treatment
Best Price: $10.99
Adoption is a profound experience that touches upon universal themes of abandonment, identity,...
Raising Shane: Foster Care & Adoption of the Special-Needs ChildRaising Shane: Foster Care & Adoption of the Special-Needs Child
Best Price: $22.68
If you are thinking about fostering or adoption, this is a good book to start with. It doesn't...


Kinship with Strangers: Adoption and Interpretations of Kinship in American CultureKinship with Strangers: Adoption and Interpretations of Kinship in American Culture
Modell gives huge insight to the symbolic and structural background of adoption practices in the...
Formed Families: Adoption of Children With HandicapsFormed Families: Adoption of Children With Handicaps
Best Price: $42.00
One of the first books to thoroughly address the current status of adoption of children with...
When Friends Ask About Adoption: Question & Answer Guide for Non-Adoptive Parents and Other Caring AdultsWhen Friends Ask About Adoption: Question & Answer Guide for Non-Adoptive Parents and Other Caring Adults
Best Price: $2.25
I, too, feel this book has some merit. It is a quick read that can be given to friends and...
Butterflies in the Wind: The Truth about Latin American AdoptionsButterflies in the Wind: The Truth about Latin American Adoptions
Best Price: $15.59
Butterflies are delicate, exotically beautiful, and terribly vulnerable. Jean Erichsen chose an...
For Love Of A Child: Stories Of AdoptionFor Love Of A Child: Stories Of Adoption
Best Price: $39.99
I started this book late one evening and literally could not put it down until my eyes were...

And You Thought Orange Roughy Was A FishAnd You Thought Orange Roughy Was A Fish
Best Price: $11.99
This book takes a rather old fashioned and conservative approach to child rearing.
The Call to Adoption: Becoming Your Child's FamilyThe Call to Adoption: Becoming Your Child's Family
Best Price: $11.79
The Call to Adoption by Jaymie Stuart Wolfe is an excellent, Christian resource for anyone who...
Adopted, the Chinese WayAdopted, the Chinese Way
Best Price: $11.47
I read this book because the author is a friend of my mother-in-law's, and now I wish she were a...
Ethics in American AdoptionEthics in American Adoption
Best Price: $76.95
This is truly one of the best books I have read on adoption and I have done quite extensive...
Adoption in India: Policies and ExperiencesAdoption in India: Policies and Experiences
Best Price: $13.93
This book researches child adoption in India and challenges prevalent theories of adoption. It...

Adoption & the Jewish FamilyAdoption & the Jewish Family
Best Price: $1.17
Adoption and the Jewish Family is an excellent resource for Jewish adoptive and potentially...
The Chinese Adoption Handbook: How to Adopt from China and KoreaThe Chinese Adoption Handbook: How to Adopt from China and Korea
Best Price: $12.17
This book is to-the-point lawyerly advice about adopting from China. Maclean writes very litle...
The Unofficial Guide to Adopting a ChildThe Unofficial Guide to Adopting a Child
Best Price: $0.11
This well-meaning book unfortunately presents an entire chapter on ideas about Reactive...
Like Our Very Own: Adoption and the Changing Culture of Motherhood, 1851-1950Like Our Very Own: Adoption and the Changing Culture of Motherhood, 1851-1950
Best Price: $34.95
Anyone who is thinking about adopting a child or already has done so really should read this...
The 125 Most Asked Questions About Adoption (And the Answers)The 125 Most Asked Questions About Adoption (And the Answers)
Best Price: $0.77

Expect A Miracle: One couple's compelling story of faith and hopeExpect A Miracle: One couple's compelling story of faith and hope
Best Price: $8.72
Expect A Miracle reveals the frailties and strengths buffeted by disappointment after...
Birth of an Adoptive, Foster or Stepmother: Beyond Biological Mothering AttachmentsBirth of an Adoptive, Foster or Stepmother: Beyond Biological Mothering Attachments
Best Price: $27.94
Barbara Waterman explores the common experiences that are shared by all those who enter the...
Older Child AdoptionOlder Child Adoption
Best Price: $62.53
While not a good book to read for direct advice, it is very useful if parents read between the...
Baby Boy-R: A MemoirBaby Boy-R: A Memoir
Best Price: $8.72
The story will captivate your attention and move you to tears. Once you start reading you will...
Second Choice: Growing Up AdoptedSecond Choice: Growing Up Adopted
As an adoptee I worried that Robert Anderson's humour on adoption was far too black. (His...

The Road to CaliThe Road to Cali
Best Price: $16.74
"I didn't know if I could be a mother. I wasn't sure if I even wanted to be a mother....
Gathering the Missing Pieces in an Adopted LifeGathering the Missing Pieces in an Adopted Life
Best Price: $7.95
What do you say to a mother you've never seen? True stories of trial and triumph in the search...
Dialogues About Adoption: Conversations Between Parents and Their ChildrenDialogues About Adoption: Conversations Between Parents and Their ChildrenSalvador's Children: A Song for Survival (A Helen Hooven Santmyer Prize Winner)Salvador's Children: A Song for Survival (A Helen Hooven Santmyer Prize Winner)
Best Price: $4.89
Salvador's Children by Lea Marenn is a HHHHH book that touches the soul. A new family tree By:...
Healing Power of the Family: Illustrated Overview of Life with the Disturbed Foster or Adopted ChildHealing Power of the Family: Illustrated Overview of Life with the Disturbed Foster or Adopted Child
Best Price: $7.69
This book contains interesting information regarding the potential of adoptive and foster...

The Natural Guide to Great Sex: Improve Your Love Life with Nature's Alternatives to HRT and ViagraThe Natural Guide to Great Sex: Improve Your Love Life with Nature's Alternatives to HRT and Viagra
Best Price: $1.99
The pharmaceutical industry is currently capitalizing on the desires of millions who hope to...
The Morality Of Adoption: Social-Psychological, Theological, and Legal Perspectives (Religion, Marriage, and Family)The Morality Of Adoption: Social-Psychological, Theological, and Legal Perspectives (Religion, Marriage, and Family)
Best Price: $4.65
The increasing number and legitimacy of various kinds of adoption are revolutionizing how...
The Basics of Adoption: A Guide for Building Families in the U.S. and CanadaThe Basics of Adoption: A Guide for Building Families in the U.S. and Canada
Best Price: $3.71
"My Favorite Adoption Book!" My primary interest in this book was because I'm...
Labor of the Heart: A Parent's Guide to the Decisions and Emotions in AdoptionLabor of the Heart: A Parent's Guide to the Decisions and Emotions in Adoption
Best Price: $5.00
This book is a great starting place for someone interested in adoption. It helps the reader...
Hola: An Adoption AdventureHola: An Adoption Adventure
Best Price: $8.44
Hola: An Adoption Adventure is a chronicle of one woman's adventures as she struggles with fear...

Children and Youth in Adoption, Orphanages, and Foster Care: A Historical Handbook and Guide (Children and Youth: History and Culture)Children and Youth in Adoption, Orphanages, and Foster Care: A Historical Handbook and Guide (Children and Youth: History and Culture)
Best Price: $33.50
Lori Aqskeland edits Children And Youth In Adoption, Orphanages And Foster Care: A Historical...
Kinship Care: Fostering Effective Family and Friends Placements (Quality Matters in Children's Services)Kinship Care: Fostering Effective Family and Friends Placements (Quality Matters in Children's Services)
Best Price: $36.66
Growing In The Dark: Adoption Secrecy And Its ConsequencesGrowing In The Dark: Adoption Secrecy And Its Consequences
Best Price: $30.99
Adoptee Janine Baer provides those interested in the adoption with definitive documentation on...
Twins Found in a Box: Adapting to AdoptionTwins Found in a Box: Adapting to Adoption
Best Price: $15.94
Twins were found on a Korean street. They search for a sense of belonging within their adopted...
Gweilo Moments: Notes from Hong Kong on Motherhood, Adoption, Mid-life And CatsGweilo Moments: Notes from Hong Kong on Motherhood, Adoption, Mid-life And Cats
Best Price: $8.82
Robin Minietta writes exquisitely and I was touched by her searing honesty and candor in...

Waiting to ForgetWaiting to Forget
Best Price: $5.96
I first read My Sister's Keeper by Ms. Moorman to get an idea of what it was like having a...
Handbook on Thriving as an Adoptive Family: Real-Life Solutions to Common ChallengesHandbook on Thriving as an Adoptive Family: Real-Life Solutions to Common Challenges
Best Price: $10.19
Adoption is a high calling from God, and the Christian home primary soil for planting seeds of...
Kinship by Design: A History of Adoption in the Modern United StatesKinship by Design: A History of Adoption in the Modern United States
Best Price: $25.00
What constitutes a family? Tracing the dramatic evolution of Americans’ answer to this...
Be My Baby: Parents & Children Talk About AdoptionBe My Baby: Parents & Children Talk About Adoption
Best Price: $3.99
Although this book is well written, I was disappointed that Kinn did not cover all types of...
As If Kids Mattered: What's Wrong in the World of Child Protection and AdoptionAs If Kids Mattered: What's Wrong in the World of Child Protection and Adoption
Best Price: $5.65
This book is excellent for anyone who is interested in child welfare and adoption issues. I...

Love ChildLove Child
Best Price: $7.88
In this enthralling memoir, Sue Elliot tells her own story of growing up as an adopted child....
Transracial Adoptees and Their Families: A Study of Identity and CommitmentTransracial Adoptees and Their Families: A Study of Identity and Commitment
Best Price: $29.88
Reporting on the third phase of a 14-year study of transracial adoption, this volume focuses on...
Adoption in America: Historical PerspectivesAdoption in America: Historical Perspectives
Best Price: $25.95
"Includes research on adoption documents rarely open to historians . . . an important...
The Pursuit of Permanence: A Study of the English Child Care System (Quality Matters in Children's Services)The Pursuit of Permanence: A Study of the English Child Care System (Quality Matters in Children's Services)
Best Price: $48.00
Shared Fate: A Theory and Method of Adoptive RelationshipsShared Fate: A Theory and Method of Adoptive Relationships
Best Price: $120.00
Shared Fate has become a classic. Continuing to challenge a pervasive mystique about adoption,...

Adoption Life Cycle: The Children and Their Families Through the YearsAdoption Life Cycle: The Children and Their Families Through the Years
Best Price: $21.98
This is a well written and easy to understand book on the issues involved in adoption. Anyone...
ADOPTING ELDAR: JOY, TRAGEDY AND RED TAPE:  A UNIQUE INTERNATIONAL ADOPTIONADOPTING ELDAR: JOY, TRAGEDY AND RED TAPE: A UNIQUE INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION
Best Price: $15.41
"At its simplest, this is the story of an adoption. Simple stops there. How is this...
   
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