A Ghost at Heart's Edge: Stories and Poems of Adoption

Susan Ito and Tina Cervin

While adoption as a plot device pervades popular culture from Shirley Temple to Star Wars, it's rarely the... read full review

Identical Strangers: A Memoir of Twins Separated and Reunited

Berstein, Paula, and Elyse Schien

In the spring of 2004, just as Paula Bernstein, a married 35-year-old mother of one, shlepped her daughter... read full review

Like Family: Growing Up in Other People's Houses—A Memoir

Paula McLain

When Paula McLain was four years old, her mother left for the movies with her boyfriend and never... read full review

Lucky Girl

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Mei-Ling Hopgood was seven months old when she left Taiwan to start her new life.... read full review

Once They Hear My Name

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The voices that speak throughout Once They Hear My Name: Korean Adoptees and Their Journeys... read full review

The Language of Blood

Jane Jeong Trenka

Ever wonder what’s going on in your 8-year-old’s mind? How about your monosyllabic teen? How can adoptive parents... read full review

The Women Who Raised Me

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Most reports that chronicle life in U.S. foster care--whether the latest sensational news headline or... read full review

Touched By Adoption

Nancy A. Robinson

Every adoption is both a love story and a journey. In Touched by Adoption, Nancy A. Robinson has... read full review