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Adoption Books for Adults:

"The Whole Life Adoption Book: realistic advice for building a healthy adoptive family" by Jayne Schooler & Thomas Atwood.

"Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew" by Sherrie Eldridge.

"Attaching in Adoption" by Deborah Gray.

"Raising Adopted Children" by Lois Melina.

"Telling the Truth to your Adopted or Foster Child" by Betsy Keefer & Jayne Schooler.

"Talking with Young Children About Adoption" by Mary Watkins.

"Self Esteem: A family affair" by Jean Illsley Clarke.

"Great Answers to Difficult Questions about Adoption: what children need to know" by Fanny Cohen Harlem.

"Attachment-Focused Parenting" by Daniel Hughes.

"How to talk so kids will listen & how to listen so kids will talk" by Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish.

"Real Parent, Real Children; Parenting the Adopted Child" by Holly Van Gulden.

"Seven Things Your Teenager Won’t Tell You: and how to talk about them anyway" by Jenifer Lippincott.

"Parenting Adopted Adolescents" by Gregory C. Keck.

"Adopting the Hurt Child" by Gregory C. Keck.

"Parenting the Hurt Child" by Gregory C. Keck.

"Brothers & Sisters in Adoption" by Arleta James.

"How Can You Say That? What to say to your daughter when one of you just said something awful" by Amy Lynch & Linda Ashford.

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Adoption Books for Teenagers:

"Adopted: the ultimate teen guide" by Suzanne Buckingham Slade.

"Adopted Teens Only: A survival guide to Adolescence" by Danea Gorbett.

"Questions Adoptees are Asking (Revised) " by Sherrie Eldridge.

"Being Adopted: the lifelong search for self" by David Brodzinsky.

"Twenty Life Transforming Choice Adoptees Need to Make" by Sherrie Eldridge.

"Pieces of Me: who do I want to be? " by Robert Ballard.

"Face in the Mirror: Teenagers & Adoption" by Marion Crook.

"Mixed: My Life in Black & White" by Angela Nissel.

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Adoption Books for Tweens:

"All About Adoption: how to deal with the questions of your past" by Anne Lanchon.

"How it feels to be Adopted" by Jill Krementz.

"Place in my heart" by Mary Grossnickle.

"Three names of me" by Mary Cummings.

"The Secret of Me: a novel in verse" by Meg Kearney.

"At home in this world: a china adoption story" by Jean MacLeod.

"Jubilee Journey" by Carolyn Meyer.

"Amy Hodgepodge #1 -6 (ages 9-14) " by Kim Wayans & Kevin Knotts.

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Books on Culture:

"Across Cultures: a guide to multicultural literature for children" by Kathy East & Rebecca Thomas.

"Birth Marks: Transracial adoption in contemporary America" by Sandra Patton.

"Cross Cultural Adoption: how to answer questions from family, friends, & community" by Amy Coughlin & Caryn Abramowits.

"Culture Resources Guide"

"Dim Sum, Bagels, & Grits: a sourcebook for multicultural family" by Myra Alperson.

"Does anybody else look like me? A parent’s guide to raising multiracial children" by Donna Jackson Nakazawa.

"Everyone’s kids’ books: a guide to multicultural, socially conscious books for children" by Nancy Braus & Molly Geidel.

"I’m Chocolate, You’re Vanilla: Raising Healthy Black & Biracial Children in a Race-Conscious World" by Marguerite Wright.

"In Their Own Voices: Transracial Adoptees Tell Their Stories" by Rita Simon & Rhonda Roorda.

"In Their Parents’ Voices: Reflections on Raising Transracial Adoptees " by Rita Simon & Rhonda Roorda.

"In Their Siblings’ Voices: White Non-Adopted Siblings Talk About Their Experiences Being Raised with Black and Biracial Brothers and Sisters, by Rita Simon & Rhonda Roorda" by Rita Simon & Rhonda Roorda.

"Inside Transracial Adoption" by Gail Steinberg & Beth Hall.

"Mixed Race Kids of All Nations" by Myrtice J. Edwards.

"Parenting your internationally adopted child: from your first hours together through the teen years" by Patty Cogen.

"Transracial Adoption: children & parents speak" by Constance Pohl & Kathy Harris.

"Weaving a Family: untangling race & adoption" by Barbara Katz Rothman.

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Books on Openness:

"Children of Open Adoption" by Patricia Martinez Dorner and Kathleen Silber. The topics in this book include the essential "ingredients" for successful open adoption and communication tips for talking about open adoption with children of all ages.

"How to Open an Adoption" by Patricia Martinez Dorner. This book gives guidance to adoptive parents, birth parents, and adoption professionals in how to navigate more inclusive relationships.

"Lifegivers: Framing the Birth Parent Experience in Open Adoption" by James L. Gritter. This book examines the ways birth parents are marginalized. The author makes the point that adopted children are best served when birth parents and adoptive parents work together to ensure that birth parents remain in children's lives.

"The Open Adoption Experience " by Lois Ruskai Melina and Sharon Kaplan Roszia. This complete guide for adoptive and birth parents touches on almost every aspect of open adoption.

"The Spirit of Open Adoption" by Jim Gritter. This book gives a realistic look at the joys and pains of open adoption for birth parents, adoptees, and adoptive parents.

"What is Open Adoption?" by Brenda Romanchik. Written from the perspective of a birth mother in an open adoption, this pocket guide provides concise information and resources.

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Children's Books - Adoption Themed:

"Waiting for May" by Janet Morgan Stocke.

"I Love You Like Crazy Cakes" by Rose Lewis.

"Motherbridge of Love" by Xinran, Josee Masse.

"The Red Thread - an adoption fairy tale" by Grace Lin.

"Made in China: a story of adoption" by Vanita Oelschlager.

"Rosie’s Family: an adoption story" by Lori Rosove.

"I don’t have your eyes" by Carrie Kitze.

"Over the Moon: an adoption tale" by Karen Katz.

"We Belong Together: a book about Adoption & Families" by Todd Parr.

"Forever Fingerprints" by Sherrie Eldridge.

"Mama’s Wish/Daughter’s Wish" by Debbie Blackington.

"Where the Mountain Meets the Moon" by Grace Lin.

"Orange Peel’s Pocket" by Rose Lewis.

"Brown Like Me" by Noelle Lamperti.

"Lissy’s Friends" by Grace Lin.

"Tell Me Again About the Night I was Born" by Jamie Lee Curtis.

"We See the Moon" by Carrie Kitze.

"Bringing in the New Year" by Grace Lin.

"Who are my Real Parents" by D.L. Fuller.

"God Found Us You" by Lisa Tawn Bergren.

"Double Dip Feelings: stories to help children understand emotions" by Barbara Cain.

"How I was Adopted" by Joanna Cole.

"White Swan Express: a story about adoption" by Jean Daves Okimoto & Elaine Aoki.

"It’s So Amazing! A book about eggs, sperm, birth, babies, & families" by Robie Harris (ages 5-8) .

"The Invisible String" by Patrice Karst.

"Why Can’t You Look Like Me? " by Ola Zuri.

"The Family Book" by Todd Parr.

"The Day We Met You" by Phoebe Koehler.

"And Tango Makes Three" by Peter Parnell.

"My Family is Forever" by Nancy Carlson.

"Did my First Mother Love Me? " by Kathryn Ann Miller.

"Wangari’s Trees of Peace" by Jeanette Winter.

"Come On Rain" by Karen Hesse.

"Families are Forever" by Craig Shemin.

"Silent Music" by James Rumford.

"A Blessing From Above" by Patti Henderson.

"Welcome Home, Forever Child" by Christine Mitchell.

"All Families are Special" by Norma Simon.

"My Mei Mei" by Ed Young.

"Just Add One Chinese Sister" by Patricia McMahon.

"The Colors of Us" by Karen Katz.

"Ivy & Bean: doomed to dance" by Annie Barrows.

"Star of the Week: a story of love, adoption" by Darlene Friedman.

"I’m Gonna Like Me: letting of a little self-esteem" by Jamie Lee Curtis.

"Chinese Eyes" by Majorie Waybill.

"It’s Okay to be Different" by Todd Parr.

"Horace" by Holly Keller.

"The Rainbow Fish" by Marcus Pfister.

"Through Moon & Start & Night Skies" by Ann Warren Turner.

"All Kinds of Children" by Norma Simon.

"Best Single Mom in the World: how I was adopted" by Mary Zisk.

"In My Heart" by Molly Bang.

"Little Lost Bat" by Sandra Markle.

"Stelaluna" by Janell Cannon.

"More More More Said the Baby" by Vera Williams.

"Bur Bur & Friends (series of books) " by JoAnne Pastel, Katie Fizsimmons, Bill Dunlap.

"A Mother for Choco, by Keiko Kasza.

"My Adopted Child, There’s No One Like You (Birth Order Books) " by Dr. Kevin Leman & Kevin Leman II.

"Shades of Black" by Sandra Pinckney & Myles Pinkney.

"Happy Adoption Day! " by John McCutcheon & Jule Paschkis.

"I Wished for You: an Adoption Story" by Marianne Richmond.

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Memoirs:

"Finding Grace: a true story about losing your way in life - - and finding it again " by Donna VanLiere.

"Three Little Words" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter.

"Identical Strangers a memoir of twins seperated and reunited" by Elyse Schein, Paula Bernstein.

"Without a Map" by Meredith Hall.

"The Mistress's Daughter" by A.M. Homes.

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Miscellaneous Reading and Resources:

"Creating a Family - a non profit providing education and resources for infertility & adoption"

Good Adoption Bookstore:

"Tapestry Books" This bookstore offers more than 300 adult and children's books on adoption, infertility and parenting adopted children. For children, preteens and teens topics include understanding adoption, thinking about birthparents, celebrating differences, and being in foster care. For adults, topics include international adoption, transracial adoption, before you adopt, talking about adoption, adopting older children/children with special needs, attachment, foster parenting, search and reunion, infertility and adoption issues.

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