Ann Hood

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Massachusetts

A Novel

After the loss of her daughter in a freak accident, Maya Lange opens an adoption agency to place baby girls from China with American families and discovers the painful and courageous journeys of both adoptive parents and birth mothers.

The Red Thread

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Kristina Evans

Iowa

In a rhythmically-written, sweet conversation between parent and child, Mama lists her son's many good traits--from physical attributes to behavior--and though he dismisses each quality as just a little thing, Mama explains that there is nothing little about love.

What's Special about Me, Mama?

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Zoe Francesca

Delaware

A Baby Book for Adoptive Families (Adoption Books for Children, Adoption Gifts for Adoptive Parents, Adoption Baby Book)

For the growing audience of adoptive families, Chronicle Books is proud to offer a baby book thatsuits the wide array of experiences and choices that bring a family and their new child together. This lovely keepsake album contains sections to record all the joyful milestones and cherished family moments that mark a new baby's life, pages to chart the adopted child's unique journey, as well as a sturdy pocket in which to store important documents and memorabilia. Inside the pocket are over 60 stickers you can use to customize the family tree pages. As the pages of the journal fill with memories, My Family, My Journey will stand as a lasting testament of love for the entire family.

My Family, My Journey

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Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

New York

A Memoir of Adoption

A literary chronicle of one woman's journey to adopt her infant son, this book from the author of the acclaimed fiction debut Mermaids combines an eloquent style with humor in an emotional, absorbing memoir that reads like a novel.

The Baby Boat

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Maryland

Two families awaiting the arrival of their adopted infant daughters from Korea meet at the airport. The families lives become interwined after the Donaldsons, a young American couple invite the Yazdan's, Maryam, her son and his Iranian American wife to an

Digging to America

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Rose Kent

First Edition 
Kimchi and calamari. It sounds like a quirky food fusion of Korean and Italian cuisine, and it's exactly how Joseph Calderaro feels about himself. Why wouldn't an adopted Korean drummer—comic book junkie feel like a combo platter given:

(1) his face in the mirror

(2) his proud Italian family.

And now Joseph has to write an essay about his ancestors for social studies. All he knows is that his birth family shipped his diapered butt on a plane to the USA. End of story. But what he writes leads to a catastrophe messier than a table of shattered dishes—and self-discovery that Joseph never could have imagined.

Grade level: 4 - 7
Ages 8 - 12+

A wide range of readers can relate to Joseph's story--those who are adopted, have mixed-race heritage, or those caught between their parents' culture and the culture where they live now.

Kimchi and Calamari

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Silvia Lopez

An Adoption Story

Meili, who is six years old and adopted from China, learns that her parents are going to adopt a baby from Haiti. Meili isn't happy. Their family is just right as it is. But as Meili begins to accept the idea of a sibling, she realizes the importance of being a big sister and finds that a new addition can be just right for their family too.

Just Right Family: An Adoption Story

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Michael Lewis

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New Jersey

Evolution of a Game

Follows one young man from his impoverished childhood with a crack-addicted mother, through his discovery of the sport of football, to his rise to become one of the most successful, highly-paid players in the NFL.

The Blind Side

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Clean copy

A beautifully illustrated and comforting book about adoption, following Mama Bear and Barley Bear as they talk about the special and unique way their family was created, nurturing a sense of belonging and acceptance.

I Wished for You, by bestselling children's book author Marianne Richmond, invites young readers and their parents into an open-hearted conversation about the true meaning of family. It embraces the concept of chosen families and paints a sensitive, uplifting picture of adoption, helping children understand the power of love that connects adoptive parents and children.

This book serves as a valuable tool for families navigating the journey of adoption, providing reassurance and sparking discussions about familial love, diversity, and the different ways families are formed, and is the perfect adoption gift for parents and kids.

Key Features:

Heartwarming Story: Explores the bond between an adoptive mother and her child in a sensitive and engaging manner.

Beautiful Illustrations: Features captivating illustrations that add depth to the storyline.

Inclusive Message: Promotes acceptance and understanding of diverse family structures.

Useful Tool: Serves as a valuable resource for adoptive families to discuss adoption and familial love.



Texas

A Keepsake Adoption Journal 

I Wished For You

#paperback #childrens #adoption #yesimadopted 

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Kansas

"Yes, adoption makes me special, it means that I am loved..."This brightly colored children's book illustrates how adoption is brought about by love. Written from a child's point of view, the rhyming verse takes you through an adoption journey from start to finish. It is perfect for anyone, young or old, whose life has been blessed by adoption.

Yes, I'm Adopted!

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Indiana

Make Me A Mother : A Memoir 

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Anna Quindlen

West Virginia

When a teenage couple abandons their baby at the gate of the estate owned by Lydia Blessing, Skip Cuddy, the estate caretaker, decides to raise the child himself, a decision that has a profound effect on the lives of everyone in the community, in a story of love, secrets, and redemption by the author of Black and Blue. 250,000 first printing.

Blessings

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Illinois

#hardcover #adoption #novel #fiction 📚 

Kentucky

One of these things is not like the other. That's how Cheri Matzner felt growing up in her adoptive family, and it's what continues to define her as she tries to start a family of her own. Funny and fierce, desperate for connection yet pushing it away with both hands, she needs to jump-start a marriage in danger of flatlining and save her career from scandal.

But Cheri is still contending with a complicated relationship with her parents -- her aging Italian bombshell of a mother and a distant father who looms large, even in death -- unaware of the sacrifices they made to be together or of the difficult truths and lies in their marriage.

When tragedy unravels Cheri's well-designed defenses, she is thrust into an odyssey of acceptance that brings her full circle back to her dramatic origins. Sometimes it takes half a lifetime to come of age. To be able to glimpse our parents beyond their roles as our parents. To uncover the many versions of truth within our family stories and within our own. And to laugh at it all just a little bit sooner.

Happy Family

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Jennifer Longo

"In her final year in foster care, seventeen-year-old Muir tries to survive her senior year before aging out of the system"--

What I Carry

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Tracy Barone

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California

#paperback #adoption #parenting #family #nonfiction #fostering #mikeberry #confessionsofanadoptiveparent #hope #help 

Hope and Help from the Trenches of Foster Care and Adoption

Know That You Are Not Alone on This Journey

Adopting or fostering a child brings its own unique set of challenges only another parent facing the same uphill climb could possibly understand. From parenting children with traumatic pasts, to dealing with attachment issues, to raising a child with special needs, it can sometimes be a struggle just getting through the day.



Mike Berry knows the loneliness and isolation you can easily feel in your particular parenting role--because he's been there. He's still there, and he wants to give you the hope and encouragement you so desperately need.



There are plenty of how-to guides out there on parenting, but this one-of-a-kind book is specifically designed to address your needs as a parent of an adopted or foster child. With a refreshing dose of honesty, empathy, and care, you'll discover you are definitely not alone on your journey and God has a very special plan for you and your family.

Confessions of an Adoptive Parent

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Carme Vilaginés

Pere Folch Mateu

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Puerto Rico

Aspectos Emocionales de Los Que No Se Habla

Un libro que se propone elucidar aquello que es poco conocido o que se transparenta tan sólo en la actitud consciente de la pareja que ha decidido adoptar un niño. Si las motivaciones para la adopción responden a una asimilación madura y coherente de las dificultades para engendrar de manera natural, el proceso de selección de la pareja adoptiva no ofrece demasiadas dificultades, excepto las que pueden derivarse de un niño adoptado más o menos traumatizado por el abandono de que ha sido víctima y por los trastornos genéticos potenciales que pueda vehicular. El malestar surge, en cambio, en aquellas parejas que han llegado a la decisión y al anhelo ferviente de adopción como una salida precipitada a la gran frustración de no conseguir tener descendencia por las vías naturales o por la reproducción asistida.Esta problemática negada -la otra cara de la adopción- es responsable de las serias dificultades que surgirán cuando la adopción se ha realizado con estas premisas, las cuales agravarán las situaciones delicadas que cualquier adopción conlleva.«Un libro que servirá para una toma de conciencia colectiva de estas deficiencias, responsables de tantos errores y sufrimientos que afectan a la intimidad más desolada de los que los padecen». Pere Folch Mateu

La Otra Cara de la Adopción

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Kat Martin

With the exception of a minor spine crease this book is in very good condition. See photos.

Wisconsin

Raines of Wind Canyon Series

Dev Raines, former Army Ranger and head of Raines Investigations, comes out of retirement to help Lark, a woman who is tracking down the baby her sister gave up for adoption--a case that puts them both in the middle of a shady adoption ring and murder.

Against the Law

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Home at Last

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Eleanor Brown

They look just like any other family. But they aren't a family like any other - not quite. Instead, they are three sets of parents who adopted four biological siblings, committing to keeping the children connected after the death of their grandmother. But when the three women receive a surprising call from their children's birth mother, announcing she is pregnant again and wants them to help her find an adoptive family for this child too. As tensions rise, the women reckon with their own feelings about what it means to be a mother and what they owe each other as a family.

Any Other Family

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Paul Matthew Maisano

A richly imagined debut set against the backdrop of India, London, and Hollywood that tells the story of a young boy, suddenly orphaned, and the adults around him, each of whom is also looking for a home in the world Kerala, 1993: Eight-year-old Birendra suddenly loses his mother, but he refuses to believe he's an orphan. He's certain that his mother's twin sister, the troubled but winning Nayana, will come for him all the way from West London. But when the letter informing Nayana of her sister's death goes missing, numerous lives are forever altered, and Birendra is set adrift. Madeline, a Los Angeles native and interior designer to the stars, is floundering in her personal life. In the aftermath of a failed attempt to get pregnant, she flies to India where she finds herself face-to-face with Birendra. In a moment of sudden certainty, she decides she must adopt the boy in order to save them both. As Nayana falls deeper into crisis at work and in her marriage in London, Birendra learns to make himself at home in Los Angeles, forging an especially close bond with Madeline's younger brother, Edward, who begins to worry that his sister may have met her match in motherhood. When he learns of his adopted nephew's family in London, Edward is faced with an impossible choice. If he can find Nayana and reunite her with her nephew, should he? Even if in doing so he would risk unwittingly setting the two women who love the boy most against each other? Written in stirring prose, and infused with keen emotional insight, Bindi is about our search for family and for home, and an exploration of the ways that loss and longing can be converted into hope, connection, and love.

Bindi

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Karen Kingsbury

Jack and Molly Campbell are right where they want to be, enjoying an idyllic life with their four-year-old son Joey, and the close family and friends who live in their small hometown just outside Atlanta. Then the phone call comes from the social worker the Campbells never expected to hear from again. Three states away in Ohio, Joey's biological father has just been released from prison. He is ready to start life over, but not without his son. A judge's quick decision deals a devastating blow to the Campbell family: Joey must be returned to his biological parents. The day after the ruling, in the silent haze of grief and utter disbelief, they watch their son pick a dandelion and blow the feathery seeds into the wind. In the days that follow the ruling, Jack Campbell has a desperate and dangerous thought. What if they can devise a way out? Then they could take Joey and simply disappear . . . LIKE DANDELION DUST.

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Ann Hood

The Red Thread

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What's Special about Me, Mama?

Zoe Francesca

My Family, My Journey

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The Baby Boat

Anne Tyler

Digging to America

Rose Kent

Kimchi and Calamari

Silvia Lopez

Just Right Family: An Adoption Story

Michael Lewis

The Blind Side

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I Wished For You

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Yes, I'm Adopted!

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Make Me A Mother : A Memoir

Anna Quindlen

Blessings

Anna Quindlen

Blessings

Tracy Barone

Happy Family

Jennifer Longo

What I Carry

Tracy Barone

Happy Family

Mike Berry

Confessions of an Adoptive Parent

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La Otra Cara de la Adopción

Kat Martin

Against the Law

Vera B. Williams

Home at Last

Eleanor Brown

Any Other Family

Paul Matthew Maisano

Bindi

Karen Kingsbury

Like Dandelion Dust

Christina Baker Kline

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