adoption

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adoption

The boy who wanted a family

1980
Explores the hopes, fears, and experiences of a young boy and his new mom during the one-year waiting period before he can be legally adopted.

Did my first mother love me?

a story for an adopted child, with a special section for adoptive parents
1994
Morgan's adoptive mother reassures her that she is loved by reading a letter written by her birthmother. Includes a section with tips for talking to a child about adoption.

A family for Jamie

an adoption story
1991
Although Dan and Molly can make cookies and birdhouses, they cannot make a baby, so they adopt Jamie and share with him their life and love.

I am adopted

1975
A little boy explains what it means to be adopted.

The day we met you

1990
Mom and Dad recount the exciting day when they adopted their baby.

Missing Sisters

2009
Twelve-year-old Alice, an orphan who has never been adopted because of her physical handicap and difficult personality, is shocked to discover she has an identical twin sister living nearby.

Dancing naked

a novel
2002
Sixteen-year-old Kia is forced to make some tough decisions when she becomes pregnant and realizes her actions affect not only her but her parents, friends, and unborn baby.

Don't think twice

2001
Seventeen years old and pregnant, Anne lives with other unwed mothers in a group home in rural Texas where she learns to be herself before giving her child up for adoption.

Coping with being adopted

1988
Discusses feelings and questions associated with being adopted, taking into account both birth parents and adoptive parents and dealing with the beginning, the end, and everything in between.

Find a stranger, say goodbye

1979
Seemingly a girl who has everything, Natalie, at seventeen, goes in pursuit of her real mother.

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