adoptive parents

Tina Traster's daughter, Julia, was adopted from Russia. As a new mother in her 40's, Tina wondered why Julia remained cold and emotionally detached, never looked her parents in the eye and did not cry when she got hurt. She blamed herself for faulty parenting skills until she found that Julia suffered from reactive attachment disorder, a serious condition associated with infants and young children who have been neglected, abused, or orphaned in infancy.

Offers advice for biological and adoptive parents on practicing open adoption--where the two sets of parents have access to one another's information as well as decide on the option of biological parental visits and interaction. Explores what open adoption can do for a child's psyche, both beneficially and harmfully.

The author recalls the frustration and red tape involved in adopting a two-year-old Chinese baby.

Joe, rescued from an orphanage by Orange County Supervisor Will Trona, embarks on a dark and dangerous quest when he vows to find out why his adoptive father, Will Trona, an Orange County politician, was murdered.

Leigh Anne and Sean Tuohy, the couple whose lives were depicted in the 2009 film, "The Blind Side," describe their lives and how their family changed family after they decided to adopt Michael Oher, a homeless African-American boy.

Maya Lange, owner of the Red Thread Adoption Agency, guides six sets of prospective parents through the process of adopting Chinese children, and through the journey they confide to her while she confronts the loss of her infant daughter in a freak accident.

A collection of stories from those who were adopted at birth and those who have found joy in parenthood through adoption.

Nine months after the McGuanes adopt a daughter, they learn that the birth father, a teenager, never signed away his parental rights, and when they try to handle the situation personally, they learn something unsettling about the boy and his father, a powerful judge in Denver, while trying to protect their child.

Author Donna VanLiere shares how her sexual abuse, struggles with infertility, and the adoptions of her three children taught her about God's grace in everyday life.