Reviews of books of interest to adoptive, birth, foster, and step families.
Those approaching adoption will find overviews of various options, types, and methods, and given tools to help them make the best choices.... [more]
A great book to help parents and children in that first transition period.... [more]
This story of the author's adoption of her son from Russia is captivating in its humor and humanity.... [more]
This wonderfully human story of a 60s relinquishment and a family reunited is told in the blended voices of mother and (found) daughter.... [more]
An unexpectedly funny and endearing novel about a birthmother-daughter reconnection.... [more]
For those seeking to adopt a baby (newborn to two years), Christine Adamec's book covers the elements of who, how, when, and how much with sometimes uncomfortable frankness, and offers ideas and new resources to help prospective parents stay focused and positive.... [more]
Rebecca Lyn Gold's adoption journal is more than a place to record thoughts, fears, hopes and dreams as you wait and anticipate the arrival of a child. It is a roadmap through each trimester, the Big Day, the days of beginnings and endings.... [more]
Some adoptive parent support groups get together and vent. This book offers a look into ten years in the life of a support group that has developed real-life long-term bonds as they work to build strong family units in the face of extraordinary challenges.... [more]