Blog Tour: A PART OF MY FAMILY FOREVER by Emily Belknap

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Blog Tour: A PART OF MY FAMILY FOREVER by Emily Belknap

I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the A PART OF MY FAMILYFOREVER by Emily Belknap Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!

About The Book:

Title: A PART OF MY FAMILY FOREVER

Author: EmilyBelknap

Pub. Date: November 2, 2023

Publisher: AmbassadorInternational

Formats: Hardcover, Paperback,eBook

Pages: 44

Find it: Goodreads, https://books2read.com/A-PART-OF-MY-FAMILY-FOREVER

“I recommend all adoptive familiesadd A Part of My Family Forever to their library to read andre-read for years to come.” Ryan Hanlon President and CEO of National Councilfor Adoption (NCFA)

Isabel has a loving family—a mother, a father, and two brothers. And when shewas younger, Isabel was adopted. One day, she starts noticing little thingsthat make her feel different—her dad makes her sit in the middle seat; herbrothers play soccer better than she does; her mom doesn't buy her favoritepeanut butter. As Isabel focuses more and more on her differences, her emotionsbecome too big for her to handle. Will Isabel ever feel like she belongs?

This book is the perfect book for foster and adoptive families to discuss thebig emotions that come along with adoption and the differences that make eachfamily unique. Written by an adoption counselor, this book will help childrenlearn how to handle their big emotions and to see that they are loved for justwho they are.

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Review: Isabel was different than theother members of her family—she was adopted. Isabel always felt her parentspreferred her other siblings more than her.

“I can’t do anything right. Ialways mess up and make people upset.”

Isabel would fear that one day shewould make a big mistake and her parents wouldn’t want her anymore.

Emotions were running rampantinside her. Then she talked it out with her mother.

The book was filled with lovelyand colorful illustrations. I especially liked the comical expressions.

A nice read about adopted kidsthat often feel unwanted. It’s okay to make mistakes as your family will alwayslove you no matter what. A sweet and hopeful story about a family’s love.

Rating:4 stars

About Emily Belknap:

EmilyBelknap is an Adoption Competent Therapist who provides individual and familytherapy to adoptive and foster families at her private practice, BridgepointeTherapy in Charleston, SC. Throughout her career, she has worked with hundredsof families formed through international, infant, and foster care adoption.While working at the Center for Adoption Support and Education (C.A.S.E.), shecompleted the Training for Adoption Competency (TAC) program. Prior to this,she conducted home studies, facilitated foster parent support groups, andserved as a foster care and adoption case worker. She began her career workingat the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute (CCAI) where she advocatedfor improvement to federal adoption policy, assisted in organizing publicawareness campaigns including National Adoption Day and traveledinternationally to Guatemala on a Congressional delegation to visit anorphanage and foster care program. Emily has a Master of Social Work (MSW) fromthe University of Maryland, Baltimore, and a Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) fromJames Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia. She holds an LISW-CPlicense in South Carolina and an LCSW in Virginia which allow her to servefamilies throughout South Carolina and Virginia via telehealth. Outside of herwork, Emily enjoys exploring the outdoors on her bike and kayak along with herhusband, Alex, and their daughter, Everly.

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Giveaway Details:

1 winnerwill receive a finished copy of A PART OF MY FAMILY FOREVER, US Only.

Ends December12th, midnight EST.

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Tour Schedule:

Week One:

11/27/2023

YA Books Central

Excerpt or Guest Post/IG Post

11/27/2023

A Backwards Story