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Adoption Is a Lifelong Journey
Adoption Is a Lifelong Journey
by
Kelly DiBenedetto (Goodreads Author)

4.54 avg rating — 24 ratings
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Voices Unheard: A Reflectiv...
Voices Unheard: A Reflective Journal for Adult Adoptees
by
Lisa Coppola LMHC

it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings
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Are You Ready to Adopt?: An...
Are You Ready to Adopt?: An Adoption Insider's Look from the Other Side of the Desk
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Dewey Crepeau (Goodreads Author)

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The New Crunch Time Guide t...
The New Crunch Time Guide to Parenting Language for Haiti Adoption
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Kat LaMons (Goodreads Author)

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The New Crunch-Time Guide t...
The New Crunch-Time Guide to Parenting Language for Chinese Adoption
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Kat LaMons (Goodreads Author)

4.50 avg rating — 10 ratings
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No Biking in the House With...
No Biking in the House Without a Helmet
by
Melissa Fay Greene

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Forever Mom: What to Expect...
Forever Mom: What to Expect When You're Adopting
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Mary Ostyn

4.08 avg rating — 144 ratings
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10,000 Miles With 10,000 Re...
10,000 Miles With 10,000 Reasons: A Journey Into the Heart of Africa
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Nancy Frantz

4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings
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Adoption History 101: An Or...
Adoption History 101: An Orphan's Research
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Janine Myung Ja (Goodreads Author)

4.76 avg rating — 49 ratings
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Me, the Boy, and The Monste...
Me, the Boy, and The Monster: Exploring the psychology of adoption and trauma
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Cat McGill (Goodreads Author)

4.69 avg rating — 35 ratings
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My Forever Family: From Fos...
My Forever Family: From Fostering to Adoption
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Nicky Brookes (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator)

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The Shoebox Kid
The Shoebox Kid
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Judith Lawrence Outten

4.57 avg rating — 7 ratings
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Delly Duck: Why A Little Ch...
Delly Duck: Why A Little Chick Couldn't Stay With His Birth Mother
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Holly Marlow (Goodreads Author)

4.35 avg rating — 17 ratings
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Mystic Masquerade: An Adopt...
Mystic Masquerade: An Adoptee's Search for Truth
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Valerie Naiman (Goodreads Author)

4.57 avg rating — 14 ratings
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The Kid: What Happened Afte...
The Kid: What Happened After My Boyfriend and I Decided to Go Get Pregnant
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Dan Savage (Goodreads Author)

4.05 avg rating — 8,742 ratings
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Adopting a Little Brother o...
Adopting a Little Brother or Sister
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Holly Marlow (Goodreads Author)

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Baby, We Were Meant for Eac...
Baby, We Were Meant for Each Other: In Praise of Adoption
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Scott Simon

3.75 avg rating — 747 ratings
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So You've Adopted a Sibling
So You've Adopted a Sibling
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Holly Marlow (Goodreads Author)

4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings
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Marie Discovers Her Superpo...
Marie Discovers Her Superpowers
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Chaitra Wirta-Leiker (Goodreads Author)

4.86 avg rating — 7 ratings
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Instant Mom
Instant Mom
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Nia Vardalos

3.97 avg rating — 3,786 ratings
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Ladybug Love: 100 Chinese A...
Ladybug Love: 100 Chinese Adoption Match Day Stories
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Kat LaMons (Goodreads Author)

4.32 avg rating — 25 ratings
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Casey Conquers Bedtime
Casey Conquers Bedtime
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Chaitra Wirta-Leiker (Goodreads Author)

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The Waiting Child: How the ...
The Waiting Child: How the Faith and Love of One Orphan Saved the Life of Another
by
Cindy Champnella

4.22 avg rating — 415 ratings
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Geezer Dad: How I Survived ...
Geezer Dad: How I Survived Infertility Clinics, Fatherhood Jitters, Adoption Wait Limbo, & Things That Go "Waa" In The Night
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Tom LaMarr (Goodreads Author)

3.76 avg rating — 17 ratings
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Awakening East
Awakening East
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Johanna Garton (Goodreads Author)

3.95 avg rating — 339 ratings
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25 books · 17 voters · list created January 28th, 2015 by Mary (votes) .
Tags: adoption, domestic-adoption, foster-care, international-adoption
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