Adoption Books

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All You Can Ever Know All You Can Ever Know (Hardcover)
by (shelved 258 times as adoption)
avg rating 3.85 — 26,862 ratings — published 2018
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The Connected Child: Bring Hope and Healing to Your Adoptive Family The Connected Child: Bring Hope and Healing to Your Adoptive Family (Paperback)
by (shelved 245 times as adoption)
avg rating 4.44 — 6,207 ratings — published 2007
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Before We Were Yours Before We Were Yours (Hardcover)
by (shelved 223 times as adoption)
avg rating 4.40 — 752,838 ratings — published 2017
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Orphan Train Orphan Train (Paperback)
by (shelved 191 times as adoption)
avg rating 4.20 — 470,317 ratings — published 2013
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The Primal Wound: Understanding The Adopted Child The Primal Wound: Understanding The Adopted Child (Paperback)
by (shelved 183 times as adoption)
avg rating 4.04 — 1,878 ratings — published 1993
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Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew (Paperback)
by (shelved 175 times as adoption)
avg rating 3.73 — 1,653 ratings — published 1999
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Far from the Tree Far from the Tree (Hardcover)
by (shelved 171 times as adoption)
avg rating 4.24 — 50,324 ratings — published 2017
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Little Fires Everywhere Little Fires Everywhere (Hardcover)
by (shelved 170 times as adoption)
avg rating 4.06 — 1,344,691 ratings — published 2017
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Adopted for Life: The Priority of Adoption for Christian Families & Churches Adopted for Life: The Priority of Adoption for Christian Families & Churches (Paperback)
by (shelved 130 times as adoption)
avg rating 4.31 — 3,235 ratings — published 2009
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Tell Me Again About the Night I Was Born Tell Me Again About the Night I Was Born (Paperback)
by (shelved 130 times as adoption)
avg rating 4.23 — 2,308 ratings — published 1996
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Secret Daughter Secret Daughter (Hardcover)
by (shelved 121 times as adoption)
avg rating 4.00 — 78,405 ratings — published 2010
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A Mother for Choco (Paperstar) A Mother for Choco (Paperstar)
by (shelved 120 times as adoption)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,070 ratings — published 1992
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The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry (Hardcover)
by (shelved 115 times as adoption)
avg rating 4.04 — 373,257 ratings — published 2014
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Attaching in Adoption: Practical Tools for Today's Parents Attaching in Adoption: Practical Tools for Today's Parents (Hardcover)
by (shelved 109 times as adoption)
avg rating 4.16 — 736 ratings — published 2002
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Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1) Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)
by (shelved 100 times as adoption)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,147,075 ratings — published 1908
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Greenglass House (Greenglass House, #1) Greenglass House (Greenglass House, #1)
by (shelved 97 times as adoption)
avg rating 3.99 — 30,171 ratings — published 2014
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Counting by 7s Counting by 7s (Hardcover)
by (shelved 97 times as adoption)
avg rating 4.13 — 89,045 ratings — published 2013
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The Language of Flowers The Language of Flowers (Hardcover)
by (shelved 95 times as adoption)
avg rating 4.10 — 236,066 ratings — published 2011
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The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 91 times as adoption)
avg rating 4.29 — 132,673 ratings — published 2017
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In Their Own Voices: Transracial Adoptees Tell Their Stories In Their Own Voices: Transracial Adoptees Tell Their Stories (Paperback)
by (shelved 85 times as adoption)
avg rating 3.95 — 288 ratings — published 2000
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Instant Mom Instant Mom (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 82 times as adoption)
avg rating 3.98 — 3,806 ratings — published 2013
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Digging to America Digging to America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 82 times as adoption)
avg rating 3.60 — 23,868 ratings — published 2006
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The Leavers The Leavers (Hardcover)
by (shelved 81 times as adoption)
avg rating 3.89 — 51,561 ratings — published 2017
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A Long Way Home A Long Way Home (Paperback)
by (shelved 79 times as adoption)
avg rating 4.12 — 69,288 ratings — published 2013
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Toddler Adoption: The Weaver's Craft Toddler Adoption: The Weaver's Craft (Paperback)
by (shelved 79 times as adoption)
avg rating 3.82 — 502 ratings — published 1997
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"You Should Be Grateful": Stories of Race, Identity, and Transracial Adoption "You Should Be Grateful": Stories of Race, Identity, and Transracial Adoption (Hardcover)
by (shelved 78 times as adoption)
avg rating 4.56 — 1,340 ratings — published 2023
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American Baby: A Mother, a Child, and the Shadow History of Adoption American Baby: A Mother, a Child, and the Shadow History of Adoption (Hardcover)
by (shelved 77 times as adoption)
avg rating 4.34 — 4,169 ratings — published 2021
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Outsiders Within: Writing on Transracial Adoption Outsiders Within: Writing on Transracial Adoption (Paperback)
by (shelved 77 times as adoption)
avg rating 4.25 — 211 ratings — published 2006
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No Biking in the House Without a Helmet No Biking in the House Without a Helmet (Hardcover)
by (shelved 74 times as adoption)
avg rating 4.00 — 2,536 ratings — published 2011
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Being Adopted: The Lifelong Search for Self (Anchor Book) Being Adopted: The Lifelong Search for Self (Anchor Book)
by (shelved 73 times as adoption)
avg rating 3.95 — 322 ratings — published 1992
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My New Mom & Me My New Mom & Me (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 68 times as adoption)
avg rating 4.25 — 712 ratings — published 2016
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We Belong Together We Belong Together (Hardcover)
by (shelved 68 times as adoption)
avg rating 4.12 — 565 ratings — published 2007
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Three Little Words Three Little Words (Hardcover)
by (shelved 68 times as adoption)
avg rating 4.20 — 17,822 ratings — published 2008
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Parenting the Hurt Child : Helping Adoptive Families Heal and Grow Parenting the Hurt Child : Helping Adoptive Families Heal and Grow (Hardcover)
by (shelved 67 times as adoption)
avg rating 4.12 — 636 ratings — published 2002
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The Child Catchers: Rescue, Trafficking, and the New Gospel of Adoption The Child Catchers: Rescue, Trafficking, and the New Gospel of Adoption (Hardcover)
by (shelved 66 times as adoption)
avg rating 4.14 — 1,164 ratings — published 2013
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The Lost Daughters of China: Abandoned Girls, Their Journey to America, and the Search for a Missing Past The Lost Daughters of China: Abandoned Girls, Their Journey to America, and the Search for a Missing Past (Paperback)
by (shelved 66 times as adoption)
avg rating 4.01 — 2,468 ratings — published 2000
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There Is No Me Without You: One Woman's Odyssey to Rescue Africa's Children There Is No Me Without You: One Woman's Odyssey to Rescue Africa's Children (Hardcover)
by (shelved 66 times as adoption)
avg rating 4.26 — 3,419 ratings — published 2006
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Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus (Life of a Cactus #1) Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus (Life of a Cactus #1)
by (shelved 63 times as adoption)
avg rating 4.28 — 39,051 ratings — published 2017
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Raising Adopted Children: Practical Reassuring Advice for Every Adoptive Parent Raising Adopted Children: Practical Reassuring Advice for Every Adoptive Parent (Paperback)
by (shelved 62 times as adoption)
avg rating 3.74 — 355 ratings — published 1986
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The Bean Trees (Greer Family, #1) The Bean Trees (Greer Family, #1)
by (shelved 61 times as adoption)
avg rating 4.02 — 179,960 ratings — published 1988
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Lucky Girl: A Memoir Lucky Girl: A Memoir (Hardcover)
by (shelved 60 times as adoption)
avg rating 3.79 — 1,297 ratings — published 2009
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Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? (Hardcover)
by (shelved 59 times as adoption)
avg rating 4.02 — 48,042 ratings — published 2011
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Over the Moon: An Adoption Tale Over the Moon: An Adoption Tale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 59 times as adoption)
avg rating 4.18 — 354 ratings — published 1997
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Wolfie the Bunny Wolfie the Bunny (Hardcover)
by (shelved 58 times as adoption)
avg rating 4.16 — 4,783 ratings — published 2015
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Where We Belong Where We Belong (Hardcover)
by (shelved 58 times as adoption)
avg rating 3.90 — 102,621 ratings — published 2004
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Secret Thoughts of an Adoptive Mother Secret Thoughts of an Adoptive Mother (Paperback)
by (shelved 58 times as adoption)
avg rating 3.87 — 335 ratings — published 1997
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Family Family Family Family (Hardcover)
by (shelved 57 times as adoption)
avg rating 3.96 — 25,800 ratings — published 2024
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Run Run (Hardcover)
by (shelved 56 times as adoption)
avg rating 3.70 — 59,649 ratings — published 2007
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I Love You Like Crazy Cakes I Love You Like Crazy Cakes (Hardcover)
by (shelved 56 times as adoption)
avg rating 4.15 — 709 ratings — published 2000
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“Because now I know what I have been waiting for. I know exactly why the other processes didn't work. I know I was supposed to wait for this little girl.”
Nia Vardalos, Instant Mom

“Anyone who ever wondered how much they could love a child who did not spring from their own loins, know this: it is the same. The feeling of love is so profound, it's incredible and surprising.”
Nia Vardalos, Instant Mom

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