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Adoptive Parenting

• 20 Things Adoptive Parents Need to Succeed by Eldridge
• Adoption and the Schools by Wood and Ng
• Adoption is a Family Affair by Johnston
• Adoption Parenting by MacLeod and Macre
• Adoptive Parent Intentional Parent by Manning
• Becoming a Family by Eshleman
• Building the Bonds of Attachment by Hughes
• Children of Open Adoption by Kathleen Silber and Patricia Martinez Dorner
• Connecting with Kids Through Stories by Lacher, Nichols, and May
• Cross-Cultural Adoption by Coughlin and Abramowitz
• Crossing the Blue Willow Bridge by McCabe
• Does Anybody Else Look Like Me? by Nakazawa
• How It Feels To Be Adopted by Krementz
• How To Open An Adoption by Dorner
• Intercountry Adoption China by Rojewski and Rojewski
• Journeys After Adoption by Schooler and Norris
• Making Sense of Adoption by Lois Ruskai Melina
• Nurturing Adoptions by Deborah Gray
• Parenting Your Adopted Older Child by McCreight
• Parenting Your Internationally Adopted Child by Cogen
• Raising Adopted Children: A Manual for Adoptive Parents by Lois Melina
• Real Parents, Real Children by Holly van Gulden and Lisa M. Bartles-Rabb
• Telling The Truth To Your Adopted Or Foster Child by Keefer & Schooler
• The Adoption Life Cycle by Rosenberg
• The Dragon Tribe by Gray
• The Girl Behind the Door by Brooks
• Therapeutic Parenting by K. H. Kim
• Toddler Adoption: The Weaver’s Craft by Mary Hopkins-Best
• Whose Child? By Casey Hamner

Prospective Adoptive Parents

• Adopted Family by Rondell & Michaels
• Adopting in America by Hicks
• Adoption:  Parenting without Pregnancy by Canape
• Adoption and the Jewish Family by Rosenberg
• Adoption Choices by Paul Adoption Resource Guide by Guilianelli
• Adoption Factbook by the National Committee for Adoption
• Adoption Nation by Pertman
• Adoption Resource Guide by Guilianelli
• Adoption Without Fear by Gritter
• Abby’s Road:  The Long and Winding Road to Adoption by Curry
• An Open Adoption by Caplan
• Beating the Adoption Odds by Martin and Groves
• Dave’s Way by Thomas
• How to Adopt Internationally by Erichsen
• How to Get Babies by Maverick
• International Adoption by Knoll and Murphy
• Is Adoption For You by Adamec
• Journey Through State Adoption by Reeves
• Parenting Pregnant Teens by Lindsay
• Rain Forest Girl by Miner
• Reaching Out by Handel
• So you Want to Adopt Now What? By Dorman and graham
• Strangers and Kin by Melosh
• Successful Adoption A Guide For Christian Families by Gillespie
• Taking Charge of Fertility by Johnston
• The Adoption Decision:  15 Things You Want to Know Before by Christianson
• The Adoption Resource Book by Gilmen
• The Complete Adoption Book by Godwin and Godwin
• The Lesbian and Gay Parenting Handbook by Martin
• The Idiot’s Guide to Adoption by Ademec
• The Limits of Hope by Loux
• The Open Adoption Book by Rappaport
• The Open Adoption Experience by Melina Roszia
• The Private Adoption Handbook by Michelman and Schneider
• The Pumpkin Patch by Schwartz
• The Wallace Dream The Adventures of the Baby Seekers by Maxwell
• You’re Our Child: The Adoption Experience by Smith and Miroff

Birthparent Perspectives

• A Birth Mother’s Day Planner by Marsh
• Birth Mother Trauma by Carlini
• Birthmark by Dusky
• Birthmothers by Jones
• Birthmothers: Women Who Have Relinquished Babies For Adoption Tell Their Stories by Jones
• Confessions of a Lost Mother by Brown
• Dear Birthmother, Thank You for Our Baby by Silber and Speedlin
• I Hope You Have a Good Life by Armstrong
• Lifegivers Framing the Birthparent Experience in Open Adoption by Gritter
• Out of The Shadows: Birthfathers Stories by Mason
• The Prodigal Father by Bryan
• Saying Goodbye to a Baby by Roles
• Thank You, Son, for Finding Me by Kane
• The Gift Wrapped In Sorrow by Guttman
• The Girls Who Went Away by Fessler
• Within Me, Without Me by Wells

Adoptee, Search and Reflections

• 360 Square by Welsh
• A Bridge Less Traveled Twice Visited by Anderson and Tucker
• Adoption Triangle by Sorosky, Baran & Pannor
• A Wealth of Family by Brooks
• Adoption Reunions by McColm
• All About Adoption by Lanchon
• Being Adopted:  The Lifelong Search for Self by Brodzinsky, Schecter & Marantz
• Courageous Blessing Adoptive Parents and the Search by Demuth
• Family Secrets by Leitch
• Journey of the Adopted Self by Lifton
• Search: A Handbook for Adoptees and Birthparents by Askin
• Searching For A Past by Schooler
• Searching for the Castle by Ohrstrom
• The Adoptee Survival Guide:  Adoptees Share Their Wisdom and Tools by Grubb
• The Adoption Searchbook by Rillera
• The Face in the Mirror by Crook
• The Search for Anna Fisher by Fisher

Miscellaneous

• 20 Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew by Eldridge
• Adoptee Trauma by Carlini
• Adopting a Child with a Trauma & Attachment Disruption History by Fraser
• Adoption Awareness by Lindsey
• Adoption Charms and Rituals for Healing by Severson
• Adoption In America Coming Of Age by Aigner
• Adoption The Grafted Tree by Wishard and Wishard
• Adoption: A Handfull of Hope by Arms
• Adoptive Kinship by Kirk
• Adoption Politics:  Bastard Nation & Ballot Initiative 58 by Carp
• An Ancient Tear by Schaefer
• Brothers & Sisters in Adoption by James
• Dim Sum, Bagels & Grits by Alperson
• Don’t Think Twice by Pennebaker
• Family Wanted by Holloway
• For Love of a Child by Garfield
• Gathering Home by Covington
• Helping Children Cope With Separation and Loss by Jarratt
• Imagining Adoption by Novy
• Legendary by John
• Lethal Secrets by Barran and Pannor
• Lost and Found:  The Adoption Experience by Lifton
• Love Is An Open Door by Bair
• Michael Reagan On The Outside Looking In by Hyams
• Open Adoption: A Caring Option by Lindsey
• Openness in Adoption Exploring Family Connections by Grotevant and Ruth G. McRoy
• Overextended…and Loving It by Harper
• Patty’s Journey by Norling
• Perspectives on a Grafted Tree by Johnston
• Primal Wound:  Understanding the Adopted Child by Verrier
• Sacred Connections by Koenig
• Shadow Mothers by McKay
• Shadow Train by Taylor
• Shedding Light on… The Dark Side of Adoption By Riben
• Sudden Family by Phan
• The Adoption Reader by Wadia-Ells
• The Art of Forgiving by Smeades
• The Family of Adoption by Pavao
• The Gift by Danielle Steel
• The Lost Boy by Pelzer
• The People They Brought Me by Partridge
• The Secret Gift by Johnson and Woolridge
• The Secret Life of The Unborn Child by Kelly
• Therapeutic Parenting by Kim
• To Love and Let Go by Arms
• Wake Up Little Susie by Solinger

Children’s Books

• A Birthparent’s Book of Memories by Romanchik
• A Forever Family by Wong
• Amy Angel Goes Home by Lathrop
• Come to the Gathering by PyroWriters
• Did My First Mother Love You? By Miller
• Emma’s Yucky Brother by Little
• Happy Adoption Day by McCutcheon
• Hootah’s Baby by Green
• How I Became a Big Brother by Moore
• It’s Time To Let You Know by Riedler
• Kids Like Me In China by Fry
• Lifebooks: Creating A Treasure For The Adopted Child by O’Malley
• Lucey’s Feet by Stein
• Megan’s Birthday Tree by Lears
• Mommy Far, Mommy Near by Peacock
• Mother’s Day In March by Valeri
• Never Never Never Will She Stop Loving You by Durrant
• Oliver by Wickstrom
• Over Land and Sea by Layne
• Pugnose Has Two Special Families by Kruzel
• Searching for the You We Adore by Westfall
• Tell Me a Real Adoption Story by Lifton and Nivola
• Tell Me Again About The Night I Was Born by Jamie Lee Curtis
• Ten Days and Nine Nights by Heo
• The Best Single Mom In The World: How I Was Adopted by Zisk
• The Chosen Baby by Wasson
• The Mulberry Bird by Brodzinsky
• The Sea Chest by Buzzeo
• The Story of Che by Dougherty
• Twice Upon-A-Time by Patterson
• Two Birthdays for Beth by Cronin
• What Are Parents by Kyme and Fox-Lee
• Where Are My Birth Parents? By Gravelle and Fisher
• Why Was I Adopted by Livingston
• Zachary’s New Home by Liemiuex

Media

• Closure (DVD) by Tucker
• First Person Plural (DVD) by Liem
• For the Life of Me (DVD) by Strauss
• Open Secret (DVD) by Lickteig
• That’s a Family! (VHS) by Chasnoff