Ultimate Guide to Popular Adoption Books

Adopting: Sound Choices, Strong Families by Patricia Irwin Johnston

This is a book that gives useful adoption information and how adoption can build and strengthen a family. The book covers adoption information about private.

The Complete Book of International Adoption: A Step by Step Guide to Finding Your Child by Dawn Davenport

A book that contains well-researched adoption information and an overview of adopting a child internationally

The Adoption Guide by Adoptive Families Magazine

Provides a detailed introduction to any family thinking about adopting a child. The resource is printed yearly to include up-to-date information.

Fast Track Adoption by Susan Burns

Provides adoption information pertaining to procedures involved with adoption, conducting interviews, consulting with attorneys, and following legal requirements using a results-oriented approach. It is designed to ease the stress in an emotionally difficult time in a person's life.

Books on Parenting After Adoption:

The Connected Child: Bring Hope and Healing to Your Adoptive Family
by Karyn B. Purvis, David R. Cross, and Wendy Lyons Sunshine

An extensive parenting guide detailing techniques and adoption information for brand new adoption parents, this book gives techniques specifically on ways to teach your adoptee child self-awareness and self-esteem.

Toddler Adoption by Mary Hopkins-Best

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the early childhood stage of an adopted child from ages 1 to 3. It explains ways to get the most joy out of raising the child and how to overcome certain challenges that may arise.

Books on Adoption in Society:

Little Strangers: Portrayals of Adoption and Foster Care in America, 1850-1929
By Claudia Nelson

This book details the history of adoption from 1850 to 1929

Adoption Nation: How the Adoption Revolution Is Transforming America
By Adam Pertman

This book covers attitudes that have been adopted into our society and provides adoption information about how the role of adoptive families has become broader in society.

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