Author Claude Knobler shares valuable lessons he learned after adopting his son from Ethiopia.
[Book Review] Three More Words
Published nearly ten years after her debut memoir, Three More Words offers a closer look at Ashley Rhodes-Courter’s tumultuous journey through foster care.
[Book Review] Everything You Ever Wanted
Everything You Ever Wanted is a touching reflection on infertility, adoption, and the duality of feeling “wanted” and “unwanted” as an adopted child.
[Book Review] In Their Voices: Black Americans on Transracial Adoption
Rhonda Roorda delivers another masterpiece to her “In Their Voices” series.
[Book Review] You Belong
An elephant named Hope guides young children through adoption’s big questions in this delightful book.
[Book Review] Dear Wonderful You, Letters to Adopted & Foster Youth
Adoptees write letters to other adoptees, exploring the unique feelings that only one who was adopted could understand.
[Book Review] Paloma the Possible
Paloma the Possible is a heartwarming collaged book, encouraging the most common questions adoptees have.
[Book Review] The Life Intended
Kristin Harmel skillfully tackles love, loss, and the power of communication in this moving novel.
[Book Review] The Year She Left Us
Kathryn Ma’s ambitious debut novel about a Chinese girl adopted by a Chinese-American family tackles race, identity, and “luck.”
Noteworthy New Reads Published in 2015
Need something to add to your reading list? Check out our editor-curated list of the most noteworthy books about adoption from 2015.
[BOOK EXCERPT] Everything You Ever Wanted
In this excerpt from her candid, hilarious, inspiring adoption memoir, Jillian Lauren explains how she and her husband addressed their son’s trauma and special needs and turned things around for him at home and at school. Accompanying the excerpt is a Q&A with the author.
[Book Review] The Unofficial Guide to Adoptive Parenting
The author of No Matter What returns with a new book bursting with real-world advice.
[Book Review] Attaching Through Love, Hugs and Play
The author of Attaching in Adoption has released another book on bonding at any age.
[Book Review] Lost Daughters
Parents of young girls can read Lost Daughters to explore how their daughter might feel as she travels through life as an adoptee.
[Book Review] Prison Baby
Jiang-Stein always knew that she was adopted, but only discovered that she was born in a prison at age 12.
[Book Review] Saving the Dream
A reader reviews Saving the Dream, a novel that explores the “What if?” questions that plague many families.
[Book Review] Penguin and Pinecone
Penguin befriends a pinecone, but realizes it can’t thrive in the cold, so he takes it to a faraway forest.
[Book Review] The Mystery of the Multiple Mothers
An engaging whodunit with adoption themes.
[Book Review] Little Cub
An AF reader briefly reviews Little Cub, a children’s book with adoption themes.
[Book Review] Red Thread Sisters
A brief review of Red Thread Sisters, an engaging novel your middle-schooler will enjoy.