Book List

Loving and living with traumatized children; Reflections by adoptive parents 
by Megan Hirst

Transracial Adoption and Foster Care

Joseph Crumbley

Parenting the Hurt Child: Helping Adoptive Families Heal and Grow
by Gregory Keck and Regina Kupecky

The Best Single Mom in the World: How I Was Adopted
Zisk. Albert Whitman

Toddler Adoption
by Mary Hopkins Best

Adopting After Infertility
Johnston, Patricia Irwin

Seeds of Love: For Brothers and Sisters of International Adoption

Petertyl, Mary and Chambers, Jill

Brothers and Sisters In Adoption

by Arletta James

The Family Book: A Book About Adoption and Families
Parr, Todd

Adopted Teens Only

Danea Gorbett

Post-Adoption Blues: Overcoming the Unforseen Challenges of Adoption
Foli, Karen and Thompson, John

Beyond Good Intentions

Cheri Register

Open Adoption Experience

Sharon Kaplan Roszia

Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew

Sherrie Eldridge

The Lesbian Parenting Book: A Guide to Creating Families and Raising Children
Clunis, Merilee and Green, Dorsey

Raising Adopted Children

Lois Ruskai Melina

Attaching in Adoption: Practical Tools for Today’s Parents

Deborah Gray

Adoption and the Schools

by Lansing Wood & Nancy Ng

Being Adopted:The Lifelong Search For Self

Mary Watkins

The Family of Adoption

Joyce Maguire Pavao

The Primal Wound: understanding the Adopted Child

Nancy Verrier

Child's Journey Through Placement, A
by Vera Fahlberg

Lesbian and Gay Fostering and Adoption: Extraordinary yet Ordinary
Hicks, Stephen and McDermott, Janet

Dear Birthmother, Thank You for Our Baby
by Kathleen Silber

Ghost At Heart's Edge: Stories & Poems of Adoption
Ed. by Susan Ito and Tina Cervin

Healing Parents: Helping Wounded Children Learn to Trust & Love
by Michael Orlans, Terry M. Levy

How To Open An Adoption
by Patricia Martinez Dorner

How My Family Came to Be: Daddy, Papa and Me
Aldrich, Andrew

Learning the Dance of Attachment
by Holly van Gulden & Charlotte Vick

Making Sense of Adoption
by Lois Melina

Nurturing Attachments

Deborah D. Gray

Parenting Adopted Adolescents: Understanding & Appreciating Their Journeys
By Gregory Keck, Edited by Lynda Mansfield

Parenting the Hurt Child: Helping Adoptive Families Heal and Grow
by Gregory Keck and Regina Kupecky

Talking With Young Children About Adoption
by Mary Watkins & Susan Fischer

The Adoption Decision: 15 Things You Want to Know Before Adopting
Christianson, Laura

Cross Cultural Adoption: How to Answer Questions from Family, Friends & Community
Abramowitz, Caryn and Coughlin

Books For Extended Family

Adoption is a Family Affair
by Patricia Johnston

Labours of Love: Canadians Talk About Adoption
Brennan, Deborah

Adopting: Sound Choices, Strong Families
Johnston, Patricia Irwin

Truly Yours: Thoughts on the Miracle of Adoption
Dail, Laura