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Coming Apart Together: Fragments from an Adoption

by Emily Hipchen ...

This memoir tells the story of two teenagers of different classes and ethnic backgrounds who meet by chance, fall in love, find their parents will not allow them to marry, and go off to college only to discover that they are going to have a child. She is spirited away to a home for unwed mothers, gives birth, signs the relinquishment papers, goes home. In four years, when they are old enough to ... Read more

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This memoir tells the story of two teenagers of different classes and ethnic backgrounds who meet by chance, fall in love, find their parents will not allow them to marry, and go off to college only to discover that they are going to have a child. She is spirited away to a home for unwed mothers, gives birth, signs the relinquishment papers, goes home. In four years, when they are old enough to
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The Routledge Critical Adoption Studies Reader

Edited by Emily Hipchen ...

The Routledge Critical Adoption Studies Reader presents a central source of scholarly approaches arranged around fundamental questions about how adoption, as a complex practice of family-making, is represented in art, philosophy, the law, history, literature, political science, and other humanities. Divided into three major parts, this volume traces the history of adoption and its analogues, ... Read more

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The Routledge Critical Adoption Studies Reader presents a central source of scholarly approaches arranged around fundamental questions about how adoption, as a complex practice of family-making, is represented in art, philosophy, the law, history, literature, political science, and other humanities. Divided into three major parts, this volume traces the history of adoption and its analogues,
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Inhabiting La Patria

Identity, Agency, and Antojo in the Work of Julia Alvarez

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Series series SUNY series in Multiethnic Literatures
Examines the work of prolific Dominican American writer Julia Alvarez.This is the first collection of critical essays on the works of Dominican American author Julia Alvarez. A prolific writer of nearly two dozen books of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and children's literature, Alvarez has garnered numerous international accolades, including the impressive F. Scott Fitzgerald Award for Outstanding ... Read more

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Examines the work of prolific Dominican American writer Julia Alvarez.This is the first collection of critical essays on the works of Dominican American author Julia Alvarez. A prolific writer of nearly two dozen books of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and children's literature, Alvarez has garnered numerous international accolades, including the impressive F. Scott Fitzgerald Award for Outstanding
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Damaged

The Heartbreaking True Story of a Forgotten Child

by Cathy Glass ...

The No. 1 Sunday Times Bestseller.At just eight years old, Jodie is violent, aggressive and extremely challenging. Five carers in four months have been unable to cope, but there is one last hope: Cathy Glass…As Jodie begins to trust Cathy and make progress, shocking details about her past come to light. No one had noticed the glaring signs of abuse by those who were supposed to love her most.One ... Read more

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The No. 1 Sunday Times Bestseller.At just eight years old, Jodie is violent, aggressive and extremely challenging. Five carers in four months have been unable to cope, but there is one last hope: Cathy Glass…As Jodie begins to trust Cathy and make progress, shocking details about her past come to light. No one had noticed the glaring signs of abuse by those who were supposed to love her most.One
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Wish You Happy Forever

What China's Orphans Taught Me about Moving Mountains

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"[Bowen's] remarkable journey transforming Chinese orphanages . . . is a testament to the power of perseverance." —Larry Brilliant, TED Prize-winnerAfter reading an article about the thousands of baby girls languishing in Chinese orphanages, Jenny Bowen and her husband adopted a little girl from China and brought her home to Los Angeles, not out of a need to build a family but rather a commitment ... Read more

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"[Bowen's] remarkable journey transforming Chinese orphanages . . . is a testament to the power of perseverance." —Larry Brilliant, TED Prize-winnerAfter reading an article about the thousands of baby girls languishing in Chinese orphanages, Jenny Bowen and her husband adopted a little girl from China and brought her home to Los Angeles, not out of a need to build a family but rather a commitment
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Adopting a Child With a Trauma and Attachment Disruption History

A Practical Guide

by Theresa Ann Fraser ...

“If you have the love in your heart and the courage to adopt a child from a traumatized background, then you must have this book.” -- Robert Rich, PhD, anxietyanddepression-help.comThis booklet is a fact-filled resource for adoptive parents who have a child with trauma and attachment disruption experiences. Fraser provides tips and strategies that can be considered before placement as well as days ... Read more

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“If you have the love in your heart and the courage to adopt a child from a traumatized background, then you must have this book.” -- Robert Rich, PhD, anxietyanddepression-help.comThis booklet is a fact-filled resource for adoptive parents who have a child with trauma and attachment disruption experiences. Fraser provides tips and strategies that can be considered before placement as well as days
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They Cage the Animals at Night

The True Story of an Abandoned Child's Struggle for Emotional Survival

by Jennings Michael Burch ...

The heartbreaking, iconic true story of an abandoned little boy’s horrific journey through the American foster care system.On a misty evening in Brooklyn, Jennings Michael Burch’s mother, too sick to care for him, left her eight-year-old son at an orphanage with the words, “I’ll be right back.” She wasn’t.Shuttled through a bleak series of foster homes, orphanages, and institutions, Jennings never ... Read more

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The heartbreaking, iconic true story of an abandoned little boy’s horrific journey through the American foster care system.On a misty evening in Brooklyn, Jennings Michael Burch’s mother, too sick to care for him, left her eight-year-old son at an orphanage with the words, “I’ll be right back.” She wasn’t.Shuttled through a bleak series of foster homes, orphanages, and institutions, Jennings never
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If You Think You Are My Daughter

by Jeanne Biedrzyck, Karen Sweet, Lewis M. Elia ...

Jeanne is sixteen years old and is forced to give up her baby girl for adoption. She never gets to see or hold her but she never forgets. And so begins a journey, a search for a lost child which will last thirty years. Join these two women on a spiritual journey as they learn the meaning of family and love which ends at Jeanne's new home overlooking the Ashokan Reservoir in upstate New York. Or is ... Read more

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Jeanne is sixteen years old and is forced to give up her baby girl for adoption. She never gets to see or hold her but she never forgets. And so begins a journey, a search for a lost child which will last thirty years. Join these two women on a spiritual journey as they learn the meaning of family and love which ends at Jeanne's new home overlooking the Ashokan Reservoir in upstate New York. Or is
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Attaching Through Love, Hugs and Play

Simple Strategies to Help Build Connections with Your Child

by Deborah D. Gray ...

Capturing the warmth and fun of forming close relationships with children, this book offers simple advice to parents of children who find it difficult to attach and bond - whether following adoption, divorce or other difficult experiences.Attachment therapist Deborah D. Gray describes how to use the latest thinking on attachment in your daily parenting. She reveals sensory techniques which have ... Read more

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Capturing the warmth and fun of forming close relationships with children, this book offers simple advice to parents of children who find it difficult to attach and bond - whether following adoption, divorce or other difficult experiences.Attachment therapist Deborah D. Gray describes how to use the latest thinking on attachment in your daily parenting. She reveals sensory techniques which have
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Finding Our Families

A First-of-Its-Kind Book for Donor-Conceived People and Their Families

by Wendy Kramer, Naomi Cahn ...

The first comprehensive book that offers invaluable step-by-step advice for families with donor-conceived children.Wendy Kramer, founder and director of the Donor Sibling Registry, and Naomi Cahn, family and reproductive law professor, have compiled a comprehensive and thorough guide for the growing community of families with donor-conceived children. Kramer and Cahn believe that all donor ... Read more

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The first comprehensive book that offers invaluable step-by-step advice for families with donor-conceived children.Wendy Kramer, founder and director of the Donor Sibling Registry, and Naomi Cahn, family and reproductive law professor, have compiled a comprehensive and thorough guide for the growing community of families with donor-conceived children. Kramer and Cahn believe that all donor
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Psychology of Orphans

by Dr. Ludmila M. Shipitsyna ...

Psychology of Orphans is written by Dr. Lyudmila Shipitsyna Rector of the Institute of Special Education and Psychology Saint-Petersburg, Russia. She has a Doctorate in Science and Biology and works as an honored professor in this specialty in the Russian Federation. Considered an expert and pioneer in this field in Russia, she has authored over 400 publications. Today these books have formed the ... Read more

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Psychology of Orphans is written by Dr. Lyudmila Shipitsyna Rector of the Institute of Special Education and Psychology Saint-Petersburg, Russia. She has a Doctorate in Science and Biology and works as an honored professor in this specialty in the Russian Federation. Considered an expert and pioneer in this field in Russia, she has authored over 400 publications. Today these books have formed the
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A Child's Journey Through Placement

by Vera I Fahlberg ...

Children who are cared for in an out of home placement are in need of support and stability. This classic text offers information and advice for professionals and carers on how to help these children, who will often have attachment difficulties.Vera I. Fahlberg, M.D. shares her experience and expertise, outlining the significance of attachment and separation, the developmental stages specific to ... Read more

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Children who are cared for in an out of home placement are in need of support and stability. This classic text offers information and advice for professionals and carers on how to help these children, who will often have attachment difficulties.Vera I. Fahlberg, M.D. shares her experience and expertise, outlining the significance of attachment and separation, the developmental stages specific to
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