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Anna Maria DiDio

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Anna Maria DiDio, MSW - is an adoptive mother, speaker and author of multiple best selling children's and middle-grade books. She is a baker, quilter, and washed-up athlete who is addicted to thin and crispy chocolate chip cookies. Her L.I.F.E.* Adventures and Family Knots Series of children’s books feature stories about adoption and are appropriate for all blended families. Anna Maria hopes her books encourage open and honest exploration about what children are thinking and feeling. She resides in The City of Brotherly Love.

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	Carla The Conqueror: Building Adoptee Confidence and Identity (L.I.F.E.* Adventures series) 4.87 avg rating — 30 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How I Wonder Where You Are, Recognizing Adoptee Grief 4.65 avg rating — 31 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Grace's Write Time 4.90 avg rating — 29 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Many People to Love: Understanding Adoption Trauma (L.I.F.E.* Adventures series Book 1) by Anna Maria DiDio (Goodreads Author), Tatiana Lobanova (Illustrator) 4.96 avg rating — 28 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Love at the Border: An Adoption Adventure 4.24 avg rating — 29 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Grace's Mane Event: A Middle-Grade Novel About Courage, Change, and the Many Ways We Define Family for Ages 8 - 12 it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 15 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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