Adoptee Books (16 books)

Books about the adoptee experience

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1	The Primal Wound: Understanding The Adopted Child by Nancy Verrier 4.03 avg rating — 1,801 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	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
2	All You Can Ever Know by Nicole Chung (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 26,449 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	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
3	You Don't Look Adopted by Anne Heffron 4.27 avg rating — 278 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	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
4	The Racism of People Who Love You: Essays on Mixed Race Belonging by Samira Mehta 3.94 avg rating — 430 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	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
5	Adoption Fantasies: The Fetishization of Asian Adoptees from Girlhood to Womanhood by Kimberly D. McKee 4.62 avg rating — 16 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	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
6	Disrupting Kinship: Transnational Politics of Korean Adoption in the United States by Kimberly D. McKee 4.08 avg rating — 13 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	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
7	When We Become Ours: A YA Adoptee Anthology – An Emotion-Filled Collection for Teens Exploring Growing Up Adopted by Shannon Gibney 4.17 avg rating — 282 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	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
8	I Would Meet You Anywhere: A Memoir by Susan Kiyo Ito (Goodreads Author) 4.57 avg rating — 486 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	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
9	"You Should Be Grateful": Stories of Race, Identity, and Transracial Adoption by Angela Tucker 4.57 avg rating — 1,210 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	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
10	The Girl I Am, Was, and Never Will Be: A Speculative Memoir of Transracial Adoption by Shannon Gibney 3.87 avg rating — 717 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	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
11	In My Heart: The Adoption Story Project by Wonderlust Productions 4.12 avg rating — 34 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	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
12	Invisible Boy: A Memoir of Self-Discovery by Harrison Mooney 4.33 avg rating — 816 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	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
13	The Guild of the Infant Saviour: An Adopted Child’s Memory Book (Volume 1) (Machete) by Megan Culhane Galbraith 4.62 avg rating — 107 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	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
14	Already Enough: A Path to Self-Acceptance by Lisa Olivera (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 1,665 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	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
15	Older Sister. Not Necessarily Related.: A Memoir by Jenny Heijun Wills (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 951 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	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
16	Out of Place: The Lives of Korean Adoptee Immigrants by SunAh M Laybourn 3.67 avg rating — 15 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	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