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1		The Primal Wound: Understanding The Adopted Child by Nancy Verrier 4.04 avg rating — 1,903 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 — 27,009 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 4.28 avg rating — 282 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 3.93 avg rating — 449 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 4.59 avg rating — 17 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 4.07 avg rating — 14 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 — 308 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) 4.56 avg rating — 556 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 4.55 avg rating — 1,382 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 3.85 avg rating — 763 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 4.32 avg rating — 883 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 — 109 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) 4.14 avg rating — 1,755 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) 4.04 avg rating — 975 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 3.69 avg rating — 16 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

16 books · 1 voter · list created May 29th, 2024 by Rina Stanghellini (votes) .

Tags: adoptee, adoption, adoption-competent, trauma-informed

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