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Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew
Sherrie Eldridge
Delta, 1999
Great for Foster Parents Also!
We are almost certified as a foster family in AZ. We went through PS-MAPP training and I would say this book was that valuable. If you weren't adopted, it's hard to put yourself in their shoes. This book gives you some perspectives that would help.
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Found (Missing)
Margaret Peterson Haddix
Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 2008
great
this is just like any other haddix book... fantastic haddix has done it again she is my favorite auther and this book is as good and as realistic as any of her books if you read this haddix i salute you as a fellow writer. if you want to read my stories go to ...
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A Mercy
Toni Morrison
Knopf, 2008
You say I am wilderness. I am.
Finally a novel that lives up to the publisher's hype. So much is promised with each new book, but this is truly a fine work. I am unable to judge whether this is great literature, but it satisfied me on many levels. That is a rare occurrence for a piece of writing. I ...
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Rescuing Sprite: A Dog Lover's Story of Joy and Anguish
Mark R. Levin
Pocket Books, 2007
Read this if you ever loved and lost a dog
The dogs I have grieved most intensely over, I realize, have been the ones I who were in my life the shortest amount of time. Perhaps it is the deep wish that more time could have been granted to me with these dogs. So it was I think with Mark, who had only two short ...
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A Mother for Choco (Paperstar)
Keiko Kasza
Putnam Juvenile, 1996
A mother for Choco; a story for my daughter
I absolutely adore this book. My sister gave it to us before we traveled to China to adopt our daughter. She's just over two now and has read this book with me dozens of times. We both love the illustrations, and even at a very young age, she "gets" the idea that Choco ...
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They Cage the Animals at Night (Signet)
Jennings Michael Burch
Signet, 1985
I've read it over ten times
Since I first read this book over 15 years ago I've read the book over 10 times. I read it three times the first year. I felt it was an amazing story, very touching, and able to tug at me each time I read it. The strength and courage that the author had was amazing.
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Beyond Consequences, Logic, and Control: A Love-Based Approach to Helping Attachment-Challenged Children With ...
Heather T. Forbes
Beyond Consequences Institute, LLC, 2006
This book put into words and examples things I had been discovering with my own daughter
I loved this book! It really is amazing to bring everything back to Love versus Fear and being present with your child. It sounds so easy, but most people I observe don't do it regularly and well- even "great parents"! It has been huge learning to just be there for my ...
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Reunion (Redemption Series-Baxter 1, Book 5)
Karen Kingsbury, Gary Smalley
Tyndale House Publishers, 2004
Moved me to tears
Rarely does a book move me to tears but this one did. This book was well written. I though Elizabeth and her family demonstrated great courage during this time of adversity. Not all was sad in the book. I don't want to give too much away for those who haven't read ...
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Three Little Words: A Memoir
Ashley Rhodes-Courter
Atheneum, 2008
A must have book if you are involved with social services or children in the system
I have purchased over a dozen copies of this book. I literally give them away to people. Ashley Rhodes-Courter is a success story. Unfortunately not all kids in foster care get to have a success story. Ashley aptly shows the reality of living in foster care in an ...
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Attaching in Adoption: Practical Tools for Today's Parents
Deborah D. Gray
Perspectives Press (IN), 2002
Outstanding-- again and again and agian
As the mother of two children adopted from Eastern Europe, and having read stacks and stacks of books on adoption and parenting children with attachment disorder, I can honestly say this one was the most helpful. My children were both 2 at adoption and are now both ...
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Identical Strangers: A Memoir of Twins Separated and Reunited
Elyse Schein, Paula Bernstein
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2008
A shockingly interesting but perfect read
Growing up Stacie (Elyse) Schein felt she was always missing something. When, in her mid 30s she finds she has an identical twin sister she wants to meet her more than anything.
At first it would appear that the two women couldn't be more different. Stacie (who ...
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Such a Silly Baby!
Steffanie Lorig, Richard Lorig
Chronicle Books, 2007
Great read aloud!
This is such a fun book! My toddler loves the silly noises. The pictures evoke a very whimsical party feel. A favorite!
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Tell Me Again About the Night I Was Born
Jamie Lee Curtis
Joanna Cotler, 1996
Great gift for grandson who is 2nd grader who loves to read to me!
The last time our grandson came to visit he told us he wanted to read to his grandfather and me. I did not have a book on hand that a second grader could read, so I have bought this to keep on hand for his next visit. Jamie Lee Curtis' books are all entertaining and ...
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The Connected Child: Bring hope and healing to your adoptive family
Karyn Purvis, David Cross, ...
McGraw-Hill, 2007
This book was our break through
What a great tool this book has been. It helped us make a break through with our second daughter who we had been struggling with for over a year. We had been working hard with all of her indivual issues in isolation. We worked with her language delays, her behavorial ...
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And Tango Makes Three
Peter Parnell, Justin Richardson
Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 2005
A most valuable addition to our library...
A beautifully written and illustrated story. This is a very sweet love story and I can't wait to share it with everyone. Even though this is very clearly a childrens story, it is a story that will warm the heart of the adult reader as well.
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