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The Crown And The Scars is a raw and powerful memoir of survival, resilience, and redemption. Nowa Arktreshia takes readers on a journey through the darkest moments of her life-enduring childhood trauma, navigating the foster care system, and facing the...

This book was written for anyone who works on the ground to move children from institutions into families. You as a social worker, case manager, counsellor, or person otherwise involved in this process need to be aware of the issues addressed in this...

What personal truths reside in biological ties that are absent in adoptive ties? And why do we think adoptive and biological ties are essentially different when it comes to understanding who we are? At a time when interest in DNA and ancestry is...

Jenni knows there is more to life than what you weigh.She has come to accept and care for her body without the expectation of weight loss. She eats, moves and lives to feel her most energetic and alive. Yet when she fails to conceive, Jenni begins to...

The Families of John and Jake is a historical book written by Ellen Battelle Dietrick in 1886. The book is a genealogical study of the families of John and Jake, two prominent families of the time. The author provides a detailed account of the family...

When Adoption Fails: Abuse, Autism, and the Search for My Identity is the story of Theresa Werba, an undiagnosed autistic adoptee who endured an abusive adoptive home, several identity changes, a disinheritance, and the discovery of her biological mother...

With QR Audio Links2 BOOKS IN 1- DRAFTED FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCELed on a journey of uncertainty, Peter takes you on a rollercoaster ride, through his own tumultuous and personal experiences. He shares the world of being a foster child; and going through...

This book tells the intimate history of a family of two men plus triplets that came together suddenly one day, and thrived for a year before being torn apart by groundless prejudice. San Francisco author Kevin Fisher-Paulson tells this riveting story...

Un libro apropiado para niños y familias unidas por adopción. Recomendado para niños de 6 años en adelante con edades de 6 a 9 años siendo leído con un adulto. Bellamente ilustrado, este trabajo brinda una mirada honesta y una comprensión más profunda de...

This collection bridges the voices of international scholars and adopted persons to share knowledge about clinical practice with adopted people in adolescence and early adulthood. Coming at a time when countries are beginning to focus on adoption reform,...

Their Daughter, My Baby tells the true story of a young woman who makes the painful and heartbreaking decision to give her first child up for adoption, at a time when unwed pregnancies (or mothers) were not accepted or supported. Told as a love story to...

Finding Karen Black begins with the delightful discovery of a famous birth mother. But Karen's fame didn't change her daughter's life-Karen's love did.In 1959, Karen Black gave up a newborn daughter to adoption. While Karen pursued a career in acting...

One Child's View is Book 1 of the Family of Secrets and Lies series. It is a 50,484-word nonfiction book that tells the true story of a little girl who is placed lovingly in a temporary, informal foster home at the age of three years old, immediately...

迪恩和塔米决定收养一个孩子。他们从未听说过收养的阴暗面，也从没想过疾病与失去。此前迪恩的心一直是被头脑支配掌管的，可在百合垂危之时，他发现自己被开启的，是爱。这是一本收养历程的回忆录。迪恩的文字幽默、敏锐而坦诚，收养带来的生活变动和心路起伏在他笔下就像小说一样引人入胜。那些笑与泪，就像你我生活的影子，过眼，入心。这本书一定能引起收养家庭的共鸣，也适合经历过跨文化生活的读者，但它更是写给被收养者的心声。被收养者最关心的，是在进入新家庭之前，是否有人曾爱过他们。这个幽谷中无瑕百合的故事，能在现实生活最糟糕的时...

Sometimes it is only through giving up our hearts that we learn to trust the Lord.Adoption. It’s something that touches one in three people today, a word that will conjure different emotions in those people touched by it. A word that might...

The brief "Report of Investigation" contained inside the thin, manila envelope that landed in Patti Eddington's mailbox after almost six decades locked in a courthouse vault looked unassuming-but the adoption document unleashed a heartbreaking, emotional...

This book is based on my true life story and how the past plays a role in characteristics that we exhibit. Especially when I found out that I was born out of Rape. My parents had instilled in me the importance of putting God first in my life. I...

At the age of six, living in New York, she was the third of six children born to a woman who had allowed drugs and alcohol to rule her life. The child was placed for adoption by the Department of Children and Families.She was brought to Florida at the...

Change can be hard for anyone, but especially children who are experiencing family changes. In That Blessing Was You: A Story About Family Changes and Adoption, readers will follow the story of a boy from the joyful beginnings of his childhood to his...

How do you hide from the monsters in your own house?Anna Snow, caught in the foster care merry-go-round, is still being shuffled from house to house, but none of them are ever really home. By the time she's ten years old, she's been moved twelve times,...

Reggie Jarrell was adopted as a newborn by a childless couple who were part of his extended family. They agreed to let his teenaged birth mother be part of his life. But no one would speak of his birth father. Jarrell grew up in a loving home with...

In the midst of the Cold War, these children-many the sons and daughters of Greek leftists-became pawns in the global battle for democracy. In this powerful, un-put-downable narrative, Cardaras gives voice not only to Greek adoptees, but to international...

If you need hope, you need to read this book. You Are Me is a fascinating, heartening true story of one person's journey from becoming crippled with amnesia by a car accident to recovering and becoming a parent to children who each needed a second chance...

"Children of Dreams" is borne out of Lorilyn Roberts' shattered dreams. The inspiring story of turning stolen dreams into life-changing hope not only for her but two destitute children will bring tears to the reader as he identifies with her feelings of...

He was adopted. At almost five, Paul Aubin couldn't believe what his "parents" were telling him; he was an adopted child they loved very much, though weren't related to in blood. However, it wasn't until he was an adult that Paul began the search for his...

"...Not knowing what I was once again called to the school to discuss, I opened the door to the greatest challenge yet. There stood a little girl holding two long braids in her hand, sobbing. The look on the faces of the teacher, principal, mother of the...

Do you find yourself stuck in a 'situationship'?Perhaps you have been on a few dates with someone, and you've really hit it off, but for some reason, it hasn't quite blossomed from dating into a relationship, and now you find yourself stuck in some form...

Little Jimmy Brown never knew the warm embrace of a mother's arms while he grew up. When he was just a babe, his momma passed on to the great beyond, leaving him all alone in this harsh world. The poor boy was shipped off to an orphanage, where he spent...

Life is most definitely what you make of it. Jimmy Brown didn't have a head start or any say on where his life began. He had only two and one-half years with a caring mother before she disappeared from his life due to her inheritance of chromosomes that...

Awards:2023 Readers' Favorite International Book Awards Gold Medal for Memoir2023 Outstanding Creator Awards (Winter) Third-Place Winner Best Non-Fiction Book2023 Outstanding Creator Awards (Winter) First-Place Winner in Family2023 Outstanding Creator...

"The question hung in the air as if she'd typed the words on a manual typewriter and left that one sentence on a blank sheet of paper for all to see."She was just eighteen. A naïve country girl all alone in the big wide world for the first time. Soon,...

Agnes must step into Lottie's world to find answers...Agnes knew about Aunt Lottie's gifts but never realized those gifts came with many secrets. When Lottie passes away and leaves Agnes everything, she discovers that her cottage on Isle of Hope is...

This story is for all those great fathers out there that have taken the responsibility of being called daddy, an honor and privilege. For those fathers that enjoy and look forward to leading and guiding their children through this journey called life,...

<P>In <I>My Adopted Life</I>, author Lauren Lynne tells her adoption story from her perspective. She shares lessons, questions, and letters written by her and her birth family. Through these letters, Lauren learned answers to the...

The Hope Chest is a novel written by Mark Lee Luther and published in 1918. The story follows the life of a young girl named Pollyanna, who is left orphaned after her parents die in a car accident. Pollyanna is sent to live with her strict and unloving...

In Healing at the Harbor, the final installment of Keri Dangerfield Stone's memoir series, readers are transported to Maui, where Keri seeks tranquility amidst life's storms. Facing her husband's substance abuse, which threatens to dismantle...

An Unlikely and Not-So-Funny Path to Redemption Does God call us to difficult paths in order to transform us? When Ann said yes to bringing two young foster boys into her home, she had no idea what a long haul she was signing up for. After two...

Love Will Find Your Home is about children's hardships before entering the foster care system. Thanks to abundant love from a caring foster family, the children will be all right in the end. On any given day, approximately half a million children are...

Anyone who has ever been a foster parent, houseparent, or adoptive parent will relate to "Raising My Brothers Child." This book is a powerful compilation of personal stories, psychological insights, and Biblical application gained through the author's...

Dive into a compelling narrative that traverses the depths of adversity to the pinnacle of empowerment. In this captivating tale, unconditional love takes center stage, transcending the superficial boundaries of race, gender, religion, and social status...

Christy Award® winning author, Ann Marie Stewart delivers a powerful and heartfelt novel revealing five generations of secrets. In the search for healing and truth, a century of stories unravel from the stony cliffs of Ireland, to Boston, France, and...