ADOPTION:
A SELECT LIST OF RESOURCES AVAILABLE
AT FLINT PUBLIC LIBRARY
November is National Adoption
Month. The purpose of National Adoption Month is to focus the
attention on the increasing number of children in the child welfare
system waiting to be adopted and the recognition of adoption
as a positive way to build families.
The following is a list of
select books, web sites, and contact numbers for those who are
considering adoption, who are adopted, or want to learn more
about adoption.
Adult
Books | Youth
Books | Web Sites
Local
Resources and Contact Numbers
Adult
Books
 THE ADOPTION
PROCESS
Adopting on Your Own: The Complete Guide to Adopting as a Single Parent
by Lee Varon (362.7 Ve)
Covers issues and concerns that single men and women who are thinking of adopting may have.
Adoption: The Essential Guide to Adopting Quickly and Safely
by Randall Hicks (362.73 Hi)
A leading adoption attorney demystifies the legal system with this essential resource for adopting a child domestically and internationally.
The Complete Adoption Book: Everything you need to know to adopt a child.
by Laura Beauvais-Godwin (362.73 Be)
Adoption professionals and adoptive parents have written a comprehensive and authoritative resource that will help readers pursue either an independent, agency or international adoption.
The Complete Book of International Adoption : A step-by-step guide to finding your child.
by Dawn Davenport (362.73 Da)
The author, a lawyer who adopted a child from Korea, guides parents through the adoption process.
Gay & Lesbian Parenting Choices: from Adopting or Using a Surrogate to Choosing the Perfect Father
by Brette McWhorter Sember (362.82 Se)
The author provides a complete explanation of the many ways gay or lesbian couples can create a family and the legal hoops they must jump through as part of the process.
M.A.R.E.: Michigan Adoption Resource Exchange
Ref. (Behind Ref. Desk) (362.7 Mi)
A quarterly publication that features Michigan children living in foster care who are waiting to be adopted. To learn more about the featured children and adoption, visit www.mare.org
You can adopt: An Adoptive families guide
By Susan Caughman (362.73 Ca)
Leading attorneys, social workers, and doctors provide realistic and practical advice for those looking to adopt.
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PARENTING
20 Things adoptive parents need to succeed
by Sherrie Eldridge (649 El)
An invaluable resource guide filled with practical advice to help adoptive parents form closer bonds with their children.
The Connected Child: Bring Hope and Healing to Your Adoptive Family
by Karyn Brand Purvis (649 Pu)
Written especially for parents who have adopted children from other countries and cultures, with troubled backgrounds, or with special behavioral or emotional needs.
The Everything Parent's Guide to Raising Your Adopted Child
by Player, Corrie Lynn (362.734 Pl)
All the information any potential or newly adoptive parent might need can be found in this essential guidebook
Parenting Your Adopted Older Child: How to Overcome the Unique Challenges and Raise a Happy and Healthy Child
by Brenda McCreight (649.1 McC)
An adoption expert provides specific parenting strategies for the growing number of people who adopt children over two years of age.
Telling the Truth to Your Adopted or Foster Child: Making Sense of the Past
by Betsy Keefer (362.7 Ke)
Suggests how to share with children the sometimes painful and difficult issues regarding their circumstances, birth family, and backgrounds.
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MEMOIRS
Between light and shadow: A Guatemalan girl’s journey through adoption
by Jacob Wheeler (362.73 Wh)
Veteran journalist Wheeler puts a human face on Guatemalan adoption by telling the story of Ellie, who was adopted by a Michigan family after being abandoned.
The boy from Baby House 10
by Alan Philips (362.196 Ph)
Presents the story of a Russian child with cerebral palsy who was adopted by an American woman.
China Ghosts: My Daughter's Journey to America, My Passage to Fatherhood
by Jeff Gammage (362.73 Ga)
A journalist's enlightening depiction of the foreign adoption process and a remarkable glimpse into a different culture.
The Mistress's Daughter
by A.M. Holmes (362.73 Holmes)
An acclaimed novelist's riveting memoir tells of her meeting her biological parents, being adopted, and discovering the true meaning of family and belonging.
A Princess Found: An American family, an African Chiefdom, and the daughter who connected them all
By Sarah Culberson (Black Life 362.73 Cu)
While searching for her biological father, the adopted daughter of a white couple discovers she is related to African royalty.
Twice Born: Memoirs of an adopted daughter
by Betty Jean Lifton (362.73 Li)
An acclaimed author tells her own story of growing up in a closed adoption system in this vivid and poignant memoir.
SEARCH AND REUNION
Adoption Reunion Stories:
by Shirley Budd Pusey (362.734 Ad)
A collection of stories about the reunions of adopted children and their birthparents.
Adoption Reunion Survival Guide: Preparing Yourself for the Search, Reunion, and Beyond
by Julie Jarrell Bailey (362.7 Ba)
Helps adoptees and their birth mothers decide whether or not to try to locate each other and how to prepare for and handle the often times emotional reunion.
Lost and Found: The Guide to Finding Family, Friends, and Loved Ones
by Troy Dunn (
363.2 Du )
Contains strategies and information to complete your search as quickly and simply as possible. Search: A Handbook for Adoptees and Birthparents
by Jayne Askin (362.7 As)
A detailed step-by-step process for unearthing adoption information through sealed adoption records, government data, and reference resources.
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Youth
Books
Kimchi and Calamari
by Rose Kent (J Fiction Kent)
Adopted from Korea by Italian parents, fourteen-year-old Joseph Calderaro begins to make important discoveries about race and family after a social studies project on cultural heritage.
My Family is Forever
by Nancy L. Carlson (Easy Carlson)
A young girl recounts how she came to be part of an adoptive family. My
Mei Mei
by Ed Young [EASY Young]
Antonia gets her wish when her parents return to China to bring
home a Mei Mei, or younger sister, for her.
Saffy's Angel
by Hilary McKay (J McKay)
After learning that she was adopted, 13 year old Saffy's family takes her back to Italy where she was born to find a special memento of her past.
The Secret of Me
by Meg Kearney (J Fiction Kearney)
A vivid heartfelt tale, told entirely through poems, of a teenager's quest to discover her place within her adoptive family and within the wider world.
Star of the Week
By Darlene Friedman (EASY Friedman)
Kindergarten “Star of the Week” Cassidy-Li puts together a poster with pictures of her family, friends, and pets, but wonders about her birthparents in China.
Who am I: And Other Questions of Adopted Kids
by Charlene C. Giannetti (J 362.73 Gi)
This books speaks confidently to children, preteens, and teens seeking answers to their questions about being adopted.
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Web
Sites
Adoptuskids
http://adoptuskids.com/
A national initiative to recruit foster parents and adoptive families for children in
foster care.
Adopt American Network
http://adoptamericanetwork.org/
Adopt America Network partners with public and private organizations across the country, placing children who are in foster care with loving, permanent homes.
The
Adoption Guide
http://www.theadoptionguide.com/
Adoption help and guidance from the nation's leading adoption magazine.
Adopting.org
http://adopting.org/
Contains information on all aspects of adoption, including unplanned pregnancies, issues and concerns of those who have just adopted, and searching for and reuniting with birth relatives.
Child Welfare Information Gateway
http://www.childwelfare.gov
A federally funded comprehensive resource that provides access to information and resources to help protect children and strengthen families.
Children Awaiting Parents
http://www.capbook.org/
A national nonprofit organization that recruits adoptive families for children in foster care.
National Adoption Center
http://www.adopt.org/
Since 1972, the National Adoption Center has helped to find adoptive families for more than 21,000 U.S. children and helped countless families through the adoption process. Explore this informative site to find out how to adopt a waiting child or teenager.
M.A.R.E. (Michigan Adoption Resource Exchange)
http://www.mare.org/
Contains information about adoption in Michigan. Lists licensed adoption agencies, adoption laws, frequently asked questions, etc.
Michigan
Department of Human Services
http://www.michigan.gov/fia/1,1607,7-124-5452_7116---,00.html
Learn about adopting children who have become permanent state
wards of Michigan.
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Local
Resources and Contact Numbers
Alternatives
for Children and Families
Provides evaluation and placement services for children ages
birth -17 who can no longer live with their parents.
2065 S. Center Rd.
P.O. Box 190238
Burton, MI 48519
(810) 250-3800
Bethany
Christian Services
A non-profit, pro-life, Christian adoption and family services
agency that provides free birthparent counseling, domestic and
international infant adoption, as well as older child and special
needs adoption.
Call 1-800-BETHANY for the nearest office.
Catholic
Charities of Shiawasee and Genesee
Provides adoption evaluation and placement services for
infants, children of color, and children with special needs.
901
Chippewa
Flint, MI 48503
(810) 232-9950
Ennis
Center for Children
Founded in 1978, Ennis Center for Children is a not-for-profit,
multi-service agency providing community based, in home, foster
care, adoption and group home services to children and families.
129 East Third Street
Flint, MI 48502
(810) 233-4031 
Licensed
Michigan Adoption Agencies from M.A.R.E. (Michigan Adoption Resource
Exchange)
http://www.mare.org/MIAgencies/MIAgencies.html
An information and referral service for prospective adoptive parents interested in adopting children with special needs.
1-800-589-6273
Whaley
Children's Center
Provides adoption services for children ages 6-12 who cannot
be reunited with their birth families.
1201 N. Grand Traverse St.
Flint, MI 48503
(810) 234-3603
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