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Resources: Adoption Books
Adoption is such a fascinating subject you could write a book about it. And you know what -- many people have.

Here’s a list of some of our favourites, along with hundreds of other titles that readers have recommended. Got a book you want the world to know about? Send us the title at info@canadaadopts.com and we’ll be happy to make room for it on our shelf.

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Adoption Triad


Adoption: A Handful of Hope
Arms, Suzanne. New York: Knopf, 1990. Profiles of and commentary from all three members of the adoption triad: birth parents, adoptive parents, and adoptees.


Stories of Adoption: Loss and Reunion
Blau, Eric. New Sage Press 1993. Members of the adoption triad reflect on their reunion experiences and the impact they’ve had on their life and their extended families.


Born in Our Hearts: Stories of Adoption
Filis, Casey. Health Communications 2004. A broad range of adoption stories as experienced by all members of the triad and their families.


Adoption: An Open, Semi-Open or Closed Practice?
Fitzgerald, Gisela. PublishAmerica 2003. An exploration of three types of adoption and the lifelong effects they have on all members of the triad.


Family Wanted: Writers' Adoption Stories
Holloway, Sara, editor. Granta Books, 2005. Writers reflect on family, love, loss and belonging through the lens of their own adoption story.


Be My Baby: Parents and Children Talk About Adoption
Kinn, Gail. Artisan Press 2000. An emotional portrait of family life and the ties that bind as told through more than 30 first-person accounts from young and old adoptees, adoptive parents and birth parents.


Touched by Adoption
Matthews, Blair. Playing with words 1997. Members of the triad share their stories.


Adoption Reunions
McColm, Michelle. Second Story Press 1993. An overview of adoption and reunion experiences.


Journeys After Adoption: Understanding Lifelong Issues
Schooler, Jayne. Bergin & Garvey 2002. The joys and sadness of adoption as seen through the eyes of dozens of adoptess, birth parents and adoptive parents.


The Adoption Reader: Birth Mothers, Adoptive Mothers, and Adopted Daughters Tell Their Stories
Wadia-Ells, Susan. Seal Press, 1995. A wide array of essays by birth mothers, adoptive mothers, and adopted daughters focusing on different aspects of the adoption process.


Talking with Young Children About Adoption
Watkins, Mary and Fisher, Susan. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1993. Discussing the "A" word: Tips on what to say, and how and when to say it.


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