Adoption and Birth Parent Information Center Booklist
Adoption Booklist
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ADOPTEES
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REUNION: THE SEARCH FOR MY BIRTH FAMILY - Madelene Allen
An adoptee's search; its frustrations, anger and rewards. An Ontario search and reunion story.
SECOND CHOICE - R. Anderson
A male adoptee's attempts to find his birth roots
HOW TO SEARCH IN CANADA - J. Marshall
Canadian guide and resource book
FINDING FAMILY - R. Ouston
Male adoptee's search story asks what it really means to find family
SEARCHING FOR A PAST - Jayne Schooler
Insights & interviews to document adoptees' decisions to search or not; their reunion aftermath viewpoints.
SO, HERE I AM! BUT WHERE DID I COME FROM? - Mary Ruth Wotherspoon
Only when her second grandchild was born with big brown eyes did the author begin her search.
YOU, TOO, CAN FIND ANYBODY - Joe Culligan 1994 edition
FAINT TRAILS:
A Guide to Adult Adoptee-Birth Parent Reunification Searches - Hal Aigner
SEARCH FOR ANNA FISHER - A. Fisher
ADOPTED? A CANADIAN GUIDE FOR ADOPTED ADULTS
IN SEARCH OF THEIR ORIGINS - Clare Marcus
HOW TO SEARCH IN CANADA - Joan Marshall
ADOPTEES IN SEARCH OF THEIR ORIGINS - John Trusekiotis
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF "REUNION, SEARCH FOR MY BIRTH FAMILY" - Madelene Allen
BLESSINGS - B. Plain
An adoptee's search for her birthmother affects everyone. Fiction
LOST AND FOUND - B.J. Lifton
An adoptee's emotional journey of search. Classic
SIBLING REUNION, Randolf W. Severson
REUNIONS BETWEEN ADOPTEES AND BIRTH PARENTS: THE BIRTH PARENTS' EXPERIENCE
- Phyllis R. Silverman et al
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF "REUNION, SEARCH FOR MY BIRTH FAMILY" - Madelene Allen
ADOPTION; A HANDFUL OF HOPE - S. Ams
What does adoption mean? Exploration of changing attitudes and long-term affects
JOURNEY OF THE ADOPTED SELF - B.J. Lifton
The complexity of the adoption experience on an adoptee's life. Essential reading for the whole Triad
LOST AND FOUND - B.J Lifton
An adoptee's emotional journey of search. Classic
SECOND CHOICE - R. Anderson
A male adoptee's attempts to find his birth roots
THE PRIMAL WOUND - N. Verrier
Revolutionizes the way we think about adoption
SECOND CHOICE: GROWING UP ADOPTED Robert Anderson, MD
An unusual perspective: from a {black market} male adoptee/psychiatrist telling it from both sides.
THE RIGHT TO KNOW WHO YOU ARE - K. Griffith
All encompassing study by New Zealand adoption reformer. A great resource book
WHERE ARE MY BIRTH PARENTS? A GUIDE FOR TEENAGE ADOPTEES - Karen Gravelle and Susan Fischer
THE STRANGER WHO BORE ME: ADOPTEE-BIRTHMOTHER RELATIONSHIPS - Karen March
TWICE BORN - Betty Jean Lifton
ADOPTED CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES - Michael Bohman
HOW THEY FARED IN ADOPTION - Benson Jaffee and David Fanshel
ADOPTION AND FAMILY LIFE - Margaret Kornitzer
ADOPTED CHILDREN - HOW THEY GROW UP -
A STUDY OF THEIR ADJUSTMENT AS ADULTS - A.M. McWhinnie
THE ADOPTED CHILD COMES OF AGE - Lois Raynor
GROWING UP ADOPTED: A REPORT BY THE NAT'L CHILDREN'S BUREAU
- Jean Seglow et al
DEATH BY ADOPTION - Joss Shawyer
PAROLD D'ADOPTE - Fabrice Delfieu
THE RIGHT TO KNOW WHO YOU ARE - Keith Griffeth
MY NAME'S NOT SUSIE - Sharon Jean Hamilton
BIRTHPARENTS
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THE OTHER MOTHER - C. Schafer
A birthmother's search and reunion with her son
TORN FROM THE HEART - L. Jurgens
Poignant birthmother search and reunion story
WANTED: FIRST CHILD - R. Harsin
Intimate account of a teen's pregnancy and relinquishment and her later search
SEARCH AFTERMATH & ADJUSTMENTS - Sanders & Sitterly
Questions and answers
on post-search issues
SEARCH: A HANDBOOK FOR ADOPTEES & BIRTHPARENTS - Jayne Askin
BIRTHRIGHT: THE GUIDE TO SEARCH AND REUNION FOR ADOPTEES, BIRTHPARENTS AND ADOPTIVE PARENTS - Jean A. S. Strauss
SAYING GOODBYE TO A BABY: THE BIRTHPARENT'S GUIDE TO LOSS AND GRIEF
IN ADOPTION - Patricia Roles, MSW
Society does not recognize the right and the need of birthparents to grieve. Professionals in the field of adoption have begun to realize and acknowledge that a grief process occurs following relinquishment of an infant.
HOW TO SEARCH IN CANADA - Joan Marshall
ADOPTION REUNIONS - M. McColm
The most comprehensive book about reunions so far
I WOULD HAVE SEARCHED FOREVER - S. Musser
A birthmother's story of search reunion and reconciliation
BIRTHBOND - Gediman and Brown
Explores post-reunion relationships between adoptees and birth parents
OUT OF THE SHADOWS: BIRTHFATHER STORIES - Mary M. Mason
Explores feelings of birth fathers about search and reunion in adoption
WANTED: FIRST CHILD - Rebecca Harsin
A teenager's journal of becoming pregnant, maternity home experience & how she was coerced to sign papers. Describes reunion.
REUNIONS BETWEEN ADOPTEES AND BIRTH PARENTS: THE BIRTH PARENTS' EXPERIENCE
- Phyllis R. Silverman et al
BIRTHMOTHER TRAUMA - H. Carlini
Birthmothers and the grieving process
TO KEERA WITH LOVE - K. Becker
A teen birthmother's decision to relinquish her child
OUT OF THE SHADOWS: BIRTHFATHER STORIES - Mary M. Mason
Explores feelings of birth fathers about search and reunion in adoption
YESTERDAY THEY TOOK MY BABY - Ben Wicks
True stories of adoption full of courage and optimism.
BIRTHMOTHERS - M.B. Jones
Women who have relinquished babies for adoption tell their stories
WAKE UP LITTLE SUSIE - Rickie Solinger
Ever wonder why birthmothers are angry? This expose reveals how the politicians {conservatives} & social workers undermined & stripped birthmoms of their self-esteem & dignity - including legislation to sterilize them involuntarily and forcing them to deliver without anesthesia as "punishment."
WITHIN ME, WITHOUT ME - Syue Wells
A collection of personal stories by birthmothers.
GIVING AWAY SIMONE: A MEMOIR - Jan L. Waldon
SHADOW TRAIN - Patricia E. Taylor
A birthmothers story. Probably the best book from a birthmother on the market. A journey between relinquishment and reunion.
ADOPTED CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES - Michael Bohman
ADOPTIVE PARENTS
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ADOPTION AND FAMILY LIFE - Margaret Kornitzer
WHOLE TRIAD
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UNLOCKING THE ADOPTION FILES - Paul Sachdev
Research about the effects of sealed adoption records on adoptees and
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THE PSYCHOLOGY OF ADOPTION - David M. Brodzinsky, Ph.D
A TIME TO SEARCH - H. Erlich
THE REUNION BOOK - M.J. Rillera
Post-reunion experiences of adoption Triad members
STORIES OF ADOPTION: LOSS & REUNION - E. Blau
Personal accounts movingly express the emotions of adoption Great photography
SYNCHRONICITY & REUNION: THE GENETIC CONNECTION OF ADOPTEES &
BIRTHPARENTS - LaVonne Stifler, PhD
BIRTHBOUND - Gediman and Brown
Explores post-reunion relationships between adoptees and birth parents
TRANSITIONS - William Bridges
ADOPTION WITHOUT FEAR - J. Gritter
Sixteen true stories of open adoption
THE ADOPTION TRIANGLE - Baron, Pannor and Sorosky
Studies the effects of adoption on adoption Triad members. Classic resource
FACES OF ADOPTION - E. Giddens
Adoption is not a single event but an ongoing life process
SACRED BOND - P. Chesler
The Baby M. case and its legacy
BUTTERBOX BABIES - B. Cahill
True story of the Ideal Maternity Home
THE SOLOMON DECISION - K. Pijanowski
Interview with adoption triad members and professionals. Excellent discussion on secrecy
SHARED FATE H. David Kirk
SHEDDING LIGHT ON...THE DARKSIDE OF ADOPTION - Marsha Riben
TALKING WITH YOUNG CHILDREN ABOUT ADOPTION - Mary Watkins & Susan Fisher
UNDERSTAND THE TRIAD - Dirck W. Brown
CONFESSIONS OF A LOST MOTHER - Elisa Menocal Barton
First book published of bulletin board-internet mailings concerning the adoption triad family.
THE ADOPTION READER - Edited by Susan Wadia-Ells
Birthmothers, adoptive mothers and adopted daughters tell their stories
FACES OF ADOPTION - Lynn Giddens
ADOPTION, IDENTITY AND SOCIAL POLICY - Erica Haimes and Noel Timms
TODAYS CHILD - Helen Allen
THE ART OF ADOPTION - Linda Cannon Burgess
WHERE ARE THE CHILDREN? - Betty Reid Madell
CRISIS OF SELF DOUBT - Gertrude Rosner
COMMITMENT: THE REALITY OF ADOPTION - Grace Sandness
THE ADOPTION TRIANGLE: THE EFFECT OF SEALED RECORDS - A.D. Sorosky et al
ONTARIO'S NEW ADOPTION DISCLOSURE POLICY - John Sweeney
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