There is a lot of literature out there on adoption - a lot of it is good and some of it is horribly negative. I've come across a few of both and here are some of my favorites...in the "adult" category.
Dear Birthmother
by Kathleen Silber & Phylis Speedlin
I borrowed this one from the library when we first started seriously looking at adoption as an option. It opened my eyes...a LOT. It taught me that a lot of the things I thought about adoption were wrong. It made me cry happy positive tears. It isn't that long either...I read the whole thing in a couple days...and that was only because I was working two jobs at the time. It's maybe 120 pages? I would recommend EVERYONE read this...especially anyone who has a close friend/family member who is/has/hopes to adopt. If you want to pick up a copy, you can find it
HERE ON AMAZON.
The Complete Adoption Book
by Laura Beauvais-Godwin & Raymond Godwin
If you want to go a little
(ok, a lot) heavier...this one's for you. It has everything you could ever want to know about ANY aspect of adoption...well ok, maybe not EVERYTHING but it has enough info to fill a college course called Adoption 101. It is great for anyone starting an adoption journey or for anyone with a healthy curiosity. You can find it
HERE ON AMAZON.
2 comments:
thanks for the recommendations! I haven't read either of these but I enjoy reading books about adoption so I'll have to check them out.
I haven't read these either, but I did just finish "For the Love of a Child" which was good. I will look into these for sure!
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