Bibliography of Adoption-Related Books

While many of these books were published quite some time ago, they are classics in the field of adoption and their information remains timeless and relevant today. You can still purchase most of them through Amazon.com. Books marked with an “*” can be purchased online through the C.A.S.E. store. We welcome your requests for specific topics not covered here – Let us know!

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For Parents and Professionals

• Brodsinzky, David; Achechter, Marshall; Henig, Robin. Being Adopted: The Lifelong Search for Self, 1992.
• Cogen, Parenting Your Internationally Adopted Child, 2008.
• Dorner, Patricia. How to Open an Adoption. 1998
• Dorner, Patricia and Kathleen Silber. Children of Open Adoption. 1990.
• Duxbury, Micky. Making Room in Our Hearts: Keeping Family Ties Through Open
  Adoption, 2007
• Eldridge, Sherrie. Twenty Things Adopted Kids Children Wish Their Adoptive Parents
  Knew, 1999.
• Fong, Rowena and McRoy, Ruth. Transracial and Intercountry Adoptions: Cultural Guidance for Professionals,2016.
• Gray, Deborah. Attaching in Adoption, 2002.
• Gray, Deborah. Nurturing Adoptions: Creating Resilience after Neglect and Trauma,
  2007
• Holden, Lori with Crystal Hass. The Open-Hearted Way to Open Adoption, 2013.
• Hopkins-Best, Mary. Toddler Adoption, 1997.
• Hughes, Daniel. Building the Bonds of Attachment, 2006.
• Hughes, Daniel. Facilitating Developmental Attachment: The Road to Emotional Recovery and Behavioral Change in Foster and Adopted Children, 2000.
• Hughes, Daniel and Golding, Kim. Creating Loving Attachments: Parenting with PACE to Nurture Confidence and Security in the Troubled Child, 2012.
• Hynes, Tony. The Son With Two Moms, 2015.
• Jewett, Claudia. Adopting the Older Child, 1978.
• John, Jaiya. Black Baby, White Hands: A View From the Crib, 2001.
• Johnston, Patricia Irwin. Adopting After Infertility, 1996.
• Keck, Gregory and Kupecky, Regina. Adopting the Hurt Child: Hope for Families with
  Special Needs Kids, 1995.
• Keck, Gregory, Kupecky, Regina, Peterson, Jim. Parenting the Hurt Child: Helping Adoptive Families Heal and Grow, 2002.
• Keefer, Betsy and Schooler, Jayne. Telling the Truth To Your Adopted or Foster Child:
  Making Sense of the Past, 2000.
• Lammert, Marilyn, Ellen Lee and Mary Anne Hess. Once They Hear My Name: Korean
  adoptees and their journeys toward identity, 2008.
• Laugeson, Elizabeth A. The Science of Making Friends: Helping Socially Challenged Teens and Young Adults, 2013.
• MacLeod, Jean and Sheena Macrae. Adoption Parenting: Creating a Toolbox, Building
  Connections, 2006.
• Malchiodi, Cathy A. PhD ATR-BC LPCC (Editor), Crenshaw, David A. PhD ABPP RPT-S (Editor) Creative Arts and Play Therapy for Attachment Problems, 2013. 
• Melina, Lois. Making Sense of Adoption: A Parent’s Guide, 1989.
• Melina, Lois. Raising Adopted Children: Practical, Reassuring Advice for Every Adoptive
  Parent, 1998.
• Melina, Lois and Kaplan, Sharon. The Open Adoption Experience, 1993.
• Orlans, Michael and Terry Levy. Healing Parents: Helping Wounded Children Learn to
  Trust and Love, 2006.
• O’Toole, Elisabeth. In On It: What adoptive parents would like you to know about
  adoption-A Guide for Relatives and Friends, 2011.
• Pavao, Joyce. The Family of Adoption, 1998.
• Pertman, Adam. Adoption Nation: How the Adoption Revolution is Transforming
  America, 2000.
• Phagan-Hansel, Kim. The Foster Parenting Toolbox, 2014.
• Phagan-Hansel, Kim. The Kinship Parenting Toolbox, 2015.
• Purvis, Karen. The Connected Child, 2007.
• Riley, Debbie, Jill Waterman, Jeanne Miranda and Audra Langley (for clinicians). Adoption-Specific Therapy, 2018.
• Riley, Debbie and John Meeks. Beneath the Mask: Understanding Adopted Teens,
  C.A.S.E. Publications, 2005. *Available for Purchase – C.A.S.E. Store
• Roorda, Rhonda. In Their Voices: Black Americans on Transracial Adoption, 2015.
• Rosenberg, Elinor. The Adoption Life Cycle: The Children and Families Through the Years, 1992.
• Rosenberg, Shelley. Adoption and the Jewish Family: Contemporary Perspectives, 1998.
• Schooler, Jayne, Betsey Keefer and Timothy Callahan. Wounded Children Healing Homes, 2010.
• Steinberg, Gail and Beth Hall. Inside Transracial Adoption, 2000.
• Stixrud, Bill and Ned Johnson. The Self-Driven Child: The Science and Sense of Giving Children More Control Over Their Lives, 2018.
• The C.A.S.E. Team. Beneath the Mask: For Teen Adoptees, 2018.
• Van Gulden, Holly and Bartels-Rabb, Lisa. Real Parents, Real Children: Parenting the Adopted Child, 1993.
• Wolff, Jana.  Secret Thoughts of an Adopted Mother. 1997.

For Young Adults / Teens

• Ballard, Robert (editor). Pieces of Me: Who do I Want to Be. Voices for and by adopted teens. 2009.
• Christian, Diane Rene. An-Ya and Her Diary. 2014.
• Kearney Meg. The Secret of Me: A Novel in Verse, 2007.
• Taylor Lisle, Janet. The Crying Rocks. 2012.
• The C.A.S.E. Team. Beneath the Mask: For Teen Adoptees, 2018.
• Lowry, Lois. Find a Stranger, Say Goodbye. 1978.

For Children

• Baron, Ellen. The Whole Me, 2002. *Available for Purchase – C.A.S.E. Store
• Rosenberg, Elinor. The Adoption Life Cycle: The Children and Families
• Cain, Barbara. Double Dip Feelings, 1990. (ages 2-8)
• Cole, Joanna. How I Was Adopted, 1995.
• Curtis, Jamie Lee. Tell Me Again About the Night I Was Born, 1996. (2-8)
• Brodzinsky, Anne. The Mulberry Bird, 2013. (7-12)
• DiBenedetto, Kelly; Eckert, Jennifer; Gorczyca, Katie. Adoption is a Lifelong Journey, 2017.
• Freudberg, Judy and Tony Geiss. Susan and Gordon Adopt a Baby, 1986. (2-8)
• Girard, Linda. Adoption is for Always, 1986. (6-12)
• Kasza, Keiko. A Mother for Choco, 1992. (2-8)
• Katz, Karen. Over the Moon: An Adoption Tale, 1997. (2-6)
• Keller, Holly. Horace, 1991. (2-8)
• Kroll, Virginia. Beginnings: How Families Come to Be, 1994. (4-8)
• Livingston, Carole. Why Was I Adopted? 1990. (7-12)
• Pellegrini, Nina. Families Are Different, 1991. (4-8)
• Harris, Robie and Michael Emberley. It’s Not the Stork, 2006. (4-6)
• Harris, Robie and Michael Emberley. It’s So Amazing, 2004. (7-9)
• Harris, Robie and Michael Emberley. It’s Perfectly Normal, 2009. (10 and up)
• Simon, Norma. All Kinds of Families, 1976. (2-8)
• Schoettle, Marilyn. W.I.S.E. Up! Powerbook (ages 6-12) *Available for Purchase – C.A.S.E. Store
• Rosenberg, Elinor. The Adoption Life Cycle: The Children and Families

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