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1

The Primal Wound:
Understanding the Adopted Child

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9.5
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  • 2

    Adopting After Infertility

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    9.4
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  • 3

    ITHAKA:
    A Daughter's Memoir of Being Found

    Current rating
    9.2
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  • 4

    'Are Those Kids Yours?':
    American Families With Children Adopted from Other Countries

    Current rating
    9.0
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  • 5

    Raising Adopted Children:
    Practical Reassuring Advice for Every Adoptive Parent

    Current rating
    9.0
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  • 6

    They Cage the Animals at Night

    Current rating
    9.0
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  • 7

    Real Parents, Real Children ; Parenting the Adopted Child:
    Parenting the Adopted Child

    Current rating
    9.0
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  • 8

    Birthbond:
    Reunions Between Birthparents and Adoptees - What Happens After...

    Current rating
    8.8
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  • 9

    Being Adopted:
    The Lifelong Search for Self

    Current rating
    8.8
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  • 10

    Talking With Young Children About Adoption

    Current rating
    8.7
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  • 11

    Adopting the Hurt Child:
    Hope for Families With Special-Needs Kids: A Guide for Parents and Professionals

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    8.5
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  • 12

    How to Adopt Internationally:
    A Guide to Agency-Directed and Independent Adoptions

    Current rating
    8.4
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  • 13

    The Adoption Resource Book

    Current rating
    8.3
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  • 14

    A Child's Journey Through Placement

    Current rating
    8.1
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  • 15

    Adoption Reunions:
    A Book for Adoptees, Birth Parents and Adoptive Families

    Current rating
    7.9
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  • 16

    Beating the Adoption Odds:
    Using Your Head and Your Heart to Adopt

    Current rating
    7.9
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  • 17

    The International Adoption Handbook:
    How to Make an Overseas Adoption Work for You

    Current rating
    7.4
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  • 18

    The Open Adoption Experience:
    A Complete Guide for Adoptive and Birth Families--From Making the Decision Through the Child's Growing Years

    Current rating
    7.3
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  • 19

    The Complete Guide to Foreign Adoption:
    What to Expect and How to Prepare for Your New Child

    Current rating
    7.3
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  • 20

    Birthright:
    The Guide to Search and Reunion for Adoptees, Birthparents, and Adoptive Parents

    Current rating
    7.3
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