Books for 8 to 12 year olds on

Books for 8 to 12 year olds on
"Telling About Adoption"

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Title	Subtitle	Author	Year
A Special Kind of Love		Baer, Judy	1993
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Teen novel about Jennifer Golden who accidentally discovers that she was adopted in infancy and her secure world falls apart. She feels deceived and alone and plans to run away. But time and the support of her friends and family give her some perspective.

Title	Subtitle	Author	Year
Dillon Dillon		Banks, Kate	2002
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Dillon always wondered why his parents named him Dillon, when their last name was already Dillon. On his 10th birthday he learned the truth about his birth parents & his adoption. After that he had a lot of thinking to do about the nature of life and change.

Title	Subtitle	Author	Year
Everything You Need to Know About Being Adopted		Kaminker, Laura	1999
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Speaking to pre-teen and teen adoptees, author explains adoption vocabulary and issues in understandable terms as she expresses the secret thoughts, feelings, and needs of adopted persons. Black and white photos.

Title	Subtitle	Author	Year
Everything You Need to Know		Kaminker, Laura	1999
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Perfect book to give to an adopted pre-teen, teen, or even young adult. In simple, straight forward language, explains the issues adopted persons face, & answers the questions they may be too afraid to ask. Lots of facts, search ideas, great glossary.

Title	Subtitle	Author	Year
Family Secrets		Corcoran, Barbara	1992
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In this well written, engaging novel, 13 year old Tracy discovers that she was adopted as an infant, a surprise that at first disturbs her but eventually leads to a new understanding about what a family really is.

Title	Subtitle	Author	Year
Is That Your Sister?	A True Story of Adoption	Bunin, Sherry & Catherine
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The author wanted to tell about feelings of a child who was adopted a well as explain the process of adopting.

Title	Subtitle	Author	Year
Sam's Sister		Bond, Juliet
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How do you explain to your older child that you have decided to adopt another child? This book offers a way to discuss this issue.

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