International Adoption

When an impoverished school district loses its accreditation and the affluent community of Crystal Ridge has no choice but to open their school doors, the lives of three very different women converge: Camille Gray - the wife of an executive, mother of three, long-standing PTA chairwoman, and champion fund-raiser - faced with a shocking discovery; Jen Covington, the career nurse whose long, painful journey to motherhood finally resulted in adoption; and 22-year-old Anaya Jones - the first woman in her family to graduate college and a brand-new teacher at Crystal Ridge's top elementary school, unprepared for the powder-keg situation....

If you're the White parent of a transracially or internationally adopted child, you may have been told that if you try your best and work your hardest, good intentions and a whole lot of love will be enough to give your child the security, attachment, and nurturing family life they need to thrive. The only problem? It's not true. What White Parents Need to Know About Transracial Adoption breaks down the dynamics that frequently fly under the radar of the whitewashed, happily-ever-after adoption stories we hear so often.

Journey with the author on the emotional roller-coaster of preparing to adopt a baby girl through international adoption. Be with them as they fly to China to receive their daughter. You will laugh and cry as you listen to the journal that the author kept of his experiences as they happened.

A Quest for Alex is a heartwarming story based on real-life events following a couple’s journey to create a family through international adoption. It reads like an action-adventure novel, as their quest goes from what they thought would be a straightforward process to a protracted, contested case that winds its way through multiple hearings, all the way to the Supreme Court of Chile.

Cover Design by Micheline Birger Bittersweet Birthright: An American Citizen Finds Her Birthmother in Germany: An Emotional Journey I wrote this story in 1991 about two years after I met my German birthmother in Germany in 1989. I was 41 at the time when I wrote this. I was 39 when I met her. I never thought it was possible. I believed in the impossible though. I had a lot of deep emotions. I hope that the reader is able to capture that moment in time with me. I personally believe that people have the right to know about their birth circumstances if they so choose. I had no say in the ...

"Daddy, Come & Get Me: a dad’s adventure through a Guatemalan adoption" tells two stories about one girl. Author Gil Michelini tells how he led his family through the process of adopting a daughter of Guatemala. Using the official Guatemalan adoption documents and assistance of those familiar with the Guatemalan culture, Michelini includes a plausible story of his daughter’s life in Guatemala and how her birthmother came to the decision to relinquish her for adoption. This story is included to illustrate and honor the sacrifice one woman endured for the sake of her daughter. This is not...

Foster families are unsung heroes, willing to stand on the front lines for children who can’t stand up for themselves. But fostering can also be a lonely journey as friends and family members pull away from the fear of the unknown. We all have a job to do, and it starts by stepping forward and wrapping around those who are sacrificing so much.

The December 1989 execution of Romania's leader Nicolae Ceausescu brought news of his atrocities that caught the world's attention. One such story was of the over 100,000 children living in overcrowded underfunded orphanages due to Ceausescu's mandate that required each family to produce at least five children. Some Americans sought to save some of these children from a life of institutional poverty. This is the story of several families from Oregon who went to Romania to adopt some of those forgotten children. These are stories of bravery, courage, and daring as these ordinary women and ...

Ten-year-old Babo has grown up on an abandoned circus camp in a war-torn country. She sleeps in the old lion cage and takes care of the other parentless "leftover kids" telling them fantastical stories about the old circus days and finding ways to make them laugh. They need her. So Babo is not one single bit happy when an American couple wants to adopt her and change her name to Betti. How will her real parents ever find her all the way in America?

Discover how hundreds of thousands of students from all over the world are making the United States their second home! In 2021 alone, over 1.1 million international students were studying in the US, with 50 percent coming from Asia, 30 percent from Europe, and 10 percent from Latin America. The numbers are only growing, which is exciting, but also daunting for young learners who want to experience this adventure.

Annie has it all—a loving husband, money, and a beautiful home. But all she has ever wanted is to be a mother—something that she just can't seem to make happen. When Annie and Joe learn of a young mother interested in placing her baby for adoption, they jump at the chance to become parents. But is Annie ready to sacrifice everything in order to finally fulfill her dream of motherhood? Two women find themselves on two separate journeys to make the greatest sacrifice for the child they love. But can love truly conquer all? Or will the greatest sacrifice be too much?

En ung prostituerad pojke hittas strypt och stympad i en lägenhet i Glasgow. När rättsmedicinaren Rhona MacLeod kommer till brottsplatsen chockas hon av hur lik offret är henne själv. Skräcken sätter sig i kroppen. Kan han vara sonen som hon adopterade bort sexton år tidigare? Fylld av skuldkänslor beslutar sig Rhona för att på egen hand försöka hitta mördaren och ta reda på vad som egentligen hände hennes son. Men hon har starka krafter emot sig. "Nätfångst" är den första, fristående delen i serien om den tuffa rättsmedicinaren Rhona MacLeod.