Adoption Resources & Links

Adoption Organizations

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Adoption Information Center of Illinois, 188 W. Randolph St., Suite 600, Chicago, IL 60601. (312)346-1516.

Adoptive Families of America, 2309 Como Ave., St. Paul, MN 55108. (612)535-4829.

Families With Children From China (FCC), 255 W. 90th Street, 11C, New York, NY 10024.

Families for Russian and Ukrainian Adoption (FRUA), P.O. Box 2944, Merrifield, VA 22116. (703)560-6184.

International Concerns for Children, Inc. (ICCC), 911 Cypress Dr., Boulder, CO 80303. (303)494-8333.

Latin American Parents Association (LAPA), PO Box 2013, Brick, NJ 08273. 908)249-5600.

National Adoption Center, 1500 Walnut St., Suite 701, Philadelphia, PA 19102. (215)735-9988.

National Adoption Foundation, 100 Mill Plain Road, Danbury, CT 06811. (203)791-3811.

National Adoption Information Clearinghouse, PO Box 1182, Washington, DC 20013. (703)352-3488.

National Council for Single Adoptive Parents, PO Box 15084, Chevy Chase, MD 20825.

North American Council on Adoptable Children (NACAC), 970 Raymond Ave., Suite 106, St. Paul, MN 55114.

BIBLIOGRAPHY
SUGGESTED READING

	Books for Young Children
	A Mother for Choco by Keiko Kasza (1992).
	Adopted Like Me by Jeffrey LaCure, M.S.W., L.I.C.S.W. (1999).
	Adoption Stories for Young Children by Randall B. Hicks (1995).
	Abby by Jeannette Caines (1984).
	Adoption Is For Always by Linda Walvoord Girard, et al (1987).
	Did My First Mother Love Me?: A Story for an Adopted Child by Kathryn Ann Miller, et al (1994).
	Happy Adoption Day by John McCutcheon (1996).
	How I Was Adopted: Samantha's Story by Joanna Cole (1999).
	Just the Way You Are by Max Lucado (1999).
	Look Who's Adopted! by Michael S. Taheri and James F. Orr (1997).
	Lucy's Feet by Stephanie Stein (1992).
	Mr. Rogers - Let's Talk About It: Adoption by Fred Rogers (1995).
	My Special Family by Kathleen Silber, M.S.W. (1993).
	Pugnose Has Two Special Families by Karis Kruzel (1996).
	Tell Me Again: About the Night I Was Born - Ages 4 - 8 by Jaime Lee Curtis (1996).
	Tell Me Again: About the Night I Was Born - Baby & Preschool by Jaime Lee Curtis (1996).
	The Day We Met You (Aladdin Picture Books) by Phoebe Koehler (1997).
	The Mulberry Bird: An Adoption Story by Anne Braff Brodzinsky (1996).
	Two Birthdays For Beth by Gay Lynn Cronin (1995).

	Books for Older Children/Teens
	Being Adopted by Maxine B. Rosenberg (1985).
	Families Are Different by Nina Pellegrini (1991).

	Books for Adult Adoptees
	All Kinds of Families by Norma Simon (1976).
	Beginnings: How Families Come to Be by Virginia Kroll (1993).
	Being Adopted: The Lifelong Search for Self by David M. Brodzinsky, et al (1993).
	How It Feels to Be Adopted by Jill Krementz (1988).

	Resource and Information Books
	Adopting After Infertility by Patricia Irwin Johnston (1996).
	Adoption Is a Family Affair! What Relatives and Friends Must Know by Patricia Irwin Johnston (2001).
	Adoption Is a Family Affair! What Relatives and Friends Must Know by Patricia Irwin Johnston (2001).
	Is Adoption for You?: The Information You Need to Make the Right Choice by Christine Adamec (1993).
	Making Sense of Adoption by Lois Ruskai Melina (1989).
	Parenting Your Adopted Child: A Complete and Loving Guide by Stephanie E. Siegel (1997).
	Talking With Young Children About Adoption by Mary Watkins, Ph.D. and Susan Fisher, M.D. (1993).
	The Adoption Resource Book by Lois Gilman (1998).
	The Complete Adoption Book: Everything You Need to Know to Adopt the Child You Want in Less Than 1 Year by Laura Beauvais-Godwin, M.P.H. and Raymond Godwin, Esq. (1997).

	Books on Open Adoption
	Children of Open Adoption and Their Families by Kathleen Silber, Patricia Martinez Dorner (1990).
	Dear Birthmother, Thank You for Our Baby by Kathleen Silber, M.S.W. and Phylis Speedlin, Esq. (1998).
	The Open Adoption Book: A Guide to Adoption Without Tears by Bruce M., Ph.D. (1998).
	The Open Adoption Experience: A Complete Guide for Adoptive and Birth Families - From Making the Decision Through the Child's Growing Years by Lois Ruskai Melina (1993).

	International Adoption
	A Passage to the Heart: Writings from Families with Children from China by Amy Klatzkin (ed.) (1998).
	Adopt International: Everything You Need to Know to Adopt a Child from Abroad by O. Robin Sweet (1996).
	Are Those Kids Yours? American Families with Children Adopted from Other Countries by Cheri Register, Ph.D. (1991).

	Wisdom, Prose, Poetry, Etc.
	Adoption Wisdom: A Guide to the Issues and Feelings of Adoption by Marlou Russell (1996).
	Dear Birthmother by Kathleen Silber, Phylis Speedlin (1998).
	Perspectives on a Grafted Tree: Thoughts for Those Touched by Adoption by Patricia Irwin Johnston, M.S. (1983).
	The Adoption Reader: Birth Mothers, Adoptive Mothers, and Adopted Daughters Tell Their Stories by Susan Wadia Ells (Editor) (1995).
	The Other Mother: A Woman's Love for the Child She Gave Up for Adoption by Carol Schaefer (1992).
	The Secret Thoughts of an Adoptive Mother by Jana Wolff (1997).