Adopted: The Ultimate Teen Guide (It Happened to Me) - Hardcover

Suzanne Buckingham Slade

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 081085774X ISBN 13: 9780810857742

Publisher: Scarecrow Press, 2007

Synopsis

The search for one's self during the challenging teen years can be even more difficult for the adopted teen. Many adopted teens have unanswered questions that may result in fear, anger, and low self-esteem. These feelings may be compounded by the isolation they feel because most friends and family members cannot fully relate to their situation.

Adopted: The Ultimate Teen Guide enables young adults to explore their feelings as they read the personal experiences of other adopted teens. Through these stories, adopted teens can learn how others have resolved some of their adoption issues and gain powerful insights from those who have experienced some of their same frustrations, struggles, and concerns.

Experienced adoption professionals share practical ideas and strategies for teens as they answer their questions in the "Teens Ask" sections of the book. Adoption experts, such as Hollee McGinnis (Policy & Operations Director for the Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute), Judy Stigger (Director of International Adoptions at The Cradle), Kathleen Morrison (member of the board of trustees of the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys), Katrina Carlisle (adoption counselor and search specialist at St. Elizabeth Coleman Pregnancy and Adoption Services), and others, provide valuable answers to teen questions. Replete with stories, pictures, and artwork by adopted teens, this up-to-date source will benefit teens as they move forward on their adoption journey.

About this title

From the Publisher:

The search for one's self during the challenging teen years can be even more difficult for the adopted teen who may have many unanswered questions related to the adoption; questions that provoke fear, anger, low self-esteem, and many other emotions. These feelings are compounded by the isolation that adopted teens feel because most of their friends and family members cannot fully relate to their insecurities, fears, and frustration.

Adopted: The Ultimate Teen Guide enables young adults to explore their feelings as they read about the personal experiences of others. Through these stories, adopted teens will realize that there are other teens who share their same struggles and concerns. They also learn how teens found ways to resolve some of their adoption issues. Furthering the usefulness of the book is a section where various adopted teens ask questions on topics such as why birthparents place their children for adoption, how to "fit in" with an adoptive family, how to find birth parents, how to prepare to meet birth parents, current laws regarding adoption and the rights of adopted teens, special issues relating to international and transracial adoptions, and the problems teens face when they are adopted by a stepparent. These questions are answered in the book by experienced adoption and legal professionals. Replete with stories, pictures, and artwork by adopted teens, this up-to-date source will benefit adopted teens so they can move on to stable and happy lives as adults.

About the Author:

Suzanne Slade is the author of more than 50 books for children and young adults. She is also an adoptive mother.

About this edition

• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 081085774X
• ISBN 13: 9780810857742
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 272
• Illustrator: Christopher Papile, Mary Sandage, Odelia Witt