
Adopted
The Ultimate Teen Guide
Suzanne Buckingham Slade(Author)
Scarecrow Press
Published on 17. January 2013
Book
Hardback
232 pages
978-0-8108-8568-4 (ISBN)
Description
The challenging teen years can be even more difficult for adopted teenagers, many of whom 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 about 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 the same frustrations, struggles, and concerns.
This book addresses various issues such as:
finding out you've been adoptedfitting insearching for birth parentsmeeting birth parentsinternational adoptiontransracial adoptionwhat defines a family
This revised edition also features discussion questions at the end of each chapter that help teens and loved ones acknowledge and verbalize their concerns. With up-to-date statistics, as well as insights from experienced adoption professionals who offer practical advice, this edition of Adopted: The Ultimate Teen Guide is a valuable resource for adopted teens as well as their families and friends.
Adopted: The Ultimate Teen Guide enables young adults to explore their feelings as they read about 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 the same frustrations, struggles, and concerns.
This book addresses various issues such as:
finding out you've been adoptedfitting insearching for birth parentsmeeting birth parentsinternational adoptiontransracial adoptionwhat defines a family
This revised edition also features discussion questions at the end of each chapter that help teens and loved ones acknowledge and verbalize their concerns. With up-to-date statistics, as well as insights from experienced adoption professionals who offer practical advice, this edition of Adopted: The Ultimate Teen Guide is a valuable resource for adopted teens as well as their families and friends.
Reviews / Votes
This revised edition of Adopted: The Ultimate Teen Guide is designed with the high school age student in mind who wants a broad overview of the emotional issues that the adopted teen may feel. While the teenage years are a time of great emotional and psychological change, there are many issues that may arise for the adopted teen, including questions about where they came from, why their birth parents chose adoption, the idea of meeting their birth parents, and questions about what defines 'family.' Information in this work is presented through the personal stories of teens and young adults who have lived through these experiences; most of the stories focus on adopted teenagers and the various emotions and steps they took to resolve them. Within there are stories of meetings with birth parents, fitting in to peer and family situations, finding out one's been adopted, and the realities behind international and transracial adoptions. This revised edition has added discussion questions at the end of each chapter to help teens verbalize their questions, up-to-date statistics, and first-hand advice from adoption professionals. Teens who are experiencing strong emotions surrounding their adoption and who have questions about how others have handled the questions behind locating birth parents will find this guide useful. The personal experiences shared in this book will appeal to this target audience and could be useful for students this age researching this topic. * American Reference Books Annual *More details
Series
Edition
Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Lanham, MD
United States
Target group
Young adult
Interest Age: From 12 to 18 years
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 260 mm
Width: 183 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
639 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8108-8568-4 (9780810885684)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Person
Suzanne Buckingham Slade is the author of more than 80 books for children and young adults. She is also an adoptive mother.
Content
CONTENTS
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Is This for Real?
Reader's Note
1. Finding Out You're Adopted
2. Fitting In
3. Learning about Your Adoption
4. Why Did My Birth Parents Choose Adoption?
5. Should I Search?
6. Searching for Birth Parents
7. Meeting Birth Parents
8. International Adoptions
9. Transracial Adoption
10. Adopted at an Older Age
11. A Real Family
Glossary
For Further Information
Index
About the Author and Photographer
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Is This for Real?
Reader's Note
1. Finding Out You're Adopted
2. Fitting In
3. Learning about Your Adoption
4. Why Did My Birth Parents Choose Adoption?
5. Should I Search?
6. Searching for Birth Parents
7. Meeting Birth Parents
8. International Adoptions
9. Transracial Adoption
10. Adopted at an Older Age
11. A Real Family
Glossary
For Further Information
Index
About the Author and Photographer

