The Adoptee Reads – Page 2 – Understanding adoption, one book at a time

You Don’t Look Adopted – Anne Heffron

The main focus of You Don’t Look Adopted is how adoption has caused Heffron emotional trauma and how she’s learning to heal.

February 6, 2019
Twenty Things Adopted Kids Want Their Parents To Know – Sherrie Eldridge / Part 2

In this review, I’m finishing up my thoughts on Sherrie Eldridge’s Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew. I’ve already reviewed Part One and Part Two, Chapters 3 – 10 in another review here. Today I’ll share my thoughts on the last chapters of Part Two, and once again, highlight sections that I…

January 23, 2019
Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew – Sherrie Eldridge / Part 1

Published in 1999, Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew by Sherrie Eldridge has just reached its twentieth anniversary. When one searches for “Adoption Books,” this book is commonly highlighted by search engines, and there’s a good reason for it. Eldridge’s book showers readers with crucial information about the adoptee perspective while also…

January 16, 2019
All You Can Ever Know – Nicole Chung

Though it came out late in the 2018, Nicole Chung’s All You Can Ever Know is one of the best books of the year. And, as an adoptee, it’s one of the most important books to come out about adoption in a while.

January 9, 2019
This is me – Introductions

Hello world, My name is Keturah. I’m an adoptee living in the Pacific Northwest. I’m in my twenties and grew up in a blended family. Both my adoptive parents are white, while my adoptive siblings and I are all black. None of us have the same biological parents. This makes my siblings and I all…

December 31, 2018