From the Back Cover: Greenhaven Press’s At Issue series provides a wide range of opinions on individual social issues. Each volume focuses on a specific issue and offers a variety of perspectives—eyewitness accounts, governmental views, scientific analysis, newspaper and magazine accounts, and many more—to illuminate the issue. Extensive bibliographies and annotated lists of relevant organizations point to sources for further research. Enhancing critical thinking skills, each At Issue volume is an excellent research tool to help readers understand current social issues and prepare reports.

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Table of Contents:
Introduction
1. Open Adoption Policies Are Fair by Lorraine Dusky
2. Open Adoption Is Only Fair with the Consent of All Parties by Thomas C. Atwood
3. Photolists of Children Awaiting Adoption Raise Ethical Concerns by Sarah Gerstenzang and Madelyn Freundlich
4. Intraracial Adoptions Should Be Prioritized over Transracial Adoptions by North American Council on Adoptable Children (NACAC)
5. Transracial Adoptions Should Not Be Discouraged by Katharine Quarmby
6. Gays and Lesbians Should Be Allowed to Adopt by American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
7. Gays and Lesbians Should Not Be Allowed to Adopt by Gary Glenn
8. Father Registries Are Fair by Mardie Caldwell
9. Father Registries Are Not Fair by Jane Spies and Murray Davis
10. Single People Should Be Given the Same Opportunity as Couples to Adopt by Amanda J. Crawford
11. China’s New Adoption Restrictions Are Not Fair by Beth Nonte Russell
12. The U.S. Government Should Strengthen Regulations on International Adoptions by Cindy Freidmutter
13. The Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children Should Be Reformed by Liz Oppenheim
Organizations to Contact
Bibliography
Index

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Compiler’s Note: While the subsequently issued volume of the same title published in 2012 has an identical cover, it also has both a different editor and completely different contents—and, therefore, its own entry in this bibliography.

From the Back Cover: Greenhaven Press’s At Issue series provides a wide range of opinions on individual social issues. Each volume focuses on a specific issue and offers a variety of perspectives—eyewitness accounts, governmental views, scientific analysis, newspaper and magazine accounts, and many more—to illuminate the issue. Extensive bibliographies and annotated lists of relevant organizations point to sources for further research. Enhancing critical thinking skills, each At Issue volume is an excellent research tool to help readers understand current social issues and prepare reports.

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Table of Contents:
Introduction
1. Open Adoptions Benefit Society by Adam Pertman
2. International Adoptions Need Stronger Regulations by E.J. Graff
3. Religious Groups Want to Increase International Adoptions by Kathryn Joyce
4. Citizenship Should Be Granted to Foreign-Born Adoptees of US Citizens by Joseph D’ Agostino
5. Ethnic Identity Is Important in Transracial Adoptions by Nicole M. Callahan
6. Ethnic Identity Should Not Be Paramount in Transracial Adoptions by Jeneen Interlandi
7. Transracial Adoptions from Foster Care Pose Unique Challenges by Susan Smith, Ruth McRoy, Madelyn Freundlich, and Joe Kroll
8. Gays and Lesbians Should Be Allowed to Adopt by American Psychological Association
9. Gays and Lesbians Should Not Be Allowed to Adopt by Liberty Counsel
10. State Father Registries Can Be Unfair to Birth Fathers by Sammy Ayer
11. A National Father Registry Would Protect the Rights of Birth Fathers by Mary M. Beck
12. Birth Certificates of Adoptees Should Not Be Amended by Amanda Woolston
13. Adoption Programs Should Promote the Needs of Older Youth by Alicia Groh
14. Post-Adoption Services Need to Be Improved by Susan Livingston Smith
Organizations to Contact
Bibliography
Index

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Compiler’s Note: While this subsequently issued volume of the same title published in 2008 has an identical cover, it also has both a different editor and completely different contents—and, therefore, its own entry in this bibliography.

About the Author: Christine “Meemaw Chief” Shaffer is the biological mother of two (Bill and Kari), the “adoptive” mother of many more, and the grandmother of two special little grandsons (Sean and Noah). Loving referred to as “Chief,” Christine is the matriarch of her family, a kind and patient leader who is treasured by all. She wrote this book for her grandson Sean, so that she could help him share his story and also help other little boys and girls understand adoption too. Illustrations were provided by Jessica “Aunt Jessi” Shaffer, the wife of William “Uncle Bill” Shaffer and pious “adopted” daughter of the Chief.

From the Dust Jacket: Frantic shouts and cries awaken a young girl. Her West African village is being attacked. She is dragged out of her home and watches in horror as her parents are murdered before her eyes. The attacking warriors examine her and notice the markings on her face. They are the markings of a princess.

The girl is captured and held for a ritual in which she will be killed. Then, in 1850, on the very day set for her death, a British naval officer rescues her. She is christened Sarah Forbes Bonetta and taken to England. There she is presented to Queen Victoria, who decides to provide for the upbringing of this young, orphaned princess.

Walter Dean Myers discovered a body of letters concerning Sarah, and some actually written by her, in a rare book and ephemera shop in London. What he saw there fascinated him, and he set out to unearth the details of her unique and engaging life. He found an extraordinary story of royalty, of race, of class, of belonging, and of identity. Now, after years of meticulous research, Myers unveils this arresting portrait. of Sarah Forbes Bonetta, African princess.

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About the Author: Walter Dean Myers is one of today’s most highly respected writers for young readers. He is the two-time recipient of the Newbery Honor, and has received the Coretta Scott King Award five times and the Coretta Scott King Honor twice. He has also won the Margaret A. Edwards Award for his contribution to young adult literature. Among his award-winning works of nonfiction, fiction, and poetry are Malcolm X: By Any Means Necessary, Somewhere in the Darkness, The Glory Field, Slam!, Fallen Angels, and, most recently, Harlem, a Caldecott Honor Book illustrated by Christopher Myers.

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By the Same Author: Won’t Know Till I Get There (1982, Viking Press); Me, Mop, and the Moondance Kid (1988, Delacorte Press); and Mop, Moondance, and the Nagasaki Knights (1992, Delacorte Press), among many others.

From the Publisher: Babies from the Heart is book I wrote to explain to my son about his adoption. From a young age I wanted him to understand that he was no different than other children, this book explains it in terms a young child can understand and grow with.

Families are diverse and children join them in many different ways. Yet, all babies, children and adults have been made in the exact same way, from two teeny-tiny baby-cells. Baby-buns tells about the topic to a young child in a fun and comprehensible manner, with tolerance.

From the Publisher: At the age of three, Michaela DePrince found a photo of a ballerina that changed her life. She was living in an orphanage in Sierra Leone at the time, but was soon adopted by a family and brought to America. Michaela never forgot the photo of the dancer she once saw, and quickly decided to make her dream of becoming a ballerina come true. She has been dancing ever since and is now a principal dancer in New York City and has been featured in the ballet documentary First Position, as well as Dancing with the Stars, Good Morning America, and Oprah magazine. Young readers will love learning about this inspiring ballerina in this uplifting and informative leveled reader. This Step 4 Step into Reading book is for newly independent readers who read simple sentences with confidence.

This book is about a dog who was “adopted” into a family, and his wish to have a little boy or girl as part of his family. It has a direct correlation to the baby that his family adopts, and brings home, and to his “adoption” into the family.

From the Publisher: What exactly is fostering and why are we doing it? Will the foster children be my brothers and sisters, and how many of them will there be? What if we don’t get on? Existing birth children in a family that will be starting to, or is already fostering, will probably have lots of questions like these as well as concerns about how their life will change when new children join the family. Following the story of Max and Josh, whose family is going to start fostering, this booklet explores what fostering means, how this will affect Max’s and Josh’s lives, and how they can welcome and help the children who will come to stay with them. With full colour photographs and clear, jargon-free language, this booklet will help children to understand the complexities of being a fostering family.

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By the Same Author: Keeping the Doors Open: A Review of Post-Adoption Services (1988); See You Soon: Contact with Children Looked After by Local Authorities (1995); Taking Extra Care: Respite, Shared and Permanent Care for Children with Disabilities (with Ailie Kerrane; 1997); Whatever Happened to Adam?: Stories of Disabled People Who Were Adopted or Fostered (1998); Staying Connected: Managing Contact Arrangements in Adoption (2002); Models of Adoption Support: What Works and What Doesn’t (2003); What Happens in Court? (with Mary Lane; 2004); Related by Adoption: A Handbook for Grandparents and Other Relatives (2004); What Is Contact?: A Guide for Children (2004); Life Story Work: What It Is and What It Means: A Guide for Children and Young People (with Shaila Shah; 2006); Dealing with Disruption (with Jeffrey Coleman; 2006); Ten Top Tips for Placing Children (2006); Kinship Care: What it is and What it Means (2007); Josh and Jaz Have Three Mums (2007); Ten Top Tips for Placing Siblings (2008); Ten Top Tips on Supporting Kinship Placements (2009); Adopting a Brother Or Sister (2010); Where are My Brothers and Sisters?: A Guide for Young Fostered and Adopted Children (2011); Why Can’t I Be Good? (2014); and Ten Top Tips for Placing Disabled Children (2015), among others.

Adopted at six weeks old by a Maryland couple, nine-year-old Stephanie uses her own words and pictures to describe the love she has for her family.

From the Publisher: Seven-year-old Rebecca, ten-year-old Andrei, and eight-year-old Karin behave like most children their age. They are active, curious, fun-seeking, and affectionate. They are also adopted. Rebecca, Andrei, and Karin often think about their caring families and themselves. Sometimes they find their adoption hard to forget, for in keeping with recent trends, Rebecca, Andrei, and Karin have racial and cultural roots different from their adoptive families’. Even at home, it seems, they stand out. With the same simplicity, sensitivity, and honesty that distinguished their first book, My Friend Leslie, author Maxine B. Rosenberg and photographer George Ancona document the inner lives of these three children, revealing their doubts, fears, satisfactions, and triumphs—feelings and experiences brought about by adoption. Being Adopted is a book about identity, about growing up, and, most of all, about love.

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By the Same Author: Growing Up Adopted (1989, Bradbury Press) and Talking About Stepfamilies (1990, Bradbury Press), among others.

A biography of the woman who was awarded both the Pulitzer and Nobel prizes for literature.

From the Publisher: For all those desperately seeking simplicity in a book about the beauty of adoption and God’s supreme plan for the sacredness of each uniquely created life, Between You and Me will be treasured as a one-of-a-kind Christian resource. It is an easy read that affirms the message to respect all life; born, unborn, and adopted. The book also includes a resource section featuring a glossary, numerous website and pro-life organization information, and a flowchart that aids in the understanding of the adoption process.

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About the Author: Lori Hogg is a wife and an adoptive mom. She and her gamily live in the Buffalo, NY area, where she is active in many faith-based and pro-life activities. She enjoys family bike rides, scrap-booking and spending time with her family at their cottage searching for beach glass and gazing at the sunset over Lake Erie. Lori wrote Between You and Me as a tool for pro-life organizations and as a way to promote adoption awareness to individuals and groups.

From the Dust Jacket: For many people, nothing is more natural than wanting a child. And for those who cannot have their own, there has always been the option of adoption. The reality, however, is that legal agency adoptions are not such a real choice, after all. This has led to the immoral, profit-making business of selling babies on the black market. This topical, eye-opening book begins with the story of an “adoption” gone wrong: the death of little Lisa Steinberg in New York City. Although news stories of the child’s death and and the trial of her stepfather stunned the nation, black market adoptions continue. Often it begins with an unmarried pregnant woman who wants her baby to have a better life than she thinks she can give it, and a “helpful” doctor or lawyer who knows a couple who want to adopt a baby. Sometimes the business involves stealing a foreign child from its mother’s arms, the same way a purse snatcher steals—on the run.

And the worst part of all this is not the profit these middlemen make on the sale of the children to prospective parents, or the heartbreak of parents whose child was stolen to be sold to the highest bidder, but the lack of regard for the welfare of the child. These adoptions are not state regulated. The prospective parents are not questioned or screened for previous crimes against children. In this system, the parents are not chosen for their potential to be good parents; the child is chosen for his or her sex, heritage, supposed genetic makeup, or simply because a couple is desperate for a child.

Black Market Adoption and the Sale of Children discusses everything from the tale of surrogate mothers and infants from overseas to possible solutions to the adoption crisis. With numerous stories and examples of people caught in this world of illegalities, the author succeeds in painting a harsh picture of this current social issue.

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About the Author: Elaine Landau has worked as a newspaper reporter, an editor, and a librarian, but she especially enjoys writing books on contemporary issues for young people. Ms. Landau lives in Sparta, New Jersey.

From the Publisher: Black Mountain Boy is the story of a Navajo boy who grew up on Black Mountain during the early part of the Twentieth Century. Black Mountain is in the northeastern corner of Arizona on the Navaho reservation, near the geographical center of the reservation just northwest of Chinle.

John Honie is the boy around whom the story is centered. The events of the book occurred when John was five to sixteen years old. At the time of publication (1968) John still is living on Black Mountain and is a highly respected medicine man.

From the Back Cover: This book is a guide for teens seeking a greater understanding of what it means to be adopted or living in a foster family. Each chapter leads the reader through the many challenges facing foster and adopted children, including the struggles to establish a clear identity, the issues a child faces when he or she is of a different race or ethnic background than the rest of the family, the decision to search for a birth parent, and the best way to manage emotions. The Blending Foster and Adopted Children into the Family provides a straightforward, honest exploration of how foster care and adoption impact teens, and is designed to help the reader understand the different ways in which families come together.

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About the Author: Heather Lehr Wagner is a writer and editor. She is the author of several books for teens, including Understanding and Coping with Divorce and Dealing with Terminal Illness in the Family in the Focus on Family Matters series.

Marvin Rosen is a licensed clinical psychologist who practices in Media, Pennsylvania. He received his doctorate degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1961. Since 1963, he has worked with intellectually and emotionally challenged people at Elwyn, Inc., in Pennsylvania, with clinical, administrative, research, and training responsibilities. He also conducts a private practice of psychology. Dr. Rosen has taught psychology at the University of Pennsylvania, Bryn Mawr College, and West Chester University. He has written or edited seven book and numerous professional articles in the areas of psychology, rehabilitation, emotional disturbance, and mental retardation.

This journal is a vehicle to be gifted to a placed child to allow communication with and become familiar with the birth family regardless of their accessibility. It is an opportunity for the birth family’s story to be heard without interruption, in a safe non-accusing environment. An open adoption allows for this free exchange of information and can be a healthy way for an adopted child to understand it was through the love of family regardless of circumstance, that brought everyone together to share their lives. We are all simply, a branch of someone’s family tree. A perfect open adoption gift!

From the Publisher: Victoria is a little girl who was adopted from China when she was a baby. She tells us the story of her adoption and how she discovers the heartwarming meaning of how special it is to be adopted.

Through the use of ABCs, rhyme and culturally relevant images, C is for China helps readers of all ages learn something new about the unique contributions Chinese culture has made to our world.

From the Publisher: Meet Chelsea—a young girl who is adopted. Chelsea invites readers to learn about adoption from her perspective, helping them to understand what being adopted means, what it feels like to be adopted, and the experiences and challenges that follow the adoption process. Questions faced by kids adopted trans racially are also explored by two of her friends, Kira and Adilu. This accessible guide is accompanied by illustrations for young people, aged 7 upwards, as well as parents, friends, teachers and professionals working with adopted children.

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About the Author: Anne Braff Brodzinsky is a parent to adoptive, step and biological children. She currently works as a clinical psychologist in the San Francisco Bay Area.

From the Back Cover: My name is Carolyn.

I am nine years old. I was born in Honduras, in Central America. When I was a baby, my parents adopted me. Being adopted isn’t that big of a deal. I go to school, take piano lessons, swim, play baseball, and watch TV, just like any other kid. My brother, Michael, was also adopted from Honduras. We don’t have the same birth parents, but now we are a family with Mom and Dad. Someday I would like to go to Honduras and see what it’s like.

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From the Publisher: In this moving story, nine year old Carolyn tells how she was born in Honduras, Central America, and was adopted as a baby. She now lives in Minneapolis with her adoptive parents, two older sisters and adopted brother, Michael. Brilliantly evoking the complex range of emotions and issues which affect all children, but perhaps especially those who are adopted, Carolyn talks openly about her life, first memories, the other members in her family and friends. A wonderfully lively portrait of a little girl told in the first person and rendered into text by her father, Carolyn’s Story also deals with sensitively with difficult issues such as being black in a white family and the racist taunts she encounters at school. A comprehensive and touching work that is packed with additional information, a glossary, suggested further reading and useful resources, this is an ideal introduction to adoption for young readers.

From the Back Cover: “Each volume in the opposing viewpoints series could serve as a model ... not only providing access to a wide diversity of opinions, but also stimulating readers to do further research for group discussion and individual interest. Both shrill and moderate, the selections—by experts, policy makers, and concerned citizens—include complete articles and speeches, long book excerpts, and occasional cartoons and boxed quotations ... all up-to-date and fully documented. The editing is intelligent and unobtrusive, organizing the material around substantive issues within the general debate. Brief introductions to each section and to each reading focus the questions raised and offer no slick answers.”

—Booklist

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Compiler’s Note: See, particularly, Chapter 3, Section 4: “Adoption Is Not Appropriate for Some Needy Children” by Jodie Gould (pp. 101-109) (From “When Love Is Not Enough: The Tragedy of Adoptions That Fail” by Jodie Gould, which appeared in the July 19, 1994 issue of Family Circle magazine).

Presents the life of the New York woman whose love of children led her to establish a foster care program to help babies born addicted to drugs.

Clothed in Armor directly discusses the spiritual battles faced daily by children, especially children with any history of tough times. In particular, children from hard places are an easy target for spiritual warfare and the evil strategies of Satan. As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker for over 25 years, Ms. Lozier brings her clinical knowledge to this Bible study for your child. The Clothed in Armor workbook is divided into six lessons: My Story, God’s Trustworthy Protection, Satan is Sly, Satan’s Lies, Fight Back! and God is My Helper, My Protector. Each lesson is positive and uplifting to your child and directly aimed at healing past hurts faced by children before being securely placed in their forever families. The study includes fun activities, like: memory verses, fill in the blank type responses, and word puzzles. In the Bible study, you and your child will identify unresolved, past hurts that Satan is currently using to create feelings of doubt, self-criticism, or hopelessness. Instead of falling prey to Satan’s ploys, your child will identify and know THE TRUTH about themselves and others, and to learn specific ways they can fight back like a mighty soldier of God!

From the Back Cover: What do adopted children and young people really feel about being adopted? How do they feel about being parted from birth parents and siblings and, for some, their country of birth? How much do they remember of their “previous” lives?

Eighty contributors tell it like it is. Intensely moving, this collection of prose, poetry and artwork reveals how it feels and what it means to be adopted. With extraordinary clarity and candour the contributors—ranging from 4 to 20 years of age—describe the huge changes that adoption brings and the impact of these on their identity, their relationships and understanding of the meaning of “family”.

Five sections explore many aspects of the adoption experience: adoption stories; on being adopted; on being apart from birth family; on staying in touch; and revisiting birth places. A concluding section contains a series of poignant and encouraging messages to other adopted children/people, adoptive parents and social workers.

The Colours in Me is a highly original, thought-provoking book—a must-read not only for adopted children and adults and their parents, but also for social workers, therapists, teachers and anyone else seeking to understand what it is like to be adopted.

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About the Author: Perlita Harris is a transracially adopted adult who joined her adoptive family when she was almost five years old. She has reunited with her Papaji and both her paternal and maternal extended families.

Perlita is a registered social worker who specialised in adoption and adoption support prior to undertaking a PhD in Social Work at the University of Warwick. She also holds a BA (Hons), Post Graduate Diploma, MSc, Certificate of Qualification in Social Work (CQSW), Certificate in Systemic Practice and the Advanced Award in Social Work (Research Pathway).

Perlita has written a number of journal articles on service users’ views and experiences of adoption support services. Her first book, In Search of Belonging: Reflections by transracially adopted people, was published by BAAF in 2006. Perlita is currently a lecturer in social work at Goldsmiths, University of London.

This book contains hundreds of sections of text and “fill in the blanks” that cover any adoption and/or foster care situation. After your child fills the appropriate ones in, he or she can cut and paste them on to the blank pages to create a totally personalized book. The spaces around the text can even be decorated with drawings and pictures. The Complete Lifebook Workbook provides the perfect medium for a child to record memories, hopes, thoughts, and dreams.

From the Publisher: For children who are adopted families can get complicated, and that’s very true when it comes to brothers and sisters, or “siblings.” Today The Adoption Club are exploring the confusing world of siblings. Some children have half-siblings, adopted siblings, step-siblings. Michael has a birth sibling, his sister Angela, who he lives with, but many other children who are adopted are separated from their brother or sisters. The Adoption Club talk about their feelings about their own siblings. Written for counsellors and therapists working with children aged 5-11, as well as adoptive parents, this workbook is designed to help explore sibling relationships. It is one of a set of five interactive therapeutic workbooks featuring The Adoption Club written to address the key emotional and psychological challenges adopted children often experience. Together, they provide an approachable, interactive and playful way to help children to learn about themselves and have fun at the same time.

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About the Author: Regina M. Kupecky, LSW, has worked in the adoption arena for more than thirty years as an adoption placement worker and therapist. She was named “Adoption Worker of the Year” in 1990 by the Ohio Department of Human Services. She is currently a therapist with Dr. Keck at the Attachment and Bonding Center of Ohio, where she works with children who have attachment disorders. She trains nationally and internationally on adoption issues, sibling issues, and attachment. Ms. Kupecky authored a resource guide, Siblings Are Family Too, which is available through the Three Rivers Adoption Council in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She has coauthored a curriculum with Dr. Keck and Arleta James called Abroad and Back: Parenting and International Adoption and has written a curriculum on sibling issues titled My Brother, My Sister: Sibling Relations in Adoption and Foster Care.

From the Publisher: Adopting a precious child is a journey full of many gifts and blessings. Share your warm congratulations with this precious book that recounts the wonderful joys of adoption. A meaningful gift to commemorate a life changing experience.

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About the Author: A gifted author and artist, Marianne Richmond shares her creations with millions of people worldwide through her delightful books, cards, and giftware. In addition to the Simply Said... and Smartly Said... gift book series, she has written and illustrated many other books, including: The Gift of an Angel, The Gist of a Memory, Hooray for You!, The Gifts of Being Grand, I Love You So..., My Shoes Take Me Where I Want to Go, Dear Daughter and Dear Son.

From the Dust Jacket: The American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) estimates that, in the United States, there are currently 2.6 million couples having trouble conceiving a child. At one time, there was only one option for couples like these—adoption.

All that suddenly changed on July 25, 1978. That’s when Louise Brown, the first “test-tube” baby was born in England. The first American baby conceived by in vitro fertilization was born in 1981. Since then, the procedure has led to the births of more than 30,000 children in the United States.

In vitro fertilization, which involves combining an egg and sperm outside the body, is the solution for a wide range of fertility problems. More recent advances have made it possible for women who lack healthy eggs to achieve pregnancy by using eggs from donors. In addition, a woman without a healthy womb can become a mother by having an embryo that was created with her own egg implanted in another woman. These new procedures have brought hope to thousands of infertile couples.

Conquering Infertility: Medical Challenges and Moral Dilemmas traces the history of modern reproductive medicine and discusses all the options currently available to infertile couples. It also describes the causes of infertility and how fertility problems are diagnosed.

While high-tech reproduction is the answer to some people’s prayers, these procedures are expensive, painful, stressful, and do not guarantee anything. These are just a few of the reasons that many people oppose assisted reproductive technology.

Fertility drugs may cause cancer or result in multiple fetuses, which forces parents to consider abortion. If the parents choose not to abort some fetuses, they risk losing them all. Giving birth to multiples puts a tremendous strain on the parents, as well as on society’s resources.

There’s also the possibility of human error. What if a physician or a technician injects the wrong sperm into an egg? The result is the conception of a person who was never meant to be. Although this scenario may seem unlikely, it has happened.

Even as we applaud the science, we are made uneasy by its power. Humans now have the ability to manipulate the most fundamental natural process—the creation of life. Must Mother Nature share the stage with science? Critics express their concern by evoking images from novels like Frankenstein and Brave New World. The technological possibilities are exciting—but they are also frightening.

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About the Author: Elizabeth L. Marshall was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, but grew up in southern California and New York City suburbs. She graduated from the University of Virginia with a B.A. in English and from the University of Pittsburgh with a M.F.A. in fiction writing. She has been on the staff of McCall’s magazine, the Amherst Bulletin, and The Scientist. She is a member of the National Association of Science Writers. She and her husband, Jeff Seiken, now live in Columbus, Ohio, with their two young daughters.