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When We Become Ours: A YA Adoptee Anthology

by Shannon Gibney

Many paths through adoption

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Many paths through adoption

Bringing together fiction by fifteen adoptee authors, this young adult anthology presents adoption as a range of distinct experiences rather than a single story. Its pieces span several genres and touch on finding a voice, learning about heritage, building community, and carrying the memory of loved ones. The collection centers adoptee perspectives and the complexity of growing up adopted, with stories contributed by both established and emerging writers. Edited by Shannon Gibney and Nicole Chung, it offers a shared subject through varied individual narratives.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in fiction about adoption and family.
  • Readers seeking stories centered on adoptee perspectives and varied experiences.
  • Those interested in anthologies that bring together multiple authors and genres.

Themes

Adoption and identityHeritage and communityFinding one's voiceFamily and memory

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Book overview

"An emotion-filled collection." --KirkusReviews

A CCBC 2024 Choices for the Fiction for Young Adult category!

Two teens take the stage and find their voice . . .

A girl learns about her heritage and begins to find her community . . .

A sister is haunted by the ghosts of loved ones lost . . .

There is no universal adoption experience, and no two adoptees have the same story. This anthology for teens edited by Shannon Gibney and Nicole Chung contains a wide range of powerful, poignant, and evocative stories in a variety of genres.

These tales from fifteen bestselling, acclaimed, and emerging adoptee authors genuinely and authentically reflect the complexity, breadth, and depth of adoptee experiences.

This groundbreaking collection centers what it's like growing up as an adoptee. These are stories by adoptees, for adoptees, reclaiming their own narratives.

With stories by:

    Kelley BakerNicole ChungShannon GibneyMark OshiroMeMe CollierSusan Harness Meredith IrelandMariama J. LockingtonLisa NopachaiStefany ValentineMatthew SalessesLisa Wool-Rim Sj
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