When We Become Ours

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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\”An emotion-filled collection.\” —Kirkus Reviews\nTwo teens take the stage and find their voice . . .\nA girl learns about her heritage and begins to find her community . . .\nA sister is haunted by the ghosts of loved ones lost . . .\nThere 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.\nThese tales from fifteen bestselling, acclaimed, and emerging adoptee authors genuinely and authentically reflect the complexity, breadth, and depth of adoptee experiences.\nThis groundbreaking collection centers what it’s like growing up as an adoptee. These are stories by adoptees, for adoptees, reclaiming their own narratives. \nWith stories by:\n\nKelley Baker\nNicole Chung\nShannon Gibney\nMark Oshiro\nMeMe Collier\nSusan Harness      \nMeredith Ireland\nMariama J. Lockington\nLisa Nopachai\nStefany Valentine\nMatthew Salesses\nLisa Wool-Rim Sjöblom\nEric Smith\nJenny Heijun Wills\nSun Yung Shin\nForeword by Rebecca Carroll\nAfterword by JaeRan Kim, MSW, PhD\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDETAILS\n\n\nISBN-13: 9780063144408\n\n\nPublisher: HarperTeen\n\n\n\nPublication Date: October 24, 2023\n\n\nPages: 252\n\n\n\n\n\n\n