"A groundbreaking and must-read young adult fiction anthology written by adoptees of all backgrounds, for adoptees, that inclusively represents diverse experiences of youth adoptees..."--

"Two girls on different timelines--each growing up as a mixed-Black transracial adoptee--find their lives bridged by a mysterious portal. Part memoir, part speculative fiction, Gibney examines the absurdities of the adoptee experience through her own adoption experiences"--OCLC.

Anne, an eleven-year-old orphan, is sent by mistake to live with a lonely, middle-aged brother and sister on a Prince Edward Island farm and proceeds to make an indelible impression on everyone around her.

Mes parents ne m'ont jamais caché que j'étais adoptée. Pourtant, tout ce que je savais, c'est que la DPJ m'a prise en charge dès ma naissance, car ma mère avait des «problèmes de santé». Alors j'ai toujours ressenti un vide à combler... Et voilà que je trouve une photo de moi bébé en compagnie de ma tante biologique! Maintenant que j'ai un véritable indice sur l'identité de ma mère, je n'ai plus le choix de creuser plus loin. J'ai...

Fourteen-year-old Marley's seemingly perfect life in the small town of Heaven is disrupted when she discovers that her father and mother are not her real parents.

A story set on the American border with Mexico, about family and friendship, life and death, and one teen struggling to understand what his adoption does and doesn't mean about who he is--

Fifteen-year-old Milly Kaufman is an average American teenager until Pablo, a new student at her school, inspires her to search for her birth family in his native country.

Josey Muller's regular life-studying with her best friends, planning for the Hollidazzle dance, and gossiping about hot guys-is shaken like a snow globe when her parents drop an A-bomb: she has a sister! Pressured to give up the baby they conceived in high school, her parents are overjoyed to reunite with Audrey. Even Josey's brothers are cool with it. No longer the only daughter and the "smart one" in the family, Josey struggles to accept her infuriatingly...

Faye is the "good" adopted Chinese daughter. Bev is the wild child. Mannie is the unambitious stoner. What brings them together—and tears them apart—is a need to move beyond the clichés and commit to something—anything—that will bring meaning and joy to their lives.

When Faye's long-lost childhood neighbor, Bev, turns up out of the blue, wanting something from her old friend, Faye goes along with Bev's plan. But Mannie,...

The future can be, rewritten. On the eve of her twelfth birthday, Beatrice Crosse runs away from her adoptive home only to encounter the ghost of England's most famous prophetess. The witch offers her treasure, but can she be, trusted? Bea must wrestle her past to discover the witch's secret and find her way home.