Celebrating National Adoption Awareness Month in November
Staff Report / Tucsonlocal.org
November is National Adoption Awareness Month, and Pima County Public Library in Tucson, Arizona, has shared a booklist that highlights the adoptee experience. Featured titles include:
1. **"I Would Meet You Anywhere"** by Susan Keohane
2. **"When We Become Ours"**
3. **"Surviving the White Gaze"** by Rebecca Carroll
4. **"Bitterroot: A Salish Memoir"**
5. **"A Child of the Indian Race: A Story of Return"**
6. **"Abandoned at Birth: Searching for the Arms That Once Held Me"** by Janet Sherlund
7. **"What White Parents Should Know About Transracial Adoption"** by Melissa Guda-Richards
8. **"Who Am I?"** by Michelle Reiche-Gauvreau
9. **"You Should Be Grateful: Stories of Race, Identity, and Transracial Adoption"** by Angela Tucker
The list aims to provide insight into the complexities of adoption and the experiences of those involved.
Source: Pima County Public Library | Facebook
Source Type: Library
Source Location: Tucson
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