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  • A Child for Keeps: The History of Adoption in England, 1918-1945, by Jenny Keating. (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009). ISBN 9-78023051-788-2
  • A Ghost at Heart’s Edge, Ito, Susan and Tina Cervin. North Atlantic Books, 1999.
  • A Home for Foundlings, by Marthe Jocelyn. (Toronto, ON: Tundra Books, 2005). ISBN 0-88776-709-5.
  • Adoptee Searcher’s Handbook: The Canadian Guide to Internet Searching, by Madelene Ferguson Allen. (Invercauld Publications: 2002).
  • Adoptee Trauma: A Counseling Guide for Adoptees, by Heather Carlini. (Saanichton, BC: Morning Side Publishing, 1993). ISBN 0969629516.
  • Adoption and Loss, Robinson, Evelyn Burns. Clova Publications, 2000.
  • Adoption and Recovery, Robinson, Evelyn Burns. Clova Publications, 2004.
  • Adoption Healing: A Path to Recovery for Mothers Who Lost Children to Adoption, by Joe Soll and Karen Wilson Buterbaugh. (Gateway Press, 2003). ISBN 0-9678-3901-7
  • Adoption, Identity and Kinship Katarina Wegar
  • Adoption in America, E. Wayne Carp ed. The University of Michigan Press, 2004.
  • Adoption in the Roman World, by Hugh Lindsay. (Cambridge/New York: Cambridge University Press, 2009) ISBN 9-7805217-6050-8
  • Adoption Life Cycle: The Children and Their Families Through the Years, by Elinor Rosenberg. (Free Press, 1992). ISBN 0029270553.
  • Adoption Nation, by Adam Pertman. (Basic Books, 2001).
  • Adoption Politics: Bastard Nation and Ballot Initiative 58, by E. Wayne Carp. (Lawrence, Kansas: University Press of Kansas, 2004). ISBN 0-7006-1305-6.
  • Adoption Reunions, by Michelle McColm. (Second Story Press, 1994) ISBN: 0929005414.
  • Ambiguous Loss: Learning to Live with Unresolved Grief, by Pauline Boss. (Harvard University Press, 2000). ISBN 0-6740-0381-0.
  • And Sin No More: Social Policy and Unwed Mothers in Cleveland from 1855-1990, by Marian Morton. (Columbus: Ohio State University Press, 1993).
  • Banished Babies: Secret History of Ireland’s Baby Export Business, by Mike Milotte. (New Island Books, January 1, 1997). ISBN 1874-5-9753-7
  • Becoming an Unwed Mother: A Sociological Account, by Prudence Rains. (Walter De Gruyter Inc, June 1971). ISBN 0-2023-0080-3.
  • Beggars and Choosers: How the Politics of Choice Shapes Adoption, Abortion, and Welfare, by Rickie Solinger. (Hill and Wang, September 2002). ISBN10: 0-8090-2860-3.
  • Being Adopted: The Lifelong Search for Self, by David M. Brodzinsky, Marshall D. Schechter & Robin Marantz. (New York, NY: Anchor Books, 1992). ISBN 0-385-41426-9.
  • Between Light and Shadow: A Guatemalan Girls Journey through Adoption by Jacob Wheeler
  • Birth Fathers and Their Adoption Experiences, by Gary Clapton. (London, UK: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2002). ISBN 1843100126.
  • Birth Mother Trauma: A Counseling Guide for Birth Mothers, by Heather Carlini. (Saanichton, BC: Morningside Publishing, 1992). ISBN: 0969629508.
  • Birthbond: Reunions Between Birthparents and Adoptees – What Happens After, by Judy Gediman and Linda P. Brown. (Far Hills, NJ: New Horizon, 1989). ISBN 0882820729.
  • Birthmother Research Project ~ Judy Kelly
  • Birthmothers: Women Who Have Relinquished Babies For Adoption Tell Their Stories, by Merry Bloch Jones. (iUniverse, 2000). ISBN 059500637X.
  • Birthright: The Guide to Search and Reunion, by Jean Strauss. (Penguin, 1994). ISBN: 0140512950
  • Blackbird: A Childhood Lost and Found by Jennifer Lauck
  • Brother and Sister (Novel), by Joanna Trollope. (New York: Bloomsbury USA, 2005). ISBN 1582344760.
  • Butterbox Babies: Stories About the Ideal Maternity Home in East Chester, Nova Scotia, by Bette Cahill. (McClellan-Bantam Canada, 1992)
  • Chasing Away the Shadows: An Adoptee’s Journey to Motherhood, ~ Zara Phillips. (Zara Music, 2004). ISBN 0976266105.
  • Clinical Practice in Adoption ~ C. Winkler. (New York: Pergamon Press, 1998). ISBN 0-0803-4222-1.
  • Coming Home to Self ~ Nancy Verrier, 2003.
  • Courted and Abandoned: Seduction in Canadian Law, by Patrick Brode, Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History (University of Toronto Press; 1 edition, Dec 7 2002). ISBN 10-0802-03750-X.
  • Daughters of Eve: Pregnant Brides and Unwed Mothers in 17th Century Massachusetts, by Else Hambleton. (Routledge, UK, 2004). ISBN 978-0-415-94860-9.
  • Death by Adoption, by Joss Shawyer. (Auckland, NZ: Cicada Press, 1979).
  • Discarding the Asylum: From Child Rescue to the Welfare State in English -. Canada (1800-1950), by Patricia T. Rooke and R. L. Schnell. (New York: University Press of America, 1983).
  • Disturbing the Peace ~ Nancy Newman
  • Ever After: Fathers and the Impact of Adoption ~ Gary Coles
  • Evil Exchange (Novel), by Lori Paris and Joe Soll. (WingSpan Press, 2007). ISBN 1595941355.
  • Fallen Women, Problem Girls, Kunzel, Regina. Yale University Press, 1993.
  • Family Matters: Secrecy and Disclosure in the History of Adoption, by E. Wayne Carp. (Harvard University Press; 1 edition, 1998). ISBN 0-6747-9668-3.
  • Far from the Reservation: The Transracial Adoption of American Indian Children. A Study Conducted Under the Auspices of the Child Welfare League of America, by D. Fanchel. (New Jersey: Scarecrow Press, 1972).
  • Fast Track Adoption ~ Susan Burns
  • Finding Family: My Search for Roots and the Secrets in My DNA by Richard Hill
  • Finding Families Finding Ourselves: English Canada Encounters Adoption from the Nineteenth Century to the 1990s, by Veronica Strong-Boag. (Oxford University Press Canada, 2006). ISBN 0-19542-492-1.
  • Finding Family, by Rick Ousten. (New Star Books, July 1994). ISBN 0921586310.
  • Following the Tambourine Man: A Birthmothers Memoir, by Janet Mason Ellerby. (Syracuse University Press, 2007) ISBN 0815608896.
  • Found: A Memoir by Jennifer Lauck
  • Gone to an Aunt’s: Remembering Canada’s Homes for Unwed Mothers, by Anne Petrie. (McClelland & Stewart, 1999). ISBN 0771069723.
  • Growing in the Dark: Adoption Secrecy and Its Consequences, by Janine M. Baer. (Bloomington, IN: Xlibris Corp, 2004). ISBN 1413444989.
  • Half a Million Women: Mothers Who Lose Their Children by Adoption, by David Howe, Phillida Sawbridge, and Diana Hinings. (London: Penguin Books, 1992). ISBN 0140154159.
  • How to Raise an Adopted Child: A Guide to Help Your Child Flourish from Infancy Through Adolescence, by Judith Schaffer and Christina Lindstrom. (New York: Plume Books (Penguin Imprint), 1991). ISBN 0452265606.
  • How to Search in Canada: Resources for Adoptees, Birth Parents and Relatives When Accessing Information to Reunite Families Separated by Adoption, by Joan Marshall. (Nepean, ON: Searchline,) ISBN 0-9694050-0-6.
  • I Would Have Searched Forever, by Sandra K. Musser. (Adoption Awareness Press, 1992). ISBN: 0934896003.
  • Incorrigible, by Velma Demerson. (Waterloo, Canada: Wilfred Laurier University Press, 2004). ISBN 0-88920-444-6.
  • International Adoption: Global Inequalities and the Circulation of Children, by Laura Briggs and Diana Marre. (New York University Press, 2009). ISBN 0-8147-9102-6.
  • Invisible Thread (Novel), by Marie Giles. (London, UK: Virago Press Ltd, March 1, 2001). ISBN 1860498868.
  • Ithaka, A Daughter’s Memoir Of Being Found ~ Sarah Saffian
  • Journey Of The Adopted Self: A Quest For Wholeness, by Betty Jean Lifton. (New York: Basic Books, 1995). ISBN 0465036759.
  • Lifelong Issues in Adoption ~ D. N. Silverstein and S. Kaplan
  • Looking Back, Moving Forward: A Birthmother’s Journey, by Sharon Lynn Darwent Bouchard. (Frederick, MD: PublishAmerica, 2003). ISBN 1413708781.
  • Looking for Lost Bird, Melanson, Yvette. Avon Books, 1999.
  • Lost and Found, Lifton, Betty Jean. Harper & Row Publishers, 1988.
  • Love Child: A Memoir of Adoption, Reunion, Loss and Love, by Sue Elliot. (Random House UK, 2005). ISBN 0091901790.
  • Misconceptions: Unmarried Motherhood and the Ontario Children of Unmarried Parents Act 1921-1969, by Lori Chambers. (University of Toronto Press, 2007). ISBN 0-8020-8246-7.
  • Missing Sarah ~ Maggie deVries
  • Motherhood Silenced: The Experiences of Natural Mothers On Adoption Reunion, by Ruth Kelly. (Dublin, Eire: Liffey Press, 2006). ISBN 1904148727.
  • Nation Builders: The Barnardo Children in Canada, by Gail H. Corbett. (Toronto, ON: Dundurn Press, 2002). ISBN: 1-5500-2394-2.
  • Native Children and the Child Welfare System, by Patrick Johnston
  • No Car, No Radio, No Liquor Permit: The Moral Regulation of Single Mothers in Ontario 1920-1997, by Margaret Jane Hillyard Little. (Toronto, Canada, Oxford University Press, 1998). ISBN0-19-541150-1.
  • No Quiet Place: Final report to the Honourable Muriel Smith, Minister of Community Services. by Judge Edwin C. Kimelman, Chairman. (Review Committee on Indian and Métis Adoption and Placements, Manitoba Community Services. 1985).
  • Not Remembered, Not Forgotten ~ Robert Allan Hafetz
  • Of Sluts and Bastards: A Feminist Decodes the Child Welfare Debate, by Louise Armstrong. (Monroe, ME: Common Courage Press, 2002). ISBN 1-56751-066-3
  • Out of the Fog (30 min video)
  • Out of the Shadows: Stories of Adoption & Reunion by Linda Back MacKay
  • Out of Wedlock, by Leontine R. Young. (New York: McGraw Hill, 1954, 1963).
  • Outer Search, Inner Journey: An Orphan and Adoptees Quest, by Peter F. Dodds. (Aphrodite Publishing Company, 1997). ISBN 1889702242.
  • Parenting as Adoptees by Kevin Ost-Vollmers and Adam Chau
  • Parting With a Child for Adoption: The Mother’s Perspective, by Patricia Bouchier. (British Association for Adoption and Fostering, 1991), ISBN: 0903534991.
  • Pregnancy and Power: A Short History of Reproductive Politics in America, by Rickie Solinger. (New York University Press, 2005). ISBN 0-81479-827-6.
  • Primal Wound ~ Nancy Verrier
  • Reading Adoption: Family and Difference in Fiction and Drama by Maianne Novy
  • Rebecca’s Law: Sojourn of a Stolen Father ~ Rohan McEnor
  • Reunion: A Year in Letters Between a Birthmother and a Daughter She Couldn’t Keep, by Katie Hern and Ellen McGarry Carlson. (Seattle, WA: Seal Press, 1999). ISBN 1580050301
  • Reunion: The Search for my Birth Family ~ Madelene Allen (“Ferg”) . Stoddard Publishing Co. Limited, 1992.
  • Sacred Bond: The legacy of Baby M, Chesler, Phyllis. First Vintage Books, 1988.
  • Saying Goodbye to a Baby ~ Patricia Roles
  • Shedding Light on the Dark Side of Adoption, Riben, Marsha. Harlow Press, 1988.
  • Silenced Suffering: The Disenfranchised Grief of Birthmothers Compulsorily Separated From Their Children, by Sherrie McKegney. (Master’s Thesis, School of Social Work, McGill University, 2003).
  • Social Inequality, by Kathryn M. Neckerman. (Russell Sage Foundation Publications, July 2004). ISBN 0871546213.
  • Stolen From Our Embrace: The Abduction of First Nations Children, by Ernie Crey and Suzanne Fournier
  • Surrendered Child: A Birthmother’s Journey, by Karen Salyer McElmurray. (University of Georgia Press, 2006). ISBN-10: 0820328235.
  • Swimming Up the Sun, Burton, Nicole. Apippa Publishing Company, 2008.
  • Synchronicity & Reunion: The Genetic Connection of Adoptees and Birthparents, by LaVonne Harper Stiffler. (Hobe Sound, Florida, FEA Publishing, 1992) ISBN0-9634410-0-0.
  • Thank You Son, For Finding Me: A Birthmother’s Story, by Beth J. Kane. (Fairfield, CT: Aslan Publishing, 1999). ISBN 094403182X.
  • The Adoption Constellation: New Ways of Thinking and Practicing Adoption, by Michael Phillip Grand. (Michael Grand, 2010) ISBN1452886903.
  • The Adoption Reunion Survival Guide: Preparing Yourself for the Search, Reunion, and Beyond, by Julie Jarrell Bailey and Lynn N. Giddens. (Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications, 2001). ISBN 1572242280.
  • The Adoption Searchbook: Techniques for Tracing People, by Mary Jo Rillera. (Westminster, CA: Triadoption Publications, 1991). ISBN 0-9100143-00-5.
  • The Adoption Triangle: Sealed or Opened Records: How They Affect Adoptees, Birth Parents, and Adoptive Parents, by Annette Baran, Reuben Pannor, and Arthur Sorosky. (San Antonio, TX: Corona Publishing, 1989). ISBN 0931722594.
  • The Baby Business: How Money, Science, and Politics Drive the Commerce of Conception, by Deborah L. Spar. (Harvard Business Press, 2006). ISBN 1591396204.
  • The Baby Thief: The Story of Georgia Tann The Baby Seller Who Corrupted Adoption, by Barbara Bisantz Raymond. (Union Square Press, May 6, 2008). ISBN 1402758634.
  • The Box in the Closet: My Journey to Claim Who I Am by Margaret Singleton
  • The English American, Larkin, Alison. Simon & Schuster, 2008.
  • The Gift Wrapped in Sorrow: A Mother’s Quest for Healing, by Jane Guttman. (JMJ Publishing, 1999). ISBN 0967286107.
  • The Girls Who Went Away: The Hidden History of Women Who Surrendered Children for Adoption in the Decades Before Roe v. Wade, by Ann Fessler. (Penguin, 2007). ISBN 0-1430-3897-4.
  • The Handmaid’s Tale (Novel), by Margaret Atwood. (New York: Random House, Everyman’s Library, 2006). ISBN 0307264602.
  • The House with the Broken Two: A Birthmother Remembers, by Myrl Coulter. (Vancouver, Canada, Anvil Press, 2011), ISBN 978-1-897535-72-1.
  • The Language of Blood ~ Jane Jeong Trenka
  • The Mother Machine: Reproductive Technologies from Artificial Insemination to Artificial Wombs, by Gena Corea. (New York, USA, Harper & Row, 1985).ISBN 0-06-091325-8.
  • The Open Adoption Book: A Guide to Adoption Without Tears, by Bruce Rappaport. (Wiley, 1998). ISBN 0028621700.
  • The Other Mother: A True Story, by Carol Schaefer. (New York: Soho Press, 2003). ISBN 0939149753.
  • The Politics of Women’s Health: Exploring Agency and Autonomy, by Susan Sherwin. (Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press, June 16, 1998). ISBN 1566396336.
  • The Primal Wound: Understanding the Adopted Child, by Nancy Verrier. (Publisher: Author, 1993). ISBN 0963648004.
  • The Realities of Adoption, by Jerome Smith. (Madison Books, May 8, 1997). ISBN 1568330901.
  • The Right to Know Who You Are, by Keith Griffith. (Canadian Edition Publisher: Katherine Kimbell, 1992). ISBN 0969515103.
  • The Same Smile: The Triumph of a Mother’s Love After Losing Two Daughters, by Susan Mello Souza and Joanne Medeiros Harrington. (Publisher: Author, 2002). ISBN 0972510001.
  • The Search for Mother Missing, by Janine Vance (Misplaced Children, Washington, 2007). ISBN 9780979682605.
  • The Stork Market: America’s Multi-Billion Dollar Unregulated Adoption Industry, by Mirah Riben. (Advocate Publications, 2007). ISBN 1427608954.
  • The Stranger Who Bore Me: Adoptee-Birth Mother Relationships, by Karen March. (University of Toronto Press, May 1995). ISBN 0802004474.
  • The Traffic in Babies: Cross Border Adoption and Baby-Sellling between the United States and Canada, 1930-1972, by Karen Balcom. (Toronto, ON: University of Toronto Press, 2011). ISBN 978-0-8020-9613-5.
  • The Trouble with Normal: Postwar Youth and the Making of Heterosexuality (Studies in Gender and History), by Mary Louise Adams. (University of Toronto Press, 1997). ISBN 080208057X.
  • Torn From the Heart: A Story of a Mother’s Search, by Louise Jergens. (Fairfield, CT: Aslan Publishing, 1992). ISBN 0944031447.
  • Toronto’s Girl Problem: The Perils and Pleasures of the City 1880-1930, by Carolyn Strange. (Toronto, Canada, University of Toronto Press, 1995). ISBN 0-8020-7203-8.
  • Transparent: Seeing Through the Legacy of Adoption ~ Gary Cole
  • Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish their Adoptive Parents Knew, Eldridge, Sherrie. Dell Publishing, 1999.
  • Twice Born, Lifton, Betty Jean. St. Martin’s Griffin, rev. ed. 1998.
  • Unlearning Adoption: A Guide to Family Preservation and Protection, by Jessica Del Balzo. (BookSurge Publishing, 2007). ISBN 1419672061.
  • Unlocking the Heart of Adoption ~ Sheila Ganz
  • Unmarried Mothers, by Clark E. Vincent. (Greenwood Press Reprint; New edition edition 1980). ISBN 0-31322-474-9
  • Waiting to Forget ~ Margaret Moorman
  • Wake Up Little Susie: Single Pregnancy and Race Before Roe v. Wade, by Rickie Solinger. (Routledge, 2000). ISBN 0-41592-676-9.
  • Wanted: First Child: A Birth Mothers Story With the Adoption Process, by Rebecca Harsin. (McKinleyville, CA: Fithian Press, 1991). ISBN 0931832691.
  • Who’s Child? An Adoptee’s Healing Journey from Relinquishment Through Reunion…and Beyond, by Kasey Hamner. (Verdugo City, CA: Triad Publishing, 2000). ISBN 0967414504.
  • Why be Happy When You Could Be Normal? By Jeanette Winterson
  • Without a Map, Hall, Meredith. Beacon press, 2008.
  • Without Child: Challenging the Stigma of Childlessness (Routledge, Oct. 1999) by Laurie Lisle. ISBN 0415924936.
  • Women As Wombs: Reproductive Technologies and the Battle over Women’s Freedom, by Janice G. Raymond (San Francisco, CA: Harper, Jun 1, 1993). ISBN 0788155121.
  • Yesterday They Took my Baby, Wicks, Ben. Stoddart Publishing Co. Limited, 1993.
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