When We Become Ours: A YA Adoptee Anthology

Shannon Gibney, Nicole Chung, Mariama J. Lockington

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Book cover for When We Become Ours: A YA Adoptee Anthology

When We Become Ours: A YA Adoptee Anthology

When We Become Ours: A YA Adoptee Anthology

Shannon Gibney, Nicole Chung, Mariama J. Lockington

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Description

"An emotion-filled collection." --Kirkus Reviews

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 SjöblomEric SmithJenny Heijun WillsSun Yung ShinForeword by Rebecca CarrollAfterword by JaeRan Kim, MSW, PhD

Critical Reviews

"An emotion-filled collection." -- Kirkus Reviews

"Nicole and Shannon have done something incredible here: brought together a group of incredibly talented writers to speak to an experience we so rarely see reflected in young adult literature. This anthology is as engaging as it is healing--a must-have for every classroom." -- Leah Johnson, bestselling author of You Should See Me In a Crown

Publishing Information

Publisher: Harperteen
Pub date: 2023-10-24
Length: 352 pages

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