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ADOPTION BOOKS AND REFERENCES

The Third Choice, by Leslie Foge & Gail Mosconi
This engaging book is a resource guide for birthparents facing a pregnancy.  The reader will find practical information and coverage of the emotional issues regarding adoption.

Tapestry Books
http://www.tapestrybooks.com
A reference guide to books on a variety of adoption issues.  This book is for anyone who is touched by adoption.

Dear Birthmother, by Kathleen Bsiber & Phylis Speedlin
An open adoption classic.  This book includes actual letters between adoptive parents and birthparents. 

Out Of The Shadows: Birthfathers Stories, by Mary Mason
This book examines the thoughts, motives and feelings of birthfathers.

Pregnant? Adoption Is An Option: Making An Adoption Plan For A Child
By Jeanne Warren Lindsay
This book discusses planning as a key to making an adoption plan.

Your Rights and Responsibilities : A Guide for Expectant Parents Considering Adoption.
By Brenda Romanchik
A guide booklet for prospective birthparents.

Given in Love, by Maureen Connelly
A short booklet that addresses separation and grief issues that birthmothers experience.

Saying Goodby To A Baby, by Patrica Roles
This book addresses issues that birthparents face and offers guidance of how to move on.

The Adoption Reader, by Susan Wadia-Ells
Through personal essays and stories over thirty birthmothers, adoptive mothers and adoptive daughters explore what is deeply emotional and tell their compelling stories. 

Roots and Wings
P.O. Box 577
Hackettstown, N.J.
http://www.adopt-usa.com/rootsandwings
Articles about all aspects of adoption

American Adoption Congress
P.O. Box 42730
Washington, DC  20015
http://www.americanadoptioncongress.org/
Services for all members of the triad

National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
703 352-3488 (phone)
888 251-0075 (toll free)
http://www.calib.com/naic/
An excellent resource for new and updated

Insight
810 543-0997 (phone)
http://www.r2press.com/
Adoption resources for birthparents

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