Accidental Sisters: The Story of My 52-Year Wait to Meet My Biological Siblingby Katherine Linn Caire
Relinquished at birth to Catholic Charities in 1959, Kathe Linn Caire adores her adoptive family and has never considered searching for her birth parents. At age fifty-two, though, a sudden
Almost Home: A Memoirby Hilary Harper
While snooping in a closet as an adolescent, Hilary Harper discovers a secret: her parents are not her parents. Documents reveal her mother to be a vague, distant relative who
Daughter Reassembled: An Adoption Search and Reunion Memoirby Pam Cates
Pam Cates had led a charmed life. As a mother, wife, daughter, sister, and artist, she had everything she’d always dreamed of--a big house in the country, a wonderful husband,
Decoding Our Origins: The Lived Experiences of Colombian AdopteesEdited by Abby Forero-Hilty
Decoding Our Origins: The Lived Experiences of Colombian Adoptees is written by seventeen authors who were born in Colombia and adopted internationally. Their individual stories illustrate different aspects of the
The DNA Guide for Adoptees: How to Use Genealogy and Genetics to Uncover Your Roots, Connect with Your Biological Family, and Better Understand Your Medical Historyby Brianne Kirkpatrick and Shannon Combs-Bennett
This book is for you if you have hope that DNA testing might open up the search for information about yourself, your origins, and your future. We’ve worked hard to
Faith, Hope & Perseverance: An Adoptee's Journey To Finding Biological Familyby Diane Gray
It is our human right to know who we are. After her adoptive parents passed away, Diane decided to take the DNA plunge to find her biological family. Learn how
A Family Apart: Sleuthing the Mysteries of Abandonment, Adoption and DNAby Craig A. Steffen
A Family Apart: Sleuthing the Mysteries of Abandonment, Adoption and DNA is a fascinating ride into the methodical quest of an orphan to uncover the truth about his origins. Even
Family Found: The DNA Journeyby Douglas M. Dubrish
I am grateful being adopted as a toddler and having an early life of mostly fond memories. My adoptive mother had passed, and my adoptive father remarried. I had a
The Family Tree Guide to DNA Testing and Genetic Genealogyby Blaine T. Bettinger
2nd edition forthcoming August 2019. Available for preorder. Discover the answers to your family history mysteries using the most-cutting edge tool available to genealogists. This plain-English guide, newly revised and
Finding Family: My Search for Roots and the Secrets in My DNAby Richard Hill
Finding Family: My Search for Roots and the Secrets in My DNA is the highly suspenseful account of an adoptee trying to reclaim the biological family denied him by sealed birth records.
Found: Adopted Friends Search for their Birth Familiesby Trish Diggins and Sherri Craig-Evans
Lifelong friends--both adoptees--decided they would take a chance and search for their birth parents using online DNA kits and social media. It turns out, that was the easy part. What
The Foundling: The True Story of a Kidnapping, a Family Secret, and My Search for the Real Meby Paul Joseph Fronczak and Alex Tresniowski
The Foundling tells the incredible and inspiring true story of Paul Fronczak, a man who recently discovered via a DNA test that he was not who he thought he was—and set
Guide to DNA Testing: How to Identify Ancestors, Confirm Relationships, and Measure Ethnic Ancestry through DNA Testingby Richard Hill
The price of some powerful new genetic genealogy tests has dropped below $100. Genealogists and adoptees are using them and other DNA tests to identify ancestors, confirm relationships, and measure
The Lies That Bind: An Adoptee's Journey Through Rejection, Redirection, DNA, and Discoveryby Laureen Pittman
Born in a California women’s prison in 1963, Laureen Pittman was relinquished for adoption. As a child, Laureen was conditioned to believe that being adopted didn’t matter. So, it didn’t
Living in the Know: The Adoptee's Quick-Start Guide to Finding Family with DNA Testingby Geraldine Berger
Part memoir, part quick-start guide, Geraldine Berger, "The Genetic Genealogy Coach," shares her own journey to living in the know. The search for her birth parents spanned a cumulative thirty-four years,
Memoirs of an Adoptee: One Person's DNA Discoveries, Reflections and Insightsby Craig Harris
A middle-aged man's search for his biological family. Having lived his whole life thinking about where he came from, while yearning to understand the missing answers to his self-actualization, DNA
My Secretby Joanne E. Sayre
What if you found out that you were adopted and everything you thought you knew about your family, your security, was shattered? My Secret is about my 40 year quest
No Returns Without Original Receiptby Diane McConnell
Renewed courage after learning the final piece of my true heritage has overcome my life-long fear of telling my story. Every adoptee has the right, and many the need, to
Out of the Birdcage: Memoirs of an Adopteeby JH Dunn
Based on a true story of an adoptee’s search for identity and purpose. Never quite feeling like she fit in, struggling in relationships, and getting in trouble, until she learns
Paper and Spit: Family Found—How DNA and Genealogy Revealed My First Parents' Identityby Don Anderson
Like many adoptees, Don Anderson wanted to know where he came from. But would he be setting himself up for disappointment by searching? Would he discover parents who were not
Rooted in Adoption: A Collection of Adoptee Reflectionsby Veronica Breaux and Shelby Kilgore
Rooted in Adoption: A Collection of Adoptee Reflections is a collection of short narratives from those who have been adopted. Adoptees of various ages, backgrounds, and experiences were asked discuss
Searching For Me: An Adoptee's Journey of Faith, Family, and Belongingby Scott Sullivan
Being given away for adoption just days after being born left a mystery around Scott Sullivan's life that tugged at his analytical mind, fueling a sense of self-doubt throughout his
Swabbed & Found: An Adopted Man's DNA Journey to Discover his Family Treeby Frank Billingsley
As Houston's beloved KPRC weatherman for more than 20 years, Frank Billingsley seems like a relative to many people. His optimistic presence comes into their homes and reassures that even
Thank God I Was Adopted 'Cause DNA Is No Joke!by Pekitta Tynes with Janice Young
Abandoned in a shot house and left without a birth certificate, I was an UNKNOWN. I lived in foster care and later adopted into a wonderful family. After 35-years of
Together At Last: Stories of Adoption and Reunion in the Age of DNAEdited by Paul Lee Cannon, Nancy Lee Blackman, Cerrissa Kim, Katherine Kim, and Linda Papi Rounds
Together At Last is a collection of first-person stories that explores the intersection of multiple histories: the Korean War, military camptowns, immigration, and transnational adoption. Taken together, they challenge us
A Twenty Year Journey: An Adoptee's Search for Answersby Cathryn B. Stanley
Secrets, sacrifice, lies, love, abandonment, acceptance, grief, joy, regret, jubilation, and fortitude are nestled within the pages of A Twenty-Year Journey. Join me as I share the twists and turns
Twice a Daughter: A Search for Identity, Family, and Belongingby Julie Ryan McGue
Julie is adopted. She is also a twin. Because their adoption was closed, she and her sister lack both a health history and their adoption papers―which becomes an issue for
Who Am I Really: An Adoptee Memoirby Damon Davis
"Who Am I Really?" is a question many adoptees ask when they realize they have another family of genetic relation. Damon L. Davis shares his journey through life as an