Including Nearly 500 Adoptee-Recommended Titles!

Books About Adoptees Born in Prison

  • Prison Baby: A Memoir

    Prison Baby: A Memoir

    by Deborah Jiang-Stein

    Even at twelve years old Deborah Jiang-Stein, the adopted daughter of a progressive Jewish couple in Seattle, felt like an outsider. Her multiracial features set her apart from her well-intentioned white parents, who evaded questions about her past. But when Deborah discovered a letter revealing…

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  • The Lies That Bind: An Adoptee’s Journey Through Rejection, Redirection, DNA, and Discovery

    The Lies That Bind: An Adoptee’s Journey Through Rejection, Redirection, DNA, and Discovery

    by 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 . . . until it did. Through scraps of information, Laureen stitched together her history –…

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