I just picked up and started reading "Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish their Adoptive Parents Knew". 1/3 of the way through and very informative. So far it talks mostly about the LOSS adoptive kids feel about their birth moms. I may have my mom read it as well, because it will be important for grandparents to understand what is going on too and see what language is appropriate for the child when they are sad or have questions. I also picked up but haven't opened "Adoption Nation". Of course all of the back cover has quotes that this is a MUST READ and "Invaluable Resource". Just wondering if there are any must reads out there that any of you have read and would recommend. If this topic has been covered before, sorry, I only have gone back a month or two in posts.
Thanks.
Re: Books on adoption
I found The Open Adoption Book by Bruce Rappaport, PhD VERY helpful in sharing facts about why most DAs are to some extent open now.
It reads a bit like a text book w/lots of research and facts and figures. It also has a nice summary of the history of closed vs open adoption which I think is helpful.
Never found your specific list but I did do a "search" of the posts and found some. Thanks.