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Suggested Readings
The list of reading material below is suggested by our
Lilliput staff, parents, and other partners.
 | The Child's Journey Through Placement, by Vera
Fahlberg. (Indiana: Perspectives Press, 1991)
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| The Family of Adoption, by Joyce Maguire Pavao.
(Massachusetts: Beacon Press, 1998)
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| Helping Children Cope with Separation and Loss, by
Claudia Jewett. (Massachusetts: Harvard Common Press, Inc. 1982)
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| Lifegivers: Framing the Birth Parent Experience in Open
Adoption, by James Gritter. (Washington D.C.: Child Welfare League of
America, 2000)
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| Making Sense of Adoption: A Parent's Guide, by Lois
Ruskai Melina. (New York: HarperCollins Publishers, Inc., 1989)
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| The Open Adoption Experience: A Complete Guide for
Adoptive and Birth Families - from Making the Decision Through the Child's
Growing Years, by Lois Ruskai Melina and Sharon Kaplan Roszia. (New York:
HarperCollins Publishers, Inc., 1993)
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| Toddler Adoption: The Weaver's Craft, by Mary
Hopkins-Best. (Indiana: Perspectives Press, 1997)
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| Assessing Attachment, Separation and Loss, by Linda
Bayless (Georgia: Child and Welfare Institute, 1990)
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| Understanding Children's Sexual Behaviors - What's
Natural and Healthy, by Toni Cavanaugh Johnson. (1101 Fremont Avenue,
Suite 101, South Pasadena, California 91030, 1996)
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| Adoption is For Always, by Linda Walvoord Girard.
(Illinois: Albert Whitman and Company, 1986)
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| A Forever Family: A Child's Story about Adoption,
by Roslyn Banish. (HarpersCollins Publishers, Inc., 1992)
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 All About
Adoption: How Families are Made and How Kids Feel About It, by Marc
Nemiroff and Jane Annuziata (American Psychological Association)
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| Beginnings: How Families Come to Be, Virginia
Kroll. (Illinois: Albert Whitman and Company, 1994)
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| Benjamin Bear Gets a New Family, by Deborah Berry
Joy. (Illinois: Adams Press, 1997)
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| For Your Own Good: A Child's Book About Living in a
Foster Home, by Doris Sanford. (Oregon: Questar Publishers, Inc., 1993)
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| Horace, by Holly Keller, 1991
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| Let's Talk About It: Adoption, (Mister Roger's
Neighborhood), by Fred Rogers. (New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1994)
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| Over the Moon: An Adoption Tale, by Karen Katz.
(New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1997)
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| Tell Me Again About the Night I Was Born, by Jamie
Lee Curtis. (US: Joanna Cotler Books, HarperCollins, 1996)
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The Family
Book by Todd Parr (Little, Brown)
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| Zachary's New Home: A Story for Foster and Adopted
Children, by Geraldine Blomquist and Paul Blomquist. (New York:
Magination Press, 1990)
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| Positive Discipline: A to Z, by Jane Nelson, Lynn
Lott, and H. Stephen Glenn. (California: Prima Publishing, 1999)
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| Positive Discipline: For Preschoolers, by Jane
Nelson, Cheryl Erwin, and Roslyn Duffy. (California: Prima Publishing, 1998)
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| Positive Parenting For Single Parents, by Jane
Nelson, Cheryl Erwin and Carol Delzer. (California: Prima Publishing, 1994)
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| Raising Self-Reliant Children in a Self-Indulgent World,
by H. Stephen Glenn and Jane Nelson. (California: Prima Publishing, 1989)
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| Real Parents, Real Children: Parenting the Adopted
Child, by Holly Van Gulden and Lisa M. Bartels-Rabb. (New York: The
Crossroad Publishing Company, 1997)
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| The Five Love Languages of Children, by Gary
Chapman and Ross Campbell. (Northfield Publishing, 215 West Locust Street,
Chicago, IL 61610)
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| Five Signs of a Loving Family, by Gary Chapman.
(Northfield Publishing, 215 West Locust Street, Chicago, IL 61610, 1997)
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| What Every Child Should Know Along the Way, by Gail
Martin. (Growing Families International, 3910 Royal Avenue, Unit B, Simi
Valley, California 93063, 1998)
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| Black Pearls for Parents, by Eric V. Copage.
(Writers and Readers, 1984)
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| Acts of Faith: Daily Meditations for People of Color,
by Iyanla Vanzant. (Simon & Schuster, 1993)
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| Different and Wonderful - Raising Black Children in a
Race Conscious Society, by Dr. Darlene Powell Hopson and Dr. Derek S.
Hopson
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| I'm Chocolate, You're Vanilla, by Marguerite A.
Wright. (California: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1998)
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| Transracial Adoption and Foster Care, by Joseph
Crumbley. (Washington, D.C., Child Welfare League of America, 1999)
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| Inside Transracial Adoption, by Gail Steinberg and
Beth Hall (Perspectives Press, Indianapolis, Indiana)
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| AMEA Networking News, newsletter of the Association
of MultiEthnic Americans, Box 191752, San Francisco, CA 94119-1752, Carlos
Fernandez, see enclosed member list.
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| Equity, newsletter of Equity Institute, 6400 Hollis
Street, Suite 15, Emeryville, CA, 94503, 510-658-4577 training institute for
race issues.
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| Honey, Honoring Our New Ethnic Youth, 454
Williametter Street, Eugene, Oregon, 94701, newsletter
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| I-Pride Newsletter, P.O. Box 19175, San Francisco,
CA, 94119, 510-525-3236, attn.- Leslie Lomax, newsletter and interracial
support group
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| Image, P.O. Box 4161, San Diego, CA, 92164,
619-527-2850, newsletter, interracial support group.
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| Interracial Classified, P.O. Box 185, College Pt.,
NY, 11356-0185, newsletter MASC, Multiracial Americans of Southern California,
12228 Venice Blvd. #452, Los Angeles, CA, 90066, multiracial support group
sponsors yearly conference, Kaleidoscope & has newsletter.
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| New People, the Journal for the Human Race, P.O. Box
47490, Oak Park, Michigan, 48237, 313-541-6943, Francis Wardle.
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| Race File, 400 Grand Avenue, Suite 401, Oakland, CA,
94610, magazine, 510-834-7072.
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| The Option, 504 E. Haines Street, Philadelphia, PA,
19144-1215, newsletter.
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Hair Care
 | Andre Talks Hair!, by Andre Walker. (New York:
Simon and Schuster Inc., 1997)
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| Good Hair - For Colored Girls Who've Considered
Weaves When the Chemical Became Too Ruff, by Lonnice Brittenum Bonner.
(New York: Three Rivers Press, 1991)
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| Let's Talk Hair, by Pamela Ferrell. (Washington,
D.C.: Conrows and Company, 1996)
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| Plaited Glory - For Colored Girls Who've Considered
Braids, Locks and Twists, by Lonnice Brittenum Bonner. (New York:
Three Rivers Press, 1996)
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| Kids Talk Hair, by Pamela Ferrel. (Cornrows &
Co. Publishing, Washington, DC)
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Booklets
| Below The Surface: A Self-Assessment Guide for
Anyone Considering Adoption across Racial or Cultural Lines, by Beth
Hall and Gail Steinberg. (Pact Press, 1998) |
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