"An emotion-filled collection." —Kirkus Reviews

A CCBC 2024 Choices for the Fiction for Young Adult category!

Two teens take the stage and find their voice . . .

A girl learns about her heritage and begins to find her community . . .

A sister is haunted by the ghosts of loved ones lost . . .

There is no universal adoption experience, and no two adoptees have the same story. This anthology for teens edited by Shannon Gibney and Nicole Chung contains a wide range of powerful, poignant, and evocative stories in a variety of genres.

These tales from fifteen bestselling, acclaimed, and emerging adoptee authors genuinely and authentically reflect the complexity, breadth, and depth of adoptee experiences.

This groundbreaking collection centers what it’s like growing up as an adoptee. These are stories by adoptees, for adoptees, reclaiming their own narratives. 

With stories by:



Kelley Baker
Nicole Chung
Shannon Gibney
Mark Oshiro
MeMe Collier
Susan Harness      
Meredith Ireland
Mariama J. Lockington
Lisa Nopachai
Stefany Valentine
Matthew Salesses
Lisa Wool-Rim Sjöblom
Eric Smith
Jenny Heijun Wills
Sun Yung Shin
Foreword by Rebecca Carroll
Afterword by JaeRan Kim, MSW, PhD