The most popular adoption books of 2022

Books about adoption tell stories of families made in more than one way. Adopted children, birth parents and adoptive parents each have their own account, and the search for origins runs through many of them. Novels and memoirs here deal with belonging, identity and what makes a family. This list shows the ones first published in 2022.

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Goodbye Again
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Goodbye Again

Candace Cahill

Published 2022

220 pages

Show and Tail
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Show and Tail

Reese Eschmann

Published 2022

128 pages

Cleave
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Cleave

Holly Pelesky

Published 2022

116 pages

Raccoon Summer
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Raccoon Summer

Betty Vanderwielen

Published 2022

280 pages

Elmer and the Talent Show
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Elmer and the Talent Show

Danny Robertshaw, Ron Danta, Laura Catrinella, Crystal Velasquez

Published 2022

160 pages

Silenced
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Silenced

Rosie Lewis

Published 2022

304 pages

Lena and Ruby
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Lena and Ruby

Kevin Qamaniq-Mason, Mary Qamaniq-Mason

Published 2022

24 pages