The most popular adoption books of 2023

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 2023.

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Cathy Glass

Published 2023

336 pages

When We Become Ours A YA Adoptee Anthology
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When We Become Ours A YA Adoptee Anthology

Nicole Chung, Shannon Gibney, Sun Yung Shin, Lisa Wool-Rim Sjöblom, Jenny Heijun Wills, Mark Oshiro, Kelley Baker, Mariama J. Lockington, Meredith Ireland, Matthew Salesses, Susan Harness, MeMe Collier, Stefany Valentine, Lisa Nopachai, eric smith

Published 2023

352 pages

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Cathy Glass

Published 2023

336 pages

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336 pages

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Cathy Glass

Published 2023

336 pages

Mèo and Bé
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Mèo and Bé

Doan Phuong Nguyen

Published 2023

320 pages

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Cathy Glass

Published 2023

336 pages