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edition:Paperback
category: Family & Relationships
published: Mar 2000
ISBN:9781551520797
publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press

The Face in the Mirror

Teenagers and Adoption

by Marion Crook

tagged: adoption & fostering
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"When I look in the mirror, I don't know who I am."
-Kerri
Being a teenager in today's complex world is a difficult enough task, but adopted teens have a unique struggle: to discover their identity and a sense of belonging and place in the world, which often means coming to terms with their past. The Face in the Mirror, based on numerous interviews with adopted teens, adoptive parents, and birth parents, brings attention to the growing and often controversial phenomenon of teenagers wanting to know where they came from.
The book, written for both teenagers and adults, is a frank discussion of the issues surrounding adoption, and in particular what adoptees, adoptive parents, and birth parents should know when adopted teens want to discover their past. The book also addresses the impact of cross-cultural or cross-racial adoption, as well as the legal parameters of adoption in the US and Canada, including the complex emotions involved.
As written by Marion Crook, an adoptive parent herself and the author of previous books about teens, The Face in the Mirror articulates the complexity of adoption issues with candor and compassion.

About the Author
Marion Crook

Marion Crook began her career as a public health nurse in Cariboo country of British Columbia. She is the author of numerous books for adults and teens, including three published by Arsenal Pulp Press: Thicker Than Blood: Adoptive Parenting in the Modern World, The Face in the Mirror: Teens and Adoption and Out of the Darkness: Teens Talk About Suicide.

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