Description
| Product ID: | 9780063144408 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | When We Become Ours |
| Subtitle: | A YA Adoptee Anthology |
| Authors: | Author: Eric Smith, Susan Devan Harness, Stefany Valentine Ramirez, Shannon Gibney, Nicole Chung, Meredith Ireland, MeMe Collier, Mark Oshiro, Mariama Lockington, Kelley Baker |
| Page Count: | 352 |
| Subjects: | Children’s / Teenage: Anthologies, Anthologies (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Short stories, Children’s / Teenage: Personal and social topics, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Families and family members, General fiction (Children's / Teenage), Family & home stories (Children's / Teenage), Short stories (Children's / Teenage), Personal & social issues (Children's / Teenage), Personal & social issues: family issues (Children's / Teenage), Interest age: from c 12 years |
| Description: | 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 BakerNicole ChungShannon GibneyMark OshiroMeMe CollierSusan Harness      Meredith IrelandMariama J. LockingtonLisa NopachaiStefany ValentineMatthew SalessesLisa Wool-Rim SjöblomEric SmithJenny Heijun WillsSun Yung ShinForeword by Rebecca CarrollAfterword by JaeRan Kim, MSW, PhD "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:
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| Imprint Name: | HarperTeen |
| Publisher Name: | HarperCollins Publishers Inc |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-11-09 |