When We Become Ours

<p><strong>An emotion-filled collection. --<em>Kirkus</em> <em>Reviews</em></strong></p><p><strong>A CCBC 2024 Choices for the Fiction for Young Adult category!</strong></p><p><strong><em>Two teens take the stage and find their voice . . .</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>A girl learns about her heritage and begins to find her community . . .</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>A sister is haunted by the ghosts of loved ones lost . . .</em></strong></p><p>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.</p><p>These tales from fifteen bestselling acclaimed and emerging adoptee authors genuinely and authentically reflect the complexity breadth and depth of adoptee experiences.</p><p>This groundbreaking collection centers what it's like growing up as an adoptee. These are stories by adoptees for adoptees reclaiming their own narratives. </p><p>With stories by: </p><ul>Kelley Baker</li>Nicole Chung</li>Shannon Gibney</li>Mark Oshiro</li>MeMe Collier</li>Susan Harness </li>Meredith Ireland</li>Mariama J. Lockington</li>Lisa Nopachai</li>Stefany Valentine</li>Matthew Salesses</li>Lisa Wool-Rim Sjöblom</li>Eric Smith</li>Jenny Heijun Wills</li>Sun Yung Shin</li>Foreword by Rebecca Carroll</li>Afterword by JaeRan Kim MSW PhD</li></ul>