Zan Nordhoc, a failed novelist turned pirate radio DJ, sits before the television with his small, adopted black daughter, watching the election of his country's first black president. In the nova of this historic moment, Zan, his wife, and their son set out to solve the enigma of the little girl's life.

An informed, comprehensive guide to raising a multicultural family. How many times do you celebrate the New Year at home? Just once? If your family is Jewish, Chinese, and a few other things besides, you might celebrate twice or even three times a year! As the rate of cross-cultural adoption grows in the United States, new traditions are emerging. These are part of a new multiculturalism which, with its attendant joys and challenges, has become...

"A female physician with an adopted black daughter? The townsfolk of Idaho Bend will never accept Dr. Mercy Gabriel--even when faced with a deadly cholera epidemic. But all Mercy needs is one man willing to listen...and to trust. Four years of war command turned Lon Mackey into a footloose gambler who can't abide attachments. Yet he can't help getting riled by the threats Mercy keeps receiving. Her trailblazing courage could reignite his faith and...

She should have been able to trust him... "Night sweats were my dance, especially in the Huston home. They were a continuation of the visions I had experienced in Dorchester, only here, they were much more violent." Set in a wealthy community in northern Michigan, Rising tells the story of nine-year-old Symone, who is adopted by the Hustons-"a shameless family with a house at the top of the hill"-after her mother dies of a drug overdose. And though...

"This book explores the dynamics of adoptive families, including the different kinds of adoptive families, the ways they form, the challenges they can face, and strategies for working through those challenges. Includes "Many Identities" and "Did You Know?" special features"--

A woman who has adopted an abandoned child to give it a new life has to fight for him when his birth mother shows up and wants him back.

"Explores transracial adoption from adopted adults' perspectives using memoir, reflective/analytical essays, poetry, artwork, film critique, psychology, sociology, critical race, reproductive justice, more. Discusses reasons children become available for international adoption (war, poverty, structural inequities), ramifications of the colorblind ideal for adoptees (dealing with racism, cultural alienation, emotional isolation)"--Provided by publisher....

After an American family adopts eleven-year-old Wen from a Chinese orphanage, she vows to find a family for her best friend, too.