11 Best adoption books like Who Am I Really: An Adoptee Memoir by Damon Davis

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Who Am I Really: An Adoptee Memoir

By: Damon Davis

4.52

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

"Who Am I Really?" is a question many adoptees ask when they realize they have another family of ge…

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Cover of The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World by Dalai Lama XIV, Desmond Tutu, Douglas Carlton Abrams

1. The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World

By: Dalai Lama XIV , Desmond Tutu , Douglas Carlton Abrams

4.38

Format: 354 pages, Hardcover

Two great spiritual masters share their own hard-won wisdom about living with joy even in the face … read more

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"What the Dalai Lama and I are offering,"

-Dalai Lama XIV, The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World

"It is not happiness that makes us grateful, it’s gratefulness that makes us happy."

-Dalai Lama XIV, The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World

"The more time you spend thinking about yourself, the more suffering you will experience."

-Dalai Lama XIV, The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World

"Our perspective toward life is our final and ultimate freedom. - Viktor Frankl quoted by Desmond Tutu"

-Dalai Lama XIV, The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World

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2. Out of My Mind

By: Sharon M. Draper

3.73

Format: None pages,

Melody is not like most people. She cannot walk or talk, but she has a photographic memory; she can… read more

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3. The Blue Castle

By: L.M. Montgomery

3.94

Format: 255 pages,

Valancy lives a drab life with her overbearing mother and prying aunt. Then a shocking diagnosis fr… read more

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4. At Home in Mitford (Mitford Years, #1)

By: Jan Karon

3.98

Format: None pages, Paperback

Enter the world of Mitford, and you won't want to leave. It's easy to feel at home in Mitford. In t… read more

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5. Corrag

By: Susan Fletcher

3.86

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

In 'Corrag', Susan Fletcher tells us the story of an epic historic event, of the difference a singl… read more

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6. The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane

By: Lisa See

4.42

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Li-yan and her family align their lives around the seasons and the farming of tea. There is ritual … read more

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7. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother

By: James McBride

3.69

Format: 176 pages,

Touches readers of all colors as a vivid portrait of growing up, a haunting meditation on race and … read more

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8. You Don't Look Adopted: A memoir

By: Anne Heffron

4.07

Format: 112 pages,

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9. The Primal Wound: Understanding The Adopted Child

By: Nancy Verrier

4.05

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

The Primal Wound is a seminal work which revolutionizes the way we think about adoption. It describ… read more

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Cover of Surviving the White Gaze: A Memoir by Rebecca Carroll

10. Surviving the White Gaze: A Memoir

By: Rebecca Carroll

4.06

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

A stirring and powerful memoir from black cultural critic Rebecca Carroll recounting her painful st… read more

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Cover of American Baby: A Mother, a Child, and the Shadow History of Adoption by Gabrielle Glaser

11. American Baby: A Mother, a Child, and the Shadow History of Adoption

By: Gabrielle Glaser

4.34

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The truth about postwar adoption in America, told through the bittersweet story of one teenager, th… read more

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Cover of The Boys: A Memoir of Hollywood and Family by Ron Howard

12. The Boys: A Memoir of Hollywood and Family

By: Ron Howard

4.27

Format: 393 pages, Hardcover

Happy Days, The Andy Griffith Show, Gentle Ben—these shows captivated millions of TV viewers in the… read more

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13. All Boys Aren’t Blue

By: George M. Johnson

4.20

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In a series of personal essays, prominent journalist and LGBTQIA+ activist George M. Johnson explor… read more

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"History has an interesting way of painting."

-George M. Johnson, All Boys Aren’t Blue

"The first person you are ever an activist for is yourself."

-George M. Johnson, All Boys Aren’t Blue

"We are not as different as you think, and all our stories deserve to be celebrated and told."

-George M. Johnson, All Boys Aren’t Blue

"When people ask me how I got into activism, I often say, “The first person you are ever an activist for is yourself."

-George M. Johnson, All Boys Aren’t Blue

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14. I Will Find You

By: Harlan Coben

4.15

Format: 329 pages, Hardcover

David and Cheryl Burroughs are living the dream - married, a beautiful house in the suburbs, a thre… read more

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"The American economy relies more on the con than we like to think"

-Harlan Coben, I Will Find You

Cover of The Girl I Am, Was, and Never Will Be: A Speculative Memoir of Transracial Adoption by Shannon Gibney

15. The Girl I Am, Was, and Never Will Be: A Speculative Memoir of Transracial Adoption

By: Shannon Gibney

3.87

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Part memoir, part speculative fiction, The Girl I Am, Was, and Never Will Be explores the often sur… read more

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Cover of This Isn't Going to End Well: The True Story of a Man I Thought I Knew by Daniel Wallace

16. This Isn't Going to End Well: The True Story of a Man I Thought I Knew

By: Daniel Wallace

3.80

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

“A memoir wrapped in an elegy… [that] maps a strangely stunning life… [Wallace] imbues this chronic… read more

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Cover of Adoption Unfiltered: Revelations from Adoptees, Birth Parents, Adoptive Parents, and Allies by Sara Easterly

17. Adoption Unfiltered: Revelations from Adoptees, Birth Parents, Adoptive Parents, and Allies

By: Sara Easterly

4.45

Format: 330 pages, Hardcover

Reveals the candid thoughts and feelings of those most directly involved in adoptees, adoptive par… read more

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Cover of The Gathering Place: An Adoptee's Story by Emma Stevens

18. The Gathering Place: An Adoptee's Story

By: Emma Stevens

4.47

Format: 176 pages, Kindle Edition

The true story of when Emma learns her birth mother wrote and signed a letter about her to the adop… read more

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19. Invisible Boy: A Memoir of Self-Discovery

By: Harrison Mooney

4.35

Format: 304 pages, ebook

A narrative that amplifies a voice rarely heard--that of the child at the centre of a transracial a… read more

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Cover of I Would Meet You Anywhere: A Memoir by Susan Kiyo Ito

20. I Would Meet You Anywhere: A Memoir

By: Susan Kiyo Ito

4.61

Format: 262 pages, Paperback

“Susan Kiyo Ito is like a surgeon operating on herself. She is delicate, precise, and at times cutt… read more

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Cover of When We Become Ours: A YA Adoptee Anthology by Shannon Gibney

21. When We Become Ours: A YA Adoptee Anthology

By: Shannon Gibney

4.29

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Two teens take the stage and find their voice. . . A girl learns about her heritage and begins to f… read more

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Cover of Journey of the Adopted Self: A Quest for Wholeness by Betty Jean Lifton

22. Journey of the Adopted Self: A Quest for Wholeness

By: Betty Jean Lifton

4.21

Format: 328 pages, Paperback

Betty Jean Lifton, whose Lost and Found has become a bible to adoptees and to those who would under… read more

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Cover of Searching for Mom: A Memoir by Sara Easterly

23. Searching for Mom: A Memoir

By: Sara Easterly

4.12

Format: 316 pages, Paperback

Gold Medal, Illumination Book Awards | National Indie Excellence Awards Winner | Readers' Favorite … read more

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Cover of Who Am I Really: An Adoptee Memoir by Damon Davis

24. Who Am I Really: An Adoptee Memoir

By: Damon Davis

4.52

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

"Who Am I Really?" is a question many adoptees ask when they realize they have another family of ge… read more

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Cover of Forbidden Roots: A Memoir of Late-Discovery Adoption by Fred Nicora

25. Forbidden Roots: A Memoir of Late-Discovery Adoption

By: Fred Nicora

3.47

Format: 233 pages, Kindle Edition

Everyone learns to accept twists and turns as they live out the daily rituals of their lives. But w… read more

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17 Best audiobook books like Invisible Boy: A Memoir of Self-Discovery by Harrison Mooney

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Michael Crummey

3.85

Transform Your Habits

Superfan: How Pop Culture Broke My Heart

Jen Sookfong Lee

3.91

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Wayne Johnston

3.93

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