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THE COMPLETE BOOK OF INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION

By Davenport, Dawn
Publication: Kirkus Reports
Date: Sunday, October 1 2006
A guide to international adoption that discusses every stage of the process?from deciding if you're ready to adopt all the way through bringing your child home.

Topics covered include deciding on a country and an agency, paying for the adoption, preparing the paperwork

and meeting your child. A lawyer and researcher by profession, Davenport is meticulous and thorough in her treatment of the legal information and other practical details (checklists and sidebar lists abound). But just as importantly, she also brings to the subject real-life wisdom, emotional sensitivity and expert advice gleaned from both her own experiences as an international adoptive mother and from the many families she has interviewed that have gone through the process. Included throughout the text are dozens of real-life stories and tips from adoptive parents that will prepare, inspire and comfort readers.

Readers considering international adoption should make this guide their first stop in the process.

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