The Face in the Mirror by Marion Crook

The Face in the Mirror by Marion Crook

"When I look in the mirror, I don't know who I am."
-Kerri

Being a teenager in today's complex world is a difficult enough task, but adopted teens have a unique struggle: to discover their identity and a sense of belonging and place in the world, which often means coming to terms with their past. The Face in the Mirror, based on numerous interviews with adopted teens, adoptive parents, and birth parents, brings attention to the growing and often controversial phenomenon of teenagers wanting to know where they came from.

The book, written for both teenagers and adults, is a frank discussion of the issues surrounding adoption, and in particular what adoptees, adoptive parents, and birth parents should know when adopted teens want to discover their past. The book also addresses the impact of cross-cultural or cross-racial adoption, as well as the legal parameters of adoption in the US and Canada, including the complex emotions involved.

As written by Marion Crook, an adoptive parent herself and the author of previous books about teens, The Face in the Mirror articulates the complexity of adoption issues with candor and compassion.

Marion Crook has written many books for young adult and middle readers. Crook's background in child development education as a nurse and her PhD in education giver her solid knowledge, but she maintains that a keen observation of people, places and events can be the author's most useful tool. An experienced teacher and writer, she gives her readers clear and practical tips, with humor and understanding of what it's like to write and publish. Marion Crook's work includes ten novels and eight books of non-fiction for children and young adults as well as several books of fiction and non-fiction for adults.

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ISBN 13	9781551520797
ISBN 10	1551520796
Title	The Face in the Mirror
Author	Marion Crook
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Arsenal Pulp Press
Year published	2000-05-01
Number of pages	230
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