Adoption and Foster Care

Resources for learning about adoption and foster care. Books here can help you understand the perspective of an adoptee/kid in foster care, an adoptive family, biological family, foster parent, social worker, etc. Or find a book here to educate yourself on the intricacies of the system and maybe even how to navigate them in the healthiest way.

List curated by an adoptee. My story from foster care has been mostly positive, but every story is different.

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created by riskyreads

last updated July, 2026

14 books

It's Not About You: Understanding Adoptee Search, Reunion & Open Adoption

Brooke Randolph

Securely Attached: How Understanding Childhood Trauma Will Transform Your Parenting-A Handbook for Adoptive and Foster Parents

Mike Berry

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

Sara Easterly

"You Should Be Grateful": Stories of Race, Identity, and Transracial Adoption

Angela Tucker

When We Become Ours: A YA Adoptee Anthology

Shannon Gibney

What White Parents Should Know about Transracial Adoption--The Workbook: Practical Tools, Skills, and Prompts for Affirming Your Adopted Child's Cultural Identity

Melissa Guida-Richards