Staff Report / Tucsonlocal.org

November is National Adoption Awareness Month, and Pima County Public Library in Tucson, Arizona, has shared a booklist that highlights the adoptee experience. Featured titles include:

1. **"I Would Meet You Anywhere"** by Susan Keohane

2. **"When We Become Ours"**

3. **"Surviving the White Gaze"** by Rebecca Carroll

4. **"Bitterroot: A Salish Memoir"**

5. **"A Child of the Indian Race: A Story of Return"**

6. **"Abandoned at Birth: Searching for the Arms That Once Held Me"** by Janet Sherlund

7. **"What White Parents Should Know About Transracial Adoption"** by Melissa Guda-Richards

8. **"Who Am I?"** by Michelle Reiche-Gauvreau

9. **"You Should Be Grateful: Stories of Race, Identity, and Transracial Adoption"** by Angela Tucker

The list aims to provide insight into the complexities of adoption and the experiences of those involved.

Source: Pima County Public Library | Facebook

Source Type: Library

Source Location: Tucson

Tucson, AZ

https://www.facebook.com/752888780204994/posts/958138683013335

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