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When We Become Ours

A YA Adoptee Anthology

Shannon Gibney Nicole Chung Mariama Lockington Meredith Ireland

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HarperTeen
09 November 2023
"""An emotion-filled collection."" —Kirkus Reviews

Two teens take the stage and find their voice . . .

A girl learns about her heritage and begins to find her community . . .

A sister is haunted by the ghosts of loved ones lost . . .

There is no universal adoption experience, and no two adoptees have the same story. This anthology for teens edited by Shannon Gibney and Nicole Chung contains a wide range of powerful, poignant, and evocative stories in a variety of genres.

These tales from fifteen bestselling, acclaimed, and emerging adoptee authors genuinely and authentically reflect the complexity, breadth, and depth of adoptee experiences.

This groundbreaking collection centers what it’s like growing up as an adoptee. These are stories by adoptees, for adoptees, reclaiming their own narratives. 

With stories by:

Kelley Baker Nicole Chung Shannon Gibney Mark Oshiro MeMe Collier Susan Harness       Meredith Ireland Mariama J. Lockington Lisa Nopachai Stefany Valentine Matthew Salesses Lisa Wool-Rim Sjöblom Eric Smith Jenny Heijun Wills Sun Yung Shin Foreword by Rebecca Carroll Afterword by JaeRan Kim, MSW, PhD"

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Imprint:   HarperTeen
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 210mm,  Width: 140mm,  Spine: 26mm
Weight:   454g
ISBN:   9780063144408
ISBN 10:   0063144409
Pages:   352
Publication Date:  
Recommended Age:   From 14 years
Audience:   Young adult ,  Preschool (0-5)
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Shannon Gibney is a writer, educator, activist, and the author of See No Color and Dream Country, young adult novels that won Minnesota Book Awards, as well the picture book Sam and the Incredible African and American Food Fight, and the memoir/novel The Girl I Am, Was, and Never Will Be: A Speculative Memoir of Transracial Adoption. She co-authored the children's picture book Where We Come From. Gibney teaches writing in the English department at Minneapolis College. Visit her on Instagram at @shannonelainegibney and Twitter @GibneyShannon.

Reviews for When We Become Ours: A YA Adoptee Anthology

"""An emotion-filled collection."" — Kirkus Reviews ""Nicole and Shannon have done something incredible here: brought together a group of incredibly talented writers to speak to an experience we so rarely see reflected in young adult literature. This anthology is as engaging as it is healing—a must-have for every classroom."" — Leah Johnson, bestselling author of You Should See Me In a Crown"


  • Winner of Cooperative Children’s Book Center Choice (United States).

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