When We Become Ours

2023 — by Kelley Baker, Nicole Chung, MeMe Collier, Shannon Gibney, Susan Devan Harness, Meredith Ireland, Mariama Lockington, Lisa Nopachai, Mark Oshiro, Stefany Valentine Ramirez, Matthew Salesses, Sun Yung. Shin, Lisa Wool-Rim Sjöblom, Eric Smith and Jenny Heijun will

"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 fourteen 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." -- publisher