When We Become Ours
A YA Adoptee Anthology
By Eric Smith, Jenny Heijun Wills, Kelley Baker, Lisa Nopachai, Lisa Wool-Rim Sjöblom, Mariama J. Lockington, Mark Oshiro, Matthew Salesses, MeMe Collier, Meredith Ireland, Nicole Chung, Shannon Gibney, Stefany Valentine, Sun Yung Shin, Susan Harness | Publisher: HarperCollins
About the book
\"An emotion-filled collection.\" —Kirkus Reviews
A CCBC 2024 Choices for the Fiction for Young Adult category!
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—a true own voices collection—genuinely and authentically reflect the complexity, breadth, and depth of the transracial adoptee experience.
This groundbreaking short story 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
Editions of When We Become Ours
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780063144408
- EBook
- ISBN 9780063144422
Read an Excerpt
\"An emotion-filled collection.\" —Kirkus Reviews
A CCBC 2024 Choices for the Fiction for Young Adult category!
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—a true own voices collection—genuinely and authentically reflect the complexity, breadth, and depth of the transracial adoptee experience.
This groundbreaking short story 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
Frequently Asked Questions
What is When We Become Ours about?
\"An emotion-filled collection.\" —Kirkus Reviews
A CCBC 2024 Choices for the Fiction for Young Adult category!
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—a true own voices collection—genuinely and authentically reflect the complexity, breadth, and depth of the transracial adoptee experience.
This groundbreaking short story 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
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in When We Become Ours?
Children’s, Teenage and Educational > Children’s / Teenage fiction and true stories > Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories
Where can I read a sample of When We Become Ours?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780063144408
Who is/are the Author/s of the book When We Become Ours?
Eric Smith, Jenny Heijun Wills, Kelley Baker, Lisa Nopachai, Lisa Wool-Rim Sjöblom, Mariama J. Lockington, Mark Oshiro, Matthew Salesses, MeMe Collier, Meredith Ireland, Nicole Chung, Shannon Gibney, Stefany Valentine, Sun Yung Shin, Susan Harness
Who is the Publisher of the book When We Become Ours?
HarperCollins
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
When We Become Ours is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780063144408) and ebook(ISBN 9780063144422)
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