7 Adoption Fiction Books You Need To Add To Your Reading List

Write 'em down, add them to your Goodreads, get to reading!

Jennifer Galan March 25, 2017

With another winter storm warning coming my way, it seems the perfect time to refill both my kindle and my Overdrive queue. I went to Goodreads and used their Listopia feature and searched for the most talked-about fiction books with an adoption theme. Here’s what the Goodreaders recommended I add to my pile.

The Fortunes by Peter Ho Davies
1. The Fortunes by Peter Ho Davies

Separated into novellas, Davies weaves a story that illustrates different eras in the Chinese-American experience. He uses historical figures, like Anna May Wong, and one novella features travelling to China for adoption. I feel like, as a Lisa See fan, this one will be right up my alley.

Check it out https://www.amazon.com/Bullet-Novel-Mary-Louise-Kelly/dp/1501142437/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1489440701&sr=1-1&keywords=the+bullet+by+mary+louise+kelly%E2%80%9D

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Jennifer Galan

Jennifer Galan mothers four kids (one adopted, three biological) all while living the nomadic life of a military wife. She is a strong advocate for open adoptions, education reform, feminism, kindness, and naps. Mostly naps. Her favorite Doctor is number ten, and she is a proud Ravenclaw.


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