| Book Review: Pieces of Me: Who Do I Want to Be? |
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When a child psychologist, one whom you highly respect, recommends a book, you take note. When she specializes in adoption and attachment and the book is for adopted teens, you pay even closer attention.
Upon this professional recommendation, I asked for a review copy of Pieces of Me: Who Do I Want to Be?, a new book from adoption publisher EMK Press, edited by Robert L. Ballard. I haven’t been disappointed. The book contains articles, poems and artwork, primarily by adopted teens, along with a few pieces by older adoptees and adoptive parents. The wide variety of perspectives ensures that teen readers will find stories from others with whom they personally identify. The contents are heartfelt, and contributors share the sorrows and joys inherit with being adopted. Several worthwhile assignments encourage readers to consider their feelings through writing and artwork. The book contains mature content and parents of young teens may wish to preview and then discuss some of the more adult topics with their children. As a parent, I look forward to sharing the book with my kids. I only wish that the book contained more articles written by boys as most are penned by girls; perhaps that can be considered in a follow-up. Pieces of Me: Who Do I Want to Be? fills a unique gap in the book industry…a book by and for adopted teens. I’m glad to have this resource available for my children. Book Giveaway! (Now closed to new entries...thanks for participating!) EMK Press has generously offered to provide one copy of this book for a giveaway. Ways to Enter: 1. Comment on why you would like to own the book. 2. Link this giveaway on Twitter, Facebook or a forum and leave a comment here about what you did. You may do this as many times as you like! 3. Visit the EMK Press site and leave a comment here about which other book you'd most like to own. 4. Leave a comment about what you would most like to see added to the A4everFamily site. 5. Blog about this giveaway and link back to this page. Post a link to your blog entry. On your comment, leave an email contact such as JaneDoe at gmail dot com so we can reach the winner. Entries will be chosen at random and announced on May 3rd. (Note: when you comment, you are required to enter the numbers in the code box. This will hopefully save us from spammers.)
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