Missing Pieces: How to Find Birth Parents and Adopted Children--A Search and Reunion Guidebook [Paperback]

Paul Drake (Author), Beth Sherrill (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 2004

Here is a complete "how-to" find adopted children or birth parents. Such reunions are ever more desired and in favor today, and of all researchers genealogists are the best trained to undertake such searches for themselves or for others for hire. Author

Product Details

• Paperback: 282 pages
• Publisher: Heritage Books Inc (July 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 078842534X
• ISBN-13: 978-0788425349
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,929,803 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a comprehensive help, November 6, 2004

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Martha Weaver - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Missing Pieces: How to Find Birth Parents and Adopted Children--A Search and Reunion Guidebook (Paperback)

Not only does this book take you step by step through the process of seeking out a birth parent or adopted child, but it coveres comprehensively every emotional aspect of being an adopted child, an adoptive parent or a birth parent. I wish I'd had this resource when I adopted my two sons years ago. It would have given me such a better understanding of them, their birth mother and of my own emotions and concerns.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Missing Pieces, November 27, 2006

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Sunray (Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Missing Pieces: How to Find Birth Parents and Adopted Children--A Search and Reunion Guidebook (Paperback)

This is Mr H (not related to Mrs. H other review). I was very surprised at Mrs H's comments. Neither the title or content of this book is touting gealogical information. I have almost adopted once and did adopt the second time. It is an emotional bumpy road of the first order and this book speaks to those bumps.
Having been through this process twice(once ending in a much wanted pregnancy) and adopting a three year old who had been abused I can voach for the usefulness of this book.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Adoption guide/not a Genealogy search, November 26, 2006

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Cameron (Southern Lady) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Missing Pieces: How to Find Birth Parents and Adopted Children--A Search and Reunion Guidebook (Paperback)

I found Mrs. H. (previous reviewer)and myself at total odds! The book is a guide, above all else, to advise you of the emotional challenge an adoptee searcher, or biological parent will encounter. Biological parents have a reason for placing a child for adoption. An adopted child has a 'forever family', and hesitates to disturb anyone. EMOTIONS run hot and cold!! This is the heart of the excellent book. It is well written, sensitive, and most of all informative. Heritage Books publishes works other that Genealogy works. A book titled, "How to find Birth Parents and Adopted Children..." is not a.. "How to find an adopted childs Patriot Ancestor"!