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Pieces of Me: Who do I Want to Be Paperback – November 6, 2009

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Collects poems, drawings, essays, and other items created by adoptees that offer insight into what it's like to be an adopted teenager.
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  1. Print length
    166 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Emk Pr
  4. Publication date
    November 6, 2009
  5. Grade level
    9 - 12
  6. Reading age
    14 years and up
  7. Dimensions
    6.75 x 0.5 x 9 inches
  8. ISBN-10
    0972624449
  9. ISBN-13
    978-0972624442
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Customers find the book insightful and helpful for parents of tweens and teens. They appreciate the compelling stories and diverse adoption experiences. The personal expressions and art in the book are described as poignant and moving.

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Customers find the book insightful for parents of tweens and teens. They say it provides compelling stories of adoption from a range of perspectives, helping adult and teen adoptees process issues regarding their identity. The book offers direct, honest voices from young adoptees in poetry, art, and songs. It is a good book for unattached teens and a must-read for anyone struggling through the maze.

"...Each of these 107 compelling stories, conveyed in extraordinarily varied ways, reveals a unique perspective on growing up with an identity that sets..." Read more

"...personal for the folks featured throughout the book, very helpful for anyone who is adopted as well as those that have a direct connection with..." Read more

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Customers enjoy the personal expressions and art in the book. They find the poems poignant and moving, especially for troubled teens. The book is described as an excellent collection of poetry by adopted children.

"...In this astonishingly vivid collection of essays, poetry, art work and songs, young adoptees give direct, honest voice to their inner thoughts and..." Read more

"...These are particularly poignant selections--essential for the troubled teen who can learn that he or she is not alone in thought, actions and..." Read more

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"...daughter who wrote a poem published in this book.. EXCELLENT book of poetry by adopted children. I highly recommend." Read more

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  • Kathleen M. Galvin
    5.0 out of 5 stars Multiple Voices, Compelling Stories of Adoption
    Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2010
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    Pieces of Me: Who Do I Want to Be? gives voice to a striking range of adolescent perspectives on adoption. In this astonishingly vivid collection of essays, poetry, art work and songs, young adoptees give direct, honest voice to their inner thoughts and feelings about struggling to fit their personal pieces together. These contributors from around the world reflect highly diverse adoption experiences. The few adult contributors extend the process by revealing how later-life pieces fit together over time. Yet no matter how wonderful or problematic their adoptive experience, each piece reflect a sense of being different. This book, beautifully designed for adolescent readers, addresses the challenges of gathering pieces, losing pieces, reclaiming pieces and sharing pieces of one's identity.

    Just as no two snowflakes are the same, no two adoption experiences match perfectly. Each of these 107 compelling stories, conveyed in extraordinarily varied ways, reveals a unique perspective on growing up with an identity that sets one apart. Yet each voice reflects a journey toward identity. Some contributors struggled greatly in their journeys, others found an easier path. The voices speak to experiences of domestic or international adoption, interracial adoption and living in foster care. Some contributors grew up as only children; others lived with siblings -adoptive or biological. Whereas certain voices talk of ongoing anger, pain and struggle; others reflect joy, peace and comfort. Every young adoptee will resonate strongly with many of these voices and find a unique connection to a special few. Adult adoptees will wish they had read this in their teenage years. Yet these voices speak eloquently not only to other adoptees but to all members of adoptive and birth families. Every family touched by adoption needs to consider how each member's pieces contribute to the larger jigsaw puzzle. Pieces of Me offers healing, help, and hope as contributors describe finding, reflecting on, struggling with and often embracing the pieces of their puzzles.
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  • Arleta James
    5.0 out of 5 stars Pieces of Me - Wow! Powerful, poignant and moving! by Arleta James, author Brothers and Sisters in Adoption
    Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2010
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    This book is very powerful! It is a collection of 107 stories, poems and art works. Most contributors are now adult adoptees. Yet, in this book, they look back on their adolescent experience of being adopted. The "pieces" are what the adoptee needs to gather in order to become whole. Each "piece" of this book is unique. We often have preconceived beliefs about adoptees. Most typically we describe them as "angry." Pieces of Me will dispel this type of stereotyping. It gives depth and breadth to our understanding of what adolescent adoptees actually feel and think.

    As a therapist for children with histories of trauma, I particularly like some of the candid "pieces" like Why I Cut Myself and The Queen Redeemed. This is the story of moving from being the "oral sex queen" to reclaiming self-worth. These are particularly poignant selections--essential for the troubled teen who can learn that he or she is not alone in thought, actions and feelings. Information relating to sexuality and sexual behavior are rare among adoption literature. It is great to see this type of content put forth!

    There are also anecdotes about moving from the birth home; prejudice, discrimination and all out feeling hatred from others; search and reunion and the profound and bottomless pit of feelings for the loss of the birth family.

    The pain and triumph of these young people will move you from tears of sadness to tears of joy! This book is absolutely a must read for all in adoption!

    Brothers and Sisters in Adoption
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  • LTS
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
    Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2010
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    This book, although very personal for the folks featured throughout the book, very helpful for anyone who is adopted as well as those that have a direct connection with those whom are adopted. A treasure of a book and a must read for anyone struggling through the maze of emotions - adoption. I especially LOVE all the personal expressions/art in the book.
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  • Strege
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great for Helping Adult & Teen Adoptees Process Issues Concerning Their Identity
    Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2013
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    My husband and I work with teens and young adult adoptees who are struggling with many unanswered or unanswerable questions about their identity and existing attachment difficulties in relationships. This book has quickly become one of our most referred to titles for helping this population. Kudoos!
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  • Laurie
    4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2015
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    Insightful book for parents of tweens/teens.
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  • Samuraineko
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good book for unattached teens
    Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2015
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    Recommended by therapist.
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  • deborah y felio
    3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2016
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  • oceyeleen
    5.0 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT book of poetry by adopted children
    Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2014
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    Ordered the book after we found my husband's adopted daughter who wrote a poem published in this book.. EXCELLENT book of poetry by adopted children. I highly recommend.
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  • kieran217
    5.0 out of 5 stars great personal testimonies on a range of topics about being adopted
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 1, 2020
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    very good condition, excellent book which offers personal testimonies from a lot of peoples direct experience of being adopted and its impact on their sense of identity covering a wide range of topics.
    a book that is very helpful to anyone who has experience of adoption and their families
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