{"product_id":"adopting-on-your-own-lee-varon-9780374128838","title":"Adopting on Your Own","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first guide of its kind, covering all stages of the adoption process\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdopting on Your Own \u003c\/i\u003eaddresses the questions and concerns of prospective single parents. Lee Varon, a practicing therapist specializing in adoption counseling and the single mother of two adopted children, helps readers make an evenhanded assessment of whether adoption is right for them, then leads them through the different stages of arranging and financing the adoption. She weighs the advantages of open versus closed and international versus domestic adoption for the single parent, and demystifies potentially daunting steps such as choosing an agency and preparing for the home study.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdopting on Your Own\u003c\/i\u003e also offers up-to-date information on the latest developments in interracial adoption policy, the legal rights of gays and lesbians to adopt, and the evolving attitudes of agencies and social workers toward single-parent adoptions. Throughout the book, Varon draws on personal anecdotes and the experiences of her clients to offer honest, insightful advice on every step of the adoption process.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lee Varon, Varon Lee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0374128839\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780374128838\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Farrar, Strauss \u0026amp; Giroux-3pl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/04\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 428\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/07\/2000 pg. 91\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2000 pg. 117\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/04\/2000","brand":"Lee Varon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43980906103039,"sku":"9780374128838","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3f389f47-bcd0-4d87-8cad-92808ac1ed51.jpg?v=1683252577","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/adopting-on-your-own-lee-varon-9780374128838","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}