Finding Our Place: 100 Memorable Adoptees, Fostered Persons, and Orphanage Alumni (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780313342707)

This unique one-volume reference guide provides positive and empowering biographical sketches of 100 famous and well-known adoptees throughout time, serving to counter the many negative stereotypes that exist that exist about people who were adopted, fostered, or lived in orphanages. This work looks at the lives of people who, despite circumstances in their childhood, were able to succeed in making important contributions to art, music, science, literature, politics, and entrepreneurship. This work answers the call to obtaining difficult-to-find information about well-known adoptees. High school students and general readers who are interested in learning more about positive role models in adoption and children's issues will find this book invaluable.

McCaslin outlines the parameters she used for inclusion in the book, and then discusses the history of adoption from ancient civilization to today's society. Each entry focuses on the early life of the subject, as well as his or her career and achievements. Entries include Aristotle, Edward Albee, Ingrid Bergman, Oksana Baiul, Ella Fitzgerald, Faith Hill, Marilyn Monroe, Dave Thomas, Orson Welles and many more.

Author: Nikki McCaslin
ISBN-10: 0313342709
ISBN-13: 9780313342707
Publisher: Greenwood
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2010
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.15lbs
Size: 10.10h x 7.00w x 1.20d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 05/01/2010 pg. 150