How I Was Adopted: Samantha's Story
Illustrator
Maxie Chambliss
Publisher
Morrow Junior Books
Publication Year
1995
ISBN
9780688119294
Pages
48 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
A young girl tells the story of how she came to be her parents' child through adoption.
Grade Level
K-3
Lexile Measure
460L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Adoption; adopted child; adoptive parents
Main Character
female child
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
adoptive mother and father
Awards
Publishers Weekly Book Review Stars, October, 1995 Cahners
Keywords
new parents; beach; apartment; playing; guinea pig
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Cole, Joanna, "How I Was Adopted: Samantha's Story" (1995). Diverse Families. 133.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/133