Search Resources
2nd Monday of each month,
7 p.m.
The Village Family Service Center
1201 25th St. S., Fargo
Cost: $5.00/time
- Facilitated by social workers involved in post-adoption work.
- Offers participants the opportunity to explore and share feelings regarding the search process & outcomes.
- Purpose of the group is to address issues raised by group attendees.
For more information call The Village Family Service Center, 701-451-4900, or Lutheran Social Services of North Dakota, 701-235-7341.
*Birthbond by Judith S. Gediman and Linda P. Brown.
*Adoption Reunions by Michelle McColin.
*Somebody’s Baby by Elaine Kagan.
This one has some graphic “scenes” and language; may be offensive to some.
*Mixed Blessings by Doris McMillon with Michele Sherman.
*What Kind of Love is This? By Sandra Kay Musser.
Written by a birthmother, this one has a religious slant and she is not very pro-adoption.
*The Missing Piece by Lee Ezell.
This is also written by a birthmother and also from a religious aspect.
The Primal Wound by Nancy Newton Verrier.
Reunion by Katie Hern and Ellen McGarry Carlson.
Journey of the Adopted Self by Betty Jean Lifton.
*These books are available at the Village to check out. We ask that you leave a deposit in the form of a check for the amount of the book. When you return the book, your check will be returned. If the book is not returned, your check will be used to replace it. Contact Julie (701-451-4942) or Shirley (701-451-4941) at the Village to check out a book.
Many of these books are also available through our Amazon Bookstore if you would like to purchase them.
If you have read other books on the subject that you found helpful, let us know and we will add them to the list.
Adoption resources
For your convenience, we have set up our own Amazon Bookstore, where you can purchase books recommended by Adoption Option staff. Amazon donates 4% of each purchase to The Village Family Service Center.
Many families find the expenses associated with adoption prohibitive. The following are sites you may visit that provide “grants” or “loans” toward adoption expenses.
These websites offer a variety of information on International Adoption.
Adoptive Families Magazine—Getting Started in International Adoption
Intercountry Adoption—United States Department of State
International Adoption Clinic—U of M
Joint Council on International Children’s Services