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Transracial adoption is not usually discussed thoroughly enough, but in this book, the author is unafraid to go into every uncomfortable topic, including the White savior complex, the expected gratitude for being adopted, the unfairness toward expecting mothers who have yet to decide if to put a child up for adoption, etc. She also provides useful tools, like checklists, to help people work through scenarios that need a lot of attention prior to execution - like questions to ask yourself before looking for birth parents (how would you feel if you had siblings the birth parents decided to keep). This is a sorely needed book for anyone considering or part of a family that has transracially adopted children, as well as for anyone looking for a primer on antiracism.