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A Wealth of Family: An Adopted Son's International Quest for Heritage, Reunion, and Enrichment

by Thomas Brooks

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ISBN13: 9780977462933
ISBN10: 0977462935
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Compelling true story shows how to cross cultural barriers.

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"This story shows that with love and support, adopted kids can overcome big challenges." Dan O'Brien, Multiracial Adoptee and Olympic Decathlon Gold Medalist

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"The author?s international journey across cultures, races and continents will uplift and edify any reader, regardless of background." Honorable Andrew Young, Former United States Ambassador to the United Nations and Former Mayor of Atlanta

Synopsis:

This inspiring account of adoption, reunion, and heritage from Thomas Brooks provides a timely and provocative perspective on multicultural families and powerful insights on overcoming racism and poverty.

Brooks grew up as the only child of a struggling single mother in inner-city Pittsburgh. He was battling racial stereotypes at school and searching for a place among his peers. Then he was told at age eleven that he was adopted. He did not know it at the time, but Brooks had actually been born to a white biological mother who descended from Lithuanian Jews and a black Kenyan foreign student father.

Years after that stunning revelation, Brooks escaped the ghetto and traveled to search for his heritage. He found his biological mother in London with his previously unknown British siblings. He then located his biological father and extended family in Nairobi. His international search and the resulting reunions have profoundly affected three families in the United States, England, and Kenya.
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dswalton, June 22, 2006 (view all comments by dswalton)
The book details Brooks' trips around the globe, to Great Britain where his biological mother lived with her children-his siblings-and also to Kenya where his African biological father lived, which proved to be life-changing journeys for Brooks. It is a story, he writes, that he hopes will inspire readers to explore their own lives, cultures, and relationships. This moving saga of adoption, reunion, and heritage delivers an insightful viewpoint on multicultural families and wonderful anecdotes on how to triumph over racism and poverty. Thoughtful and well-written, A Wealth of Family is actually a wealth of inspiration. It is a must read for anyone with a strong sense of family.
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ISBN:
9780977462933
Subtitle:
An Adopted Son's International Quest for Heritage, Reunion, and Enrichment
Author:
Brooks, Thomas
Publisher:
Alpha Multimedia, Inc.
Subject:
Adoption
Subject:
Adoptees
Subject:
Birthparents
Subject:
Adoption & Fostering
Subject:
African American youth
Publication Date:
August 2006
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
250
Dimensions:
9.00x6.10x.64 in. .92 lbs.
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