On the other hand, I don't think you can ever know what another person will take away from a book. But, the storyline and the letters captured a fear that I am not sure adopted kids at age 9 would be ready to deal with if they read this book on their own-THEY ARE COMING BACK TO GET YOU. And she hits the identity issue from lots of angles-an issue that all kids struggle with at this age. And she seemed to create characters and families that deal with their adoptions in different ways. She seemed to have a good sense of the things adopted kids struggle with. All of the adoption talk in the book seemed politically correct. It was clear to me that either Haddix has experience with adoption or else she did her homework. I am not sure how I feel and am not sure how adopted kids will take the book. I know as an adoptive mom, I read the book with that eye. I am interested in how the adoption community is responding to this book.
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