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There is no universal adoption experience, and no two adoptees have the same story. This anthology for teens edited by Shannon Gibney and Nicole Chung contains a wide range of powerful, poignant, and evocative stories in a variety of genres. These tales from fifteen bestselling, acclaimed, and emerging adoptee authors genuinely and authentically reflect the complexity, breadth, and depth of adoptee experiences.

Goth fashionista Lilyn Jeong’s dreams are coming true. For a semester, she’ll be mentored by a famous clothing designer—in Tokyo, Japan. But when Lilyn is late to her first lesson with the strict Mrs. Matsumoto, Lilyn knows she messed up. Any more mistakes could cost her the recommendation she desperately needs to get into a prestigious fashion college. Thank God, Yua, Mrs. Matsumoto’s daughter, offers to help Lilyn redeem herself. Yua, an aspiring tattoo artist, is sweet and rebellious and the total opposite of Lilyn. And yet, Lilyn finds herself falling hard and fast.

Taiwanese American Catie Carlson has never fit in with her white family. As much as she loves her stepmom and stepsister, she yearns to understand more about her culture and find her biological mother. So Catie is shocked when an opportunity comes knocking on her door: Her summer spa coworker, Toby, says he’ll teach her Mandarin. In exchange, she needs to teach him how to date so he can finally work up the courage to ask out his crush. The only problem is that Catie doesn’t actually have any dating experience. But she can fake it.