Growing Intentional Families Together is honored to continue our conversation with Sherrie Eldridge, an adult adoptee and tireless advocate for adoptees. She answered our questions about the upcoming re-release of her book, 20 Life-Transforming Choices Adoptees Need to Make.
Book cover titled '20 Life-Transforming Choices Adoptees Need to Make'.This is the second edition of the book. When was the first edition published and by whom? It was published by NavPress on April 4, 2003.

 

Who is the new publisher? Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2 edition (March 21, 2015)

 

Who is the main audience for this book? Adoptees. Interviewed more than 70

 

Can others in the triad benefit from it? Entire triad

 

Are there new concepts in the book? What are they? Rite of passage, Hope, How to get unstuck from anger, Where we are to live…our focus, life purpose

 

Inspirational quote about holding stars and smiling.What is the main take-away for you as an adoptee from doing the 2nd publication of this book? I literally relish my adoption. I cherish it as something profound and life changing…for the best.

 

You say you feel like a lucky girl doing this book project. Tell me more? Retirement (haha)

 

When is the release date? March 21, 2015 by Jessica Kingsley Publishers

How others can contact Sherrie: Site (blog also here) Facebook sherriesheartlanguage@gmail.com Sherrie Eldridge Author page Pinterest Page

 

20 Life-Transforming Choices Adoptees Need to Make is available for preorder. Jessica Kingsley Publishers officially launches this new issue on March. 21, 2015. It will be available in both paperback and Kindle formats.

In last week’s GIFT blog, Sherrie had this to say about her book read more

 

Read GIFT’s blog post on Forever Fingerprints

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A book cover titled 'Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew'. Book cover of '20 Things Adoptive Parents Need to Succeed' by Sherrie Eldridge. Cover of the book 'Questions Adoptees Are Asking' by Sherrie Eldridge.Raised hands reaching upward with a yellow background and text.Illustration of hands with fingerprints on a book cover about fingerprints in adopted children.