When We Become Ours: A YA Adoptee Anthology

Written by Shannon Gibney, Nicole Chung, Mariama J. Lockington and 12 more

Narrated by Angel Pean, Greta Jung, Elena Rey and 3 more

""An emotion-filled collection."" —Kirkus Reviews

Two teens take the stage and find their voice . . .

A girl learns about her heritage and begins to find her community . . .

A sister is haunted by the ghosts of loved ones lost . . .

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.

This groundbreaking collection centers what it’s like growing up as an adoptee. These are stories by adoptees, for adoptees, reclaiming their own narratives. 

With stories by:

• Kelley Baker
• Nicole Chung
• Shannon Gibney
• Mark Oshiro
• MeMe Collier
• Susan Harness      
• Meredith Ireland
• Mariama J. Lockington
• Lisa Nopachai
• Stefany Valentine
• Matthew Salesses
• Lisa Wool-Rim Sjöblom
• Eric Smith
• Jenny Heijun Wills
• Sun Yung Shin
• Foreword by Rebecca Carroll
• Afterword by JaeRan Kim, MSW, PhD

Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Release date: Oct 24, 2023
• ISBN: 9780063144439

Shannon Gibney

Shannon Gibney is a writer, educator, activist, and the author of See No Color and Dream Country, young adult novels that won Minnesota Book Awards, as well the picture book Sam and the Incredible African and American Food Fight and the memoir/novel The Girl I Am, Was, and Never Will Be: A Speculative Memoir of Transracial Adoption. She coauthored the children's picture book Where We Come From. Gibney teaches writing in the English department at Minneapolis College. Visit her on Instagram @shannonelainegibney and Twitter @GibneyShannon.