Cindy Champnella

4.5 stars

This is such a sweet story about a young girl adopted from China who's desperate to see her friend from the orphanage also receive a family.

Overall, I really enjoyed this book, though there were a few things that kept me from giving it a full five stars.

The author mentions her faith, God, and Jesus a few times, but never simply states whether she is a Christian, Mormon, etcetera; it seemed like she was being purposely vague and, ultimately, minimizing the role God played in her story instead of giving Him His proper place.

She also mentions that she sees a psychic about her adoption progress even though "[her] faith told [her] that this was sacrilege." (p ix) She then goes on to emphasize that the psychic's predictions came true.

So, a worthwhile read about adoption, but not one to take spiritual advice from!… (más)

This is an easy, fast read. Quite a story about a few Chinese adoptions. Although its mostly about 2 orphans, there is a third and fourth child from the same orphanage that are a part of this story also - it is rather amazing. There are gaps in some information - like exactly why the first child was listed for adoption and exactly what all the paperwork problems where to get her adopted. Left a lot of questions. Also, if you are adopting an older child from an orphanage I think there is alot you can learn about conditions these children live in and how it can affect their integration into a family. Worth a read.… (más)