We are excited to partner again with Angela Tucker: author, film maker, and podcaster!

In June, Angela Tucker with various collaborators is hosting a self-guided book club.
Additionally, Adoption Network Cleveland will be hosting virtual group discussions from 7:00 - 8:00 PM ET on Wednesdays in June (6/7, 6/14, 6/21, and 6/28). for transracial adoptive families

To participate, interested individuals need to do three things.

1. Get a copy of the book via your favorite book seller or library.

2. Sign-up for the self-guided book club to receive all the resources provided by Angela Tucker including a weekly reader's guide, Vlogs, a link to Angela's documentary (Closure) , and more for a one-time registration fee of $5. Register here: https://www.angelatucker.com/book

3. Register (here) for the Adoption Network Cleveland's weekly, facilitated, virtual book discussions using materials from the self-guided book club.

About You Should Be Grateful
Below is a description of You Should Be Grateful by Angela Tucker from www.angelatucker.com/book

"Your parents are so amazing for adopting you. You should be grateful!"

Angela Tucker is a Black woman, adopted from foster care by white parents. She has heard this microaggression her entire life, usually from well-intentioned strangers who view her adoptive parents as noble saviors. She is grateful for many aspects of her life, but being transracially adopted involves layers of rejection, loss and complexity that cannot be summed up so easily. Tucker centers the experiences of adoptees through sharing deeply personal stories, well-researched history and engrossing anecdotes from mentorship sessions with adopted youth. These perspectives challenge the fairy-tale narrative of adoption giving way to a fuller story that includes the impacts of racism, classism, family, love and belonging.

For more information or questions, please contact Janelle Poskocil.