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President: Valerie Tomaselli Vice President, Book Development: Hilary Poole Designer: Annemarie Redmond Copyeditor: Peter Jaskowiak Editorial Assistant: Andrea St. Aubin

Series ISBN: 978-1-4222-3612-3 Hardback ISBN: 978-1-4222-3613-0 E-Book ISBN: 978-1-4222-8257-1

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Poole, Hilary W., author. Title: Adoptive families / by H.W. Poole.

Description: Broomall, PA : Mason Crest [2017] | Series: Families Today | Includes index. Identifiers: LCCN 2016004539| ISBN 9781422236130 (hardback) | ISBN 9781422236123 (series) | ISBN 9781422282571 (e-book) Subjects: LCSH: Adoption—Juvenile literature. | Families—Juvenile literature.

Classification: LCC HV875 .P64 2017 | DDC 362.734—dc23 LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2016004539

Printed and bound in the United States of America.

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