{"product_id":"the-family-nobody-wanted-9781555535025","title":"The Family Nobody Wanted","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Helen Doss | Mary Battenfeld\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Northeastern University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Northeastern University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Adoption \u0026amp; Fostering\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDoss's charming, touching, and at times hilarious chronicle tells how each of the children, representing white, Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, Korean, Mexican, and Native American backgrounds, came to her and husband Carl, a Methodist minister. She writes of the way the \"unwanted\" feeling was erased with devoted love and understanding and how the children united into one happy family. Her account reads like a novel, with scenes of hard times and triumphs described in vivid prose. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Family Nobody Wanted, which inspired two films, opened doors for other adoptive families and was a popular favorite among parents, young adults, and children for more than thirty years. Now this edition will introduce the classic to a new generation of readers. An epilogue by Helen Doss that updates the family's progress since 1954 will delight the book's loyal legion of fans around the world. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Northeastern University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47590911443095,"sku":"9781555535025","price":3130.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781555535025.webp?v=1774970972","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-family-nobody-wanted-9781555535025","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}