Storked! by K.C. Sanford

Storked! Adoption Secrecy and the Search for Identity by K.C. Sanford is a profound meditation on adoption that is part mystery and part David and Goliath story, and an original combination of memoir and autofiction. When Kacie was very young, her father told her the earth-shattering truth that she was in fact adopted, and her birth parents had to give her up as they were too young to be parents. Driven to find her origins later in life, she comes up against a system that makes this virtually impossible, but her steadfast determination makes one eagerly turn the pages, alternately excited for her discovery and frustrated by the many roadblocks she faces. An intimate and thorough exposé of the adoption system, Storked! is at its core a book about personal identity and the importance of finding your place in the world, for an inspiring, fascinating, and deeply thoughtful work about family and belonging.