Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vi
3. Preface xi
4. Introduction: Taking a Chance on the Pacific Northwest 1
5. 1. Seeking Alternatives to Institutional Care 12
6. 2. Child Relinquishment: The Last Best Hope 36
7. 3. Sorted, Boarded, and Reformed: Coming into the Care of WCHS 70
8. 4. Completing God’s Plan and Competing Desires: Negotiating Adoptive Parenthood 103
9. 5. Biology, Botany, and Belonging 129
10. 6. Traveling Children: Placement, Re-placement, and Return 166
11. Conclusion: A Home for Every Child: The Elusive Promise 191
12. Appendix: Tables 1–19 207
13. Notes 227
14. Selected Bibliography 265
15. Index 279
16. Emil and Kathleen Sick Series in Western History and Biography 286