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The Russian Word for Snow : A True Story of Adoption
The Russian Word for Snow A True Story of Adoption
Author: Janis Cooke Newman
Janis Cooke Newman first saw the baby who would become her son on a videotape. He was 10 months old and naked, lying on a metal changing table while a woman in a white lab coat and a babushka tried to make him smile for the camera. — Four months later, the Newmans traveled to Moscow to get their son. Russia was facing its first democratic electi...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780312283414
ISBN-10: 0312283415
Publication Date: 2/12/2002
Pages: 240
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4 stars, based on 21 ratings
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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nana23 avatar reviewed The Russian Word for Snow : A True Story of Adoption on + 243 more book reviews
Great nonfiction book about a family that adopts a little boy from Russia and finds a happy ending.
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I really enjoyed this book. Its an interesting look at the time, effort and rewards of foregin adoption.


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