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Reader reviewed by Amanda

Molly has known a long time that she was adopted. When she is at school, an agency talks to her class about the Northwest Adoptees Search Organization. She is quite interested in searching for her birthmother. Molly consults her best friends for advice about telling her parents. Then, she talks to her parents. Her dad doesn’t understand and goes berserk. Molly’s mom will allow it, but she is still sad. You see, you must be 18 to search. Molly is not there yet, but close.


Molly starts a search as soon as she is 18. A mother is found. Molly plans to visit her with her parents. What will she be like? What is her race? Will she love me? These are the questions she’ll discover the answer to in the conclusion of Molly by Any Other Name.


This book is fun and interesting. I liked reading it because I didn’t know much about adoption. It was very insightful. I learned about searching, it can take an hour or years. The birthmother might not want to see you, meet you, know your name, or want you to know her name. It is painful and not completely promising. Anyone wanting to learn about adoption should read this novel. Molly by Any Other Name would appeal most to girls considering the main character, but boys may like it also for the reality.