The Waiting Child- By: Cindy Champnella
I don’t even know were to begin with this book, it was by far the best book I have ever read. I really loved it, and if you haven’t read it I strongly encourage you to do so. It is defiantly one of those books you don’t want to put down, and you want to story to keep going. The good thing is Cindy Chapnella is working on a second book, so I am excited about that! Here are a few summery’s taken from the cover of the book: “How the faith and love of one orphan saved the live of another, The inspiring true story of a four-year-old Chinese orphan who convinces her adoptive American family to return to China to rescue the little boy she couldn't forget.”
“Adopted by an American family at age four, Jaclyn traveled to her new home with a great burden. Her new family had to leave behind a little boy who had been under her charge at the Chinese orphanage where Jaclyn fought the odds against abandonment, institutionalization, and hunger- not for herself, but on behalf of this even smaller child, whom she regarded as her responsibility. Jaclyn’s saga spans oceans and cultures. The Waiting Child is an extraordinary story of human resilience in the face of profound loss and suffering- and a testament to the ability of a loving heart to prevail over great adversity. Jaclyn’s unshakable determination to bring to her new life the child she had cared for in the institution, the one she believed with all her heart was “her baby,” will change all assumptions made about the human spirit. In the end, this moving story affirms everything that is good and hopeful in life, when, after a two-year effort, the little boy is brought to this country as the adopted son of Jaclyn’s American aunt and uncle.”
Also Cindy Chapnella is working on a second book, I can’t wait to read it! The second book will be about Jaclyn’s adjustment to America. I am not sure when It will be published or the name.
I don’t even know were to begin with this book, it was by far the best book I have ever read. I really loved it, and if you haven’t read it I strongly encourage you to do so. It is defiantly one of those books you don’t want to put down, and you want to story to keep going. The good thing is Cindy Chapnella is working on a second book, so I am excited about that! Here are a few summery’s taken from the cover of the book: “How the faith and love of one orphan saved the live of another, The inspiring true story of a four-year-old Chinese orphan who convinces her adoptive American family to return to China to rescue the little boy she couldn't forget.”
“Adopted by an American family at age four, Jaclyn traveled to her new home with a great burden. Her new family had to leave behind a little boy who had been under her charge at the Chinese orphanage where Jaclyn fought the odds against abandonment, institutionalization, and hunger- not for herself, but on behalf of this even smaller child, whom she regarded as her responsibility. Jaclyn’s saga spans oceans and cultures. The Waiting Child is an extraordinary story of human resilience in the face of profound loss and suffering- and a testament to the ability of a loving heart to prevail over great adversity. Jaclyn’s unshakable determination to bring to her new life the child she had cared for in the institution, the one she believed with all her heart was “her baby,” will change all assumptions made about the human spirit. In the end, this moving story affirms everything that is good and hopeful in life, when, after a two-year effort, the little boy is brought to this country as the adopted son of Jaclyn’s American aunt and uncle.”
Also Cindy Chapnella is working on a second book, I can’t wait to read it! The second book will be about Jaclyn’s adjustment to America. I am not sure when It will be published or the name.
I also wanted to share this moving poem, that was added to the book. It is a poem that lets you see from the orphan's point of view, and lets you know what is going through their mind when they see all of their friends get adopted, but there is still hope for them to one day find a forever family!
An Adoption Poem
By Debbie Bodie
I saw you meet your child today
You kissed your baby joyfully
And as you walked away with him
I played pretend you'd chosen me.
I'm happy for the baby, yet
I'm happy for the baby, yet
Inside I'm aching miserably
I want to plead as you go by,
"Does no-one want a child of three?"
I saw you meet your child today
I saw you meet your child today
In love with her before you met
And as I watched you take her out
I knew it wasn't my turn yet.
I recognize you from last year!
I recognize you from last year!
I knew I'd seen your face before!
But you came for a second babe.
Does no-one want a child of four?
I saw you meet your child today
I saw you meet your child today
But this time there was something new
A nurse came in and took MY hand
And then she gave my hand to you.
Can this be true? I'm almost six!
Can this be true? I'm almost six!
And there are infants here, you see?
But then you kissed me and I knew
The child you picked this time was me.
Copyright 1997
2 comments:
I enjoyed this book too!
I am definitely going to have to check this one out! :)
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