Publisher's Synopsis
The Want Ad is a true adoption story which took place during the last years of the Great Depression. It is a story of a father's desperation in taking care of seven children by himself, and his determination that his child should have a better life by letting her be adopted by another couple. This book tracks her journey from the age of four (when she was adopted) to the finding of her nine siblings fifty-one years later. This story is shared with the hope this record might help others begin their journey to be reunited with their family.
