num_pages: 247
description: The Waiting Child is an extraordinary story of human resilience in the face of tremendous odds. Adopted by an American family at age four, Jaclyn goes 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. Jaclyn inspires two families, several agencies, and two governments to cooperate to reunite her with "her baby." Everyone who reads this story will believe in the power of love to change the world.
language: English
title: The Waiting Child: How the Faith and Love of One Orphan Saved the Life of Another
titlecomplete: The Waiting Child: How the Faith and Love of One Orphan Saved the Life of Another
genres: China, Asian Literature, Asia, Biography Memoir, Family, Biography, Memoir, Nonfiction, Adoption, Parenting
ratings_count: 407
places: The United States of America
publisher: St. Martin's Griffin