Written for middle and high schoolers, families, and classrooms. Roads to Family: All the Ways We Come to Beis (now available where books are sold) is packed with real-life stories and informative illustrations that:
- Explain the fascinating science of modern human reproduction (IVF, insemination, donor conception, and surrogacy); and
- Explore the complexity of what it means to create, find, and be family.
Author Rachel Ginocchio, MPH, hopes that “every reader discovers their own story and comes to appreciate how all families are made, shaped, and reshaped.” She also wants youth to understand what they consume from the media – e.g., Tim Walz mixes up IVF and IUI, the Alabama Supreme Court rules that embryos are children, and celebrities share their deeply personal infertility stories.
Praise for Roads to Family:
“A rich and resourceful guide … The book is nuanced, bringing to the forefront the validity of all families along with answers to the questions young people might have about themselves and others.” –Kirkus Reviews
“Within each chapter, Ginocchio tells engaging, lengthy stories based on interviews of several racially and ethnically diverse parents, from same-sex relationships to individuals who wanted to be parents to heterosexual couples struggling with infertility, and how they brought children into their lives.” — Starred review from Booklist
About the Author:
Roads to Family comes from Rachel Ginocchio’s professional and personal experiences. She holds a Master’s Degree in Public Health (MPH) with a focus on maternal and child health and has been working in sexuality education and reproductive health for over a dozen years. Her extended family grew through foster care, adoption, and assisted reproduction.
