“Djohn!” Yula squealed excitedly before rattling off more words in Russian. We stood in front of a hotel/casino near Vladivostok’s downtown area, on a hill overlooking the waterfront. It was a week after meeting her parents for the first time.

“Yula says she is

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John M. Simmons is an adoption advocate and author of the award-winning novels The Marvelous Journey Home and To Sing Frogs. John performs television and radio interviews and writes editorials to share his experience with special needs and international adoption. He appears at book clubs, and is a frequent guest speaker for various groups to increase adoption awareness. He and his wife have three biological sons and six adopted children.