Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Transcription Conventions -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Second Language Socialization, Agency and Identity -- 3. Transnational Adoption and Language: An Overview -- 4. 'I Got Nothin'!': Resistance, Routine and Narrative -- 5. 'But Now We're Your Daughter and Son!': Participation, Questions and Languaging -- 6. 'We'll Help Them in Russian, and They'll Help Us in English': Negotiation, Medium Requests and Code-Switching -- 7. Conclusions and Implications -- 8. Epilogue -- References -- Index