Whether in a company's foreign branch, at a mission station, in a diplomatic representation, or with the military, the number of children growing up in different cultural contexts is increasing every year. This book authentically, in detail, and with careful research describes what characterizes the lives of these so-called Third Culture Kids, the unique challenges they face, and the special opportunities that arise for them. Unlike their peers, these children experience both the joys of discovery and the painful experiences of loss more directly. Different rules apply to their maturation process; they take different paths in search of their identity, and they are challenged to find a home beyond all the changes of location. In interviews, poems, and reports, Pollock and Van Reken give a voice to the TCKs.