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1) Back roads
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 15
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Harley Altmyer, left to raise his three younger sisters when his once-devoted mother is sent to prison, is struggling along just fine until he meets and becomes obsessed with the sexy, melancholic mother of two who lives down the road.
2) Gossamer
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 4
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While learning to bestow dreams, a young dream giver tries to save an eight-year-old boy from the effects of both his abusive past and the nightmares inflicted on him by the frightening Sinisteeds.
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Tears tell truths. Heal your heart.
Feeling angry, depressed or traumatized? There are so many reasons why you should look for the gift buried within your pain. If you need some help, look no further than this book.
Children cannot choose their parents. Unfortunately, many individuals grow up suffering the life-shaping adversities of having emotionally immature, neglectful parents. With wisdom and compassion, Cassandra Gaisford, an extremely experienced...
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For readers of Educated and Wild, comes a stunning new memoir about love, belonging, and family in a life littered with adversity.
Lissie has always believed her life would one day be filled with peace and love. It is a leap of faith for a girl conceived in the broom closet of a mental hospital, forced to endure unfathomable abuse from the adults meant to protect her until she is 'rescued' by the FBI and tossed into foster care.
But despite it all,...
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As the stepchild of a State Department employee, she should have led a charmed life in exotic locations in Europe and Asia, as well as the United States. But her family hid a dark secret -- one that would affect the lovely, talented young woman's ability to form meaningful relationships long after she entered adulthood. This beautifully written novel is loosely based on author Nancy Roberts' life, and explores the effects of abuse on her as a child,...
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Una niña boliviana llega con su familia a la ciudad de Copiapó en busca del sueño de la abundancia por el auge minero. Los ojos de la pequeña recorren esa zona nortina asomados desde la manta en la espalda su madre aymara. Su mirada no alcanza a observar la región pujante, de oportunidades y de cambios. Por el contrario, la niña comienza a experimentar todas las formas de abuso que puede sufrir una pequeña inmigrante. Hay señales del peligro...
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This book chronicles the life of Mike Bruckner, a boy born to a dysfunctional family, whose mother suffered from mental illness. This is a story about a little boy who is hungry for love and at the very least safety. It takes us through his life as a child and how the abuse he suffered affected him in adult life. Mike is a survivor of a mother-son incestuous relationship. The trials of wanting to do the best for his wife and children and yet not now...
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En este libro, yo, Rosa, te llevo a través de mi vida, desde la niñez hasta la actualidad. Recuerdo personas, abusos y buenos momentos. Este libro comenzó como un diario. Yo anoté pensamientos que vinieron a mi mente. No todas las piezas están en orden secuencial y los nombres de personas han sido cambiados, pero la historia es la misma. Mi esperanza es que mi historia toque el corazón de personas y paren la violencia doméstica, y los abusos...
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Fragments of Home: Piecing Life Together after Childhood Sexual Abuse seamlessly integrates poignant vignettes, theoretical reflections and original music, exploring a range of themes encountered by many adult survivors of childhood abuse. Whilst it honestly and courageously enters challenging territory, Fragments of Home is ultimately an account of hope, healing and recovery. It is a valuable resource for adult survivors of childhood abuse, as well...
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Author George Beasley listened to the voices of condemnation, fear, and guilt for many years. Invisible to so many, his pain and suffering was real. Writing this book, George discovered the mask he had worn for so many years was really an invisible soul that directed his every step. It's those small voices that spoke ever so softly condemning him, filling him full of guilt, and invoking fear that paralyzed him. The release of his documented life,...
13) Broken Boy
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By any estimation, Gino Medeiros should have become a statistic.
Plunged into the broken foster care system of the 1970s at the age of five, Gino would spend the next fifteen years bouncing from one home to the next, unwanted and unloved, or so it seemed. He was convinced that he would die homeless and alone, just another life that slipped through the cracks. But one can never underestimate the power of kindness…
A coming-of-age tale first witnessed...
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Le récit bouleversant de l'un des pires cas de mauvais traitements envers un enfant
Ce livre raconte comment Dave Pelzer a été battu et privé de nourriture par sa mère, une femme alcoolique et déséquilibrée qui le soumettait à des jeux cruels et imprévisibles qui l'ont mené aux portes de la mort. Pour survivre, il a dû apprendre à jouer les jeux de cette mère qui ne le considérait plus comme son fils mais comme un esclave, qui ne le...
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Ann B grew up in seeming luxury and privilege. To the outside world, she lived an idyllic life, but at age five, when the family moved to Beverly Hills, her world becomes anything but perfect. Her father and the family butler began to sexually abuse her.
Detachment, or mentally separating herself from the shame, emotional turmoil, and abuse, becomes Ann's means of survival. Over time, she becomes so successful at detaching; she fully suppresses the...
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What so many people around the world easily recognize as child abuse, many Jamaicans continue to refer to as 'discipline'. TOO NORMAL focuses on the inhumane endangerment of Jamaican children by adults; both parents and guardians. Ten, real life stories recounted by adults, who all had horrifying and traumatic experiences while growing up, at the hands of those meant to watch over and protect them. Mothers, who are usually kind and nurturing, are...
17) Jon Teel
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What could go wrong when the lives of an abused biracial mystery child and a wealthy widow happen to intersect? Jon Teel is the story of abuse and evil, love and salvation set in a small town in South Louisiana.
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Lord, Please Don't Let Her See Me Cry is a true story of child abuse so atrocious I have suffered from it for over fifty years, having not only the endure the memory but also being forced to see the scars every time I change my clothes. I only survived because of my faith in God and God's mercy on me. As a child, I promised God that if he would see me through, I would one day pay him back by helping other children in similar situations. I hope this...
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Mareva is about to have her seventy-eighth birthday. She resides in a senior living facility and sits in her room all alone, looking out at the beautiful blue sky with its puffy white clouds and the beautiful, majestic mountains. As she sits quietly in her chair, memories and emotions are beginning to appear before her. She is seeing a very sad and fearful little girl, knowing this is the little girl of her own childhood. The memories are very clear,...
20) Caperucita roja
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El clásico cuento de Caperucita Roja es rescatado desde su versión original del siglo XVII para traerlo al presente en una nueva clave de lectura y de propuesta visual. Lo clásico y lo moderno conviven en esta edición como provocación para que este cuento sea releído desde la realidad actual y desde la perspectiva del abuso. Sí, el abuso del que tantos niños son víctimas tanto dentro como fuera del ambiente familiar, y que nos hiere como...
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