Traces the author's relationship with Sheila, a young woman struggling to deal with her memories of an abusive childhood and a former student in Hayden's special education class.
The final entry in a trilogy of memoirs in which Dave Pelzer, brutally abused as a child, discusses the struggles he faced as an adult, and his determination to have a meaningful life.
my journey out of the ashes to a life of hope : a memoir
Meredith, Christina
The memoir of Christina Meredith in which she reflects on her youth, years in foster care, crowning as Ms. California, founding a nonprofit organization, evolving faith, and more.
Looks at the events surrounding the closing of the Dozier School for Boys in Florida, a reform school that had been in use for one hundred years, in which several of the students were physically and sexually abused.
Annette Goode, abused by the boarder her mother has taken in, is forced out of her self-imposed solitude when the beautiful, worldly Rhoda decides to be her friend, but Annette finally comes to realize Rhoda's friendship is more burden than blessing.
At the age of 8, Reyna Grande made the dangerous and illegal trek across the border from Mexico to the United States, and discovered that the American Dream is much more complicated that it seemed.
Traces the author's experiences as an illegal child immigrant, describing her father's violent alcoholism, her efforts to obtain a higher education, and the inspiration of Latina authors.
