abused children

Sean, a boy who is bullied at school and beaten at home, is taken in by Pop after his mother and her boyfriend are killed. Pop, the father of Sean's most recent "Dad," teaches him the real meaning of family and the best way to defend himself against bullies. Includes an essay discussing domestic abuse and the message conveyed by the story.

The author tells of his experiences in five foster homes and juvenile detention, after he was taken away from his abusive mother and alcoholic father, and discusses how he made it into the Air Force, and found love and contentment in his life.

David Pelzer, victim of one of the worst child abuse cases in the history of California, tells the story of how he survived his mother's brutality and triumphed over his past.

Contains twenty-three essays that provide varying perspectives on issues related to child abuse, discussing the origins of the child welfare movement, medical, psychological, cultural, and political views on the topic, and treatment and prevention, and including a chronology, contact information for organizations, and a bibliography.

Describes the foster care systems of the U.S. and Canada and the history of foster care around the world, and features a short story about a sister and brother moved from an abusive home to a safe one.

A collection of twenty essays that discuss issues of child neglect and abuse, including its causes and consequences, sexual abuse within the church, and the child welfare system.

The author describes his childhood filled with nightly beatings and unspeakable abuse by his mother and how he found the courage to survive.

Richard B. Pelzer, author of the childhood memoir "A Brother's Journey," continues his personal story, chronicling his teenage years and young adulthood during which he suffered his mother's emotional abuse and struggled to come to terms with her physical abuse of him and of his brother David when they were small.

Katie Tarbox explains how and why she became involved, at the age of thirteen, with an Internet stalker, a middle-aged man who had told her he was a wealthy twenty-three-year-old; and shares the story of her ordeal after she realized, almost too late, that he was a sexual predator.

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.