sexual abuse

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sexual abuse

The ship we built

2021
A fifth-grader whose best friends walked away, whose mother is detached, and whose father does unspeakable things, copes with the help of friend Sofie and anonymous letters tied to balloons and released. Includes a list of resources related to abuse, gender, sexuality, and more.

Girl made of stars

When Mara's twin brother Owen is accused of rape by her friend Hannah, Mara is forced to confront her feelings about her family, her sense of right and wrong, a trauma from her past, and the future with her girlfriend, Charlie.

Breaking free

true stories of girls who escaped modern slavery
Tells the stories of three girls who survived sexual slavery and how they are now working to help others who face the same struggle.

Off the record

"A teen journalist uncovers the #METOO scandal of the decade: a bigshot Hollywood director is taking advantage of cast members"--.

Stronger than you know

2015
After fifteen years of horrific abuse and neglect by her mother and her mother's boyfriends, Joy struggles to understand and accept a normal life with relatives, at school, and with a boyfriend.
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What Mr. Mattero did

2007
Three seventh-grade girls accuse their music teacher of having touched them inappropriately and sexually.

My body! What I say goes!

2020
"A book to empower and teach children about personal body safety, feelings, safe and unsafe touch, private parts, secrets and surprises, consent, and respectful relationships"--Title page.

Off the record

"A teen journalist uncovers the #METOO scandal of the decade: a bigshot Hollywood director is taking advantage of cast members"--.

Quiet no more

2020
As college freshman Victoria Parker moves on with her life after surviving sexual assault by her father and six months in foster care, she realizes she must muster courage to confront her past while staying true to herself.

Somebody told me

2020
After an assault at an anime convention, bigender seventeen-year-old Aleks/Alexis moves in with their uncle, a Catholic priest, and decides to help strangers anonymously after overhearing parishioners' confessions.

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