Kat is alone with a secret she doesn?t want to keep, but can?t risk telling. A victim of longtime sexual abuse at the hands of her family?s trusted friend, Kat is torn between trying to protect herself and safeguarding her little sister...
Child sexual abuse
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Auteur:Roberts, JillianSommaire:In this illustrated nonfiction picture book, child psychologist Dr. Jillian Roberts introduces young readers to the ideas of body safety and body image.
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Auteur:Cook, M. Bridget, Musser, RebeccaSommaire:Rebecca Musser's shares the story of her struggle to escape the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints led by Rulon Jeffs and his son, Warren, and her subsequent decision to take the witness stand against the...
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Auteur:Doyle, BrianSommaire:Boy O’Boy. Martin O'Boy's life is not easy. His beloved Granny has just died, his pregnant mother and father fight all the time and his twin, Phil, is completely incapacitated. Martin is the one his mother counts on.Angel SquareYoung...
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Auteur:Barr, JohnSommaire:The definitive, devastating account of the largest sex abuse scandal in American sports history: the crimes of osteopathic physician Larry Nassar who sexually assaulted hundreds of young gymnasts under the guise of medical treatment....
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Auteur:Sommaire:Cultural critic and bestselling author Roxane Gay presents a collection of essays that explore what it means to live in a world where women are frequently belittled and harassed due to their gender, and offers a call to arms insisting...
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Auteur:Harris, FrannSommaire:When a child-abuse scandal is uncovered at an unlicenced daycare in small-town Saskatchewan, it polarizes the community. Frann Harris, a rookie court reporter assigned to the trial the longest in Saskatchewan history starts to wonder if...
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An arresting coming of age, an exploration of gender, a modern folktale, a powerful portrait of a family--Katya Kazbek breaks out as a new voice to watch. When Mitya was two years old, he swallowed his grandmother's sewing needle....
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Auteur:Waldorf, HeatherSommaire:Fifteen-year-old Sarah Greene's father -- chef by day, camera buff by night -- choked to death on a piece of steak. It was the best day of Sarah's life. But a year later, Sarah still struggles with the legacy of her father's abuse....
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Auteur:Weeks, SarahSommaire:After moving with his mother to a trailer park to care for an injured aunt, eleven-year-old Jamie Reardon struggles to cope with a deeply buried secret.
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When a handsome evangelist marries 13- year-old Layla's attractive mother, all seems idyllic. But soon her grandmother dies, her mother has a near-fatal accident, and a family member tries to rape her. After her mom interrupts the...
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Auteur:Langston, LauraSommaire:Logan always takes the easy way out. After a night of drinking and driving, he wakes up to find he has been in a car accident and is dead. With the help of his guide, Wade, and the spirit of his grandmother, he realizes he has taken the...
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Auteur:Ellison, RandySommaire:American society is in the midst of a crisis, an epidemic of violence, secrets and shame. The victims reside in every town, on every street. Finding it easier to remain in denial than to confront this reality, the public minimizes the...
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Auteur:Doyle, BrianSommaire:Winner of the Canadian Library Association Book of the Year, the Geoffrey Bilson Award, the Ruth Schwartz Award, and an ALA Notable Books List selection. Martin O'Boy's life is not easy. His beloved Granny has just died, his pregnant...
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Auteur:Fessenden, JamieSommaire:Kevin Derocher was 32 when he walked into Tom’s office, newly married, a baby on the way and the collar of his red flannel shirt pulled up to hide the bruises around his throat from when he hanged himself in his garage. After his...
