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Hate You Hate You Graham McNamee Nursing hatred for the father who choked her and damaged her voice as a child, seventeen-year-old Alice writes songs she feels she cannot sing and seeks to reconcile her feelings for herself and her … OL119105W
Don't Hurt Laurie! Don't Hurt Laurie! Willo Davis Roberts "Don't Hurt Laurie is Willo Davis Roberts' story of a girl physically abused by her mother. Can she escape, and will anyone believe her story?" After her mother, prone to fits of anger, remarries,… OL13326W
Split Split Swati Avasthi Sixteen-Year-Old Jace Witherspoon arrives at the doorstep of his estranged brother Christian with a re-landscaped face (courtesy of his father's fist), $3.84, and a secret.He tries to move on, going … OL13819995W
Out of the blue Out of the blue S. L. Rottman After moving to Minot, North Dakota, with his mother, the first female base commander, Air Force dependent Stu Ballentyne gradually becomes aware that something terrible is going on in his neighbor's… OL15059796W
Hero Hero S. L. Rottman After years of abuse from his mother and neglect from his father, ninth-grader Sean Parker is headed for trouble until he is sent to do community service at a farm owned by an old man who teaches Sea… OL15059802W
The boy from the basement The boy from the basement Susan Shaw A twelve-year-old boy is confined to his basement without food or clothing. OL15400652W
Split Split Swati Avasthi A teenaged boy thrown out of his house by his abusive father goes to live with his older brother, who ran away from home years ago to escape the abuse. OL15468529W
What comes after What comes after Steve Watkins When her veterinarian father dies, sixteen-year-old Iris Wight must move from Maine to North Carolina where her Aunt Sue spends Iris's small inheritance while abusing her physically and emotionally, … OL15988423W
Girl reporter stuck in jam! Girl reporter stuck in jam! Linda Ellerbee Intrepid eleven-year-old journalist Casey Smith is so busy trying to get a story for the newspaper about a victim of physical abuse that she neglects her friend Ringo, the school's first male cheerle… OL16025911W
Iqbal Iqbal Francesco D'Adamo A true story about a real person, Iqbal, and a reality for thousands of children in today's Pakistan. Iqbal, from a poor Pakistani family, was sold as a child to work in a carpet factory. Living with… OL16027483W
Lock and Key Lock and Key Sarah Dessen "Ruby, where is your mother?"Ruby knows that the game is up. For the past few months, she's been on her own in the yellow house, managing somehow, knowing that her mother will probably never return.T… OL175864W
Orbiting Jupiter Orbiting Jupiter Gary D. Schmidt I personally (perspective of a 12 y/o) LOVE this book! Starting on page 174 to the end of the book made me cry. This book is written from Jack's POV. (SPOILER)--> Joseph's father intrudes in his new … OL17876102W
You can't see the elephants You can't see the elephants Susan Kreller When thirteen-year-old Mascha is sent to her grandparents' for the summer, she spends her days bored and lonely at a nearby playground. There she meets Julia and Max, two young siblings who are incre… OL17910622W
When She Was Good When She Was Good Norma Fox Mazer The death of her abusive, manipulative older sister prompts seventeen-year-old Em to remember their unpleasant life together, with their parents and then later on their own. OL1841655W
Gossamer Gossamer Anne Twomey,Lois Lowry 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. OL1846133W
What Jamie saw What Jamie saw Carolyn Coman Having fled to a family friend's hillside trailer after his mother's boyfriend tried to throw his baby sister against a wall, nine-year-old Jamie finds himself living an existence full of uncertainty… OL1855163W
I don't want to go to Justin's house anymore I don't want to go to Justin's house anymore Heather Klassen Collin is reluctant to go to his friend Justin's house because Justin is being beaten by his father. OL1988422W
Orbiting Jupiter Orbiting Jupiter Gary D. Schmidt Jack, 12, tells the gripping story of Joseph, 14, who joins his family as a foster child. Damaged in prison, Joseph wants nothing more than to find his baby daughter, Jupiter, whom he has never seen.… OL20009051W
Looking for JJ Looking for JJ Anne Cassidy When a 10-year-old girl kills her best friend, she is convicted of manslaughter and locked away. Seven years later she is released on licence with a new identity. In this brave and intelligent nov… OL20485287W
One of the problems of Everett Anderson One of the problems of Everett Anderson Lucille Clifton Everett Anderson wonders how he can help his friend Greg, who appears to be a victim of child abuse. OL2166411W
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