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Togani Togani Chi-yŏng Kong 294 p. ; 23 cm OL15113060W
Jumping the scratch Jumping the scratch Sarah Weeks 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. OL15837480W
Close to home Close to home Oralee Wachter Four short stories on the theme of child molesting describe some dangerous situations children may encounter and how to deal with them. OL15842112W
Because I am furniture Because I am furniture Thalia Chaltas Anke’s father is abusive to her brother and sister. But not to her. Because, to him, she is like furniture— not even worthy of the worst kind of attention. Then Anke makes the school volleyball team.… OL15868584W
Girlchild Girlchild Tupelo Hassman Obsessively following the edicts of the Girl Scouts Handbook in spite of her lack of a troop, young Rory longs to escape the Reno trailer park where she lives with her bartender mother. OL16215467W
Confronting child and adolescent sexual abuse Confronting child and adolescent sexual abuse Cynthia Crosson-Tower "Confronting Child and Adolescent Sexual Abuse is the first text to examine the history, theory, treatment, and prevention of this complex phenomenon. With in-depth insights into the psychologies of … OL16705231W
I was a teenage fairy I was a teenage fairy Francesca Lia Block A feisty, sexy fairy helps a young girl heal traumas of her past. OL17909619W
Power play Power play Eric Walters "No one's tougher than Cody. Not his hockey team mates. Not his rivals on the ice. Not even his old man after he's been drinking. Cody only wants one thing - to make it to the NHL - and he won't let … OL17926352W
Chasing tail lights Chasing tail lights Patrick Jones Seventeen-year-old Christy wants only to finish high school and escape her Flint, Michigan, home, where she cooks, cleans, cares for her niece, and tries to fend off her half-brother, a drug dealer w… OL18167841W
Silver Silver Norma Fox Mazer Emily keeps hoping her divroced parents will reconcile even though her father's remarried with a new baby and her mother is showing interest in their old, ugly landlord, Mr. Linaberry. OL1841669W
The Accident Season The Accident Season Moïra Fowley-Doyle Every October Cara and her family become mysteriously and dangerously accident-prone, but this year, the year Cara, her ex-stepbrother, and her best friend are 17, is when Cara will begin to unravel … OL19332475W
Sexual offending against children Sexual offending against children Marcus Erooga,Tony Morrison Practice, policy and management issues involved in assessing and treating sexual offenders against children. Written by a multi-disciplinary group of leading practitioners. Invaluable. OL19498706W
Not that bad Not that bad Roxane Gay In this valuable and revealing anthology, cultural critic and bestselling author Roxane Gay collects original and previously published pieces that address what it means to live in a world where women… OL19739322W
Eating the elephant Eating the elephant Wells, Alice (Pseudonym) Alice, a dedicated doctor and mother of two girls, bravely tells the story of her marriage to a man hiding a terrible secret - one that he has drawn their 4-year-old daughter, Grace, into. A compelli… OL20815912W
Un enfant à la fois Un enfant à la fois Julian Sher Cet ouvrage percutant explore la face cachée du Web et révèle comment les prédateurs isolent et traquent leurs victimes et comment des entrepreneurs gagnent des millions de dollars sur le marché mond… OL24305503W
Groomed Groomed Laurie Matthew In this powerful and honest memoir, Laurie Matthew takes the reader with her as she revisits her childhood in 1950s and 1960s Dundee. Raised in a home which consisted of an emotionally neglectful and… OL24828727W
Pourquoi faut-il parfois dire non? Pourquoi faut-il parfois dire non? Betty Virginia Doyle Boegehold Cette collection aborde, par le biais de la fiction, certaines situations que les jeunes sont appelés à vivre : divorce, belle-famille, agressions, racisme ... Si les conseils sont édifiants, la vers… OL24846806W
All the Cardinal's men All the Cardinal's men J. J. Barrie The young boys had nowhere to go, no one to trust. Victims at twelve, they could not comprehend the systematic abuse and excruciating pain. They cried until there were no more tears left - then they … OL28167178W
I know tiny secrets I know tiny secrets Latasha Fleming Know Tiny Secrets is a guide for little and big people to understand how wonderful and special you are and how your body belongs to YOU. There are NO tiny secrets when it comes to keeping your body p… OL28951712W
Incest Incest Anna Kosof Exposes the problem of incest in families and discusses what can be done to prevent and treat this problem. Also suggests further public involvement and funding for the treatment of incest and other … OL2913197W
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