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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
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
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
Circle the soul softly Circle the soul softly Davida Hurwin Suppressed memories of childhood sexual abuse resurface, jeopardizing fifteen-year-old Kate's relationship with her new boyfriend. OL2661682W
Tackle block stop Tackle block stop Charlotte Towner Graeber Mr. T counsels a boy after he's molested by his cousin during a football game. OL2689759W
Things are seldom what they seem Things are seldom what they seem Sandy Asher A suave high school drama coach is at the bottom of fourteen-year-old Debbie's withering relationships with her older sister, her best friend, and short, witty Murray, whose friendship had been very … OL3191431W
Chilly stomach Chilly stomach Jeannette Franklin Caines Whenever Sandy's Uncle Jim comes to visit to buy a hamster, he hugs and kisses her in ways she doesn't like and she gets a chilly stomach. OL5115130W
No more secrets for me No more secrets for me Oralee Wachter In four separate stories on the theme of sexual abuse of children, young victims are able to articulate their feelings and defend themselves, often with the help of another person whom they trust. OL5259966W
Jumping the Scratch Jumping the Scratch Sarah Weeks Jamie Reardon has always heard that bad things come in threes. So after his cat, Mister, dies, his father leaves, and his aunt Sapphy has an accident that causes her memory to develop a skip, Jamie h… OL54981W
Boy Toy Boy Toy Barry Lyga After five years of fighting his way past flickers of memory about the teacher who molested him and the incident that brought the crime to light, eighteen-year-old Josh gets help in coping with his m… OL5840600W
When she hollers When she hollers Cynthia Voigt Tish, a teenager who has been enduring abuse from her adoptive stepfather since she was a small child, finally decides she must do something to stop him. OL76784W
I Was a Teenage Fairy I Was a Teenage Fairy Francesca Lia Block Maybe Mab was real. Maybe not. Maybe Mab was the fury. Maybe she was the courage. Maybe later on she was the sex...A tiny fairy winging her way through the jasmine-scented L.A. night. A little girl c… OL82399W
Hallie's secret Hallie's secret Carole Gift Page After suffering years of sexual molestation by her father, thirteen-year-old Hallie has many difficult adjustments to make in her foster home with a Christian family. OL850627W
Where People Like Us Live Where People Like Us Live Patricia Cumbie In 1978, when her restless father moves the family to Racine, Wisconsin, fourteen-year-old Libby quickly becomes friends with neighbor Angie, but there is something strange about Angie's stepfather a… OL9302682W
Gillyflower Gillyflower Ellen Howard Sexually abused by her father and fearing for the safety of her younger sister, Gilly seeks the courage to tell someone what is happening. OL93470W