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Select Editions Large Type--Volume 166 Select Editions Large Type--Volume 166 Readers Digest Association,Peter Pezzelli Italian lessons: Fresh out of college, Carter returns to Rhode Island and plans to go to Italy to pursue the woman of his dreams, but needs to learn Italian. An apparent mismatch between mentor and … OL15411633W
Invisible girls Invisible girls Patti Feuereisen Dr. Patti Feuereisen has been working with teenage girls for twenty-five years and has been a pioneer in helping abused girls find their voices. What she discovered in listening to hundreds of girls … OL15837314W
Running on the cracks Running on the cracks Julia Donaldson,Andy Arnold Leo's running from her past. Finlay's running into trouble. Together, they stumble into a crazy new world of secrets, lies and Chinese food. OL15839613W
Sexual violence Sexual violence Mary E. Williams,Tamara L. Roleff What causes sexual violence? -- How serious a problem is sexual violence? -- How should society address sexual victimization? -- How can sexual violence be reduced? OL17037387W
Sexual abuse Sexual abuse Robert W. Kellemen From disgrace to grace and from victims to victors. Sexual abuse ravages the soul, causing unimaginable distress, damage, and disgrace. It is faced honestly and openly in the Bible -- but can the chu… OL17079569W
Margaux with an X Margaux with an X Ronald Koertge Margaux, known as a "tough chick" at her Los Angeles high school, makes a connection with Danny, who, like her, struggles with the emotional impact of family violence and abuse. OL17728628W
Domestic violence sourcebook Domestic violence sourcebook Joyce Brennfleck Shannon "Provides basic consumer health information about the physical, mental, and social effects of violence against intimate partners, children, teens, parents, and the elderly, along with prevention and … OL17754404W
Stained Stained C. A. Rainfield A teenaged girl bullied for her port-wine stain must summon her personal strength to survive abduction and horrific abuse at the hands of a deranged killer. OL17891003W
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
A Suspicious River A Suspicious River Laura Kasischke Leila Murry is young, married, and working in a motel as a receptionist - and then as a prostitute. The seemingly random abuses and perils of her adult life parallel those Leila suffered as a child, … OL1845012W
Malice Malice Danielle Steel The compelling story of a woman who must struggle to overcome a shattering betrayal, and the cruellest kind of malice. At seventeen, on the night of her mother's funeral, Grace Adams is attacked. A y… OL19779W
The girl The girl Samantha Geimer In this searing memoir, the author, "the girl" at the center of the infamous Roman Polanski sexual assault case, breaks a virtual thirty-five year silence to tell her story and reflect on the events… OL19967857W
Beyond Betrayal Beyond Betrayal Richard B. Gartner "With compassion and clarity, Richard Gartner shares insights from years of working with male survivors. Among this book's greatest strengths is the extensive use of examples from Dr. Gartner's clini… OL2010629W
A mother's dilemma A mother's dilemma Emma Hornby Minnie Maddox cares deeply for mothers and their babies; she makes a living by taking in unwanted children and finding them good adoptive homes, and is delighted for her neighbour when she finally be… OL20833421W
The fear The fear C. L. Taylor When Lou Wandsworth was fourteen, she believed she was in love. But Mike Hughes wasn't what he seemed. Over twice her age, his lies and tricks have left her life in pieces. Eighteen years later, Lou … OL20849178W
La petite fille qui ne souriait plus La petite fille qui ne souriait plus Gilles Tibo "Nathalie a un lourd secret qu'elle ne peut partager avec personne. Une histoire troublante, portrait d'une réalité vécue par beaucoup d'enfants. Une écriture témoignant d'une grande sensibilité, lai… OL21179897W
Stolen voices Stolen voices Terrie Duckett After years of abuse at the hands of their step-father, Terrie and Paul tell their story of pain and courage and love. OL24300451W
Karadima, el señor de los infiernos Karadima, el señor de los infiernos María Olivia Monckeberg "El rostro de Jimmy Hamilton refleja una mezcla de impotencia y fuerza cuando se entrevista por primera vez con María Olivia Mönckeberg hace más de un año. En ese momento le asegura que son muchas la… OL27718513W
Demente criminal Demente criminal Ibéyise Pacheco A monster hides beneath the good doctor's eyes as Veronica sets out to prove that esteemed psychiatrist Dr. Raimundo Acosta is the cold-blooded killer behind her daughter's death. OL28773802W
Exposed Exposed Susan Vaught Chan Shealy, a sixteen-year-old baton-twirler and straight-A student, becomes involved with an internet predator, despite strict parental rules and her own beliefs that she knows how to keep herself … OL5733019W
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