Laurie Ann Smith is a voice for those whose voices were silenced due to abuse, whose lives were destroyed by abuse. Her only hope is to promote public awareness and education to help stop the cycle of abuse, child abuse, and domestic violence. Her mission is to be "one more voice" among many to help stop child abuse and to make this world a better place for everyone.

Laurie Ann Smith takes the reader on a journey back to the ""years in between."" Those teen-age years where children struggle to find themselves, to test the limits, test the boundaries and without even realizing it, find out just who they are and what they are made of. Those ""years in between"" are a struggle for many teens as they search for their own place within their own families and society. Many teens find themselves and make it through without too much damage. Many teens find themselves in a whole lot of trouble. I encourage every teen who reads this book to look for the goodness in...