Kategoria BISAC: Juvenile Fiction >> Social Themes - Sexual Abuse

For the general market (public schools, community centers), Rise and Shine: A Tool for the Prevention of Childhood Sexual Abuse (Community Version) is also available on Amazon.com. To view, please copy and paste the following: Rise and Shine: A Tool for the Prevention of Childhood Sexual Abuse (Community Version).

No children's book alone can protect our kids from abuse. But healthy relationships plus awareness can. Rise and Shine: A Tool for the Prevention of Childhood Sexual Abuse (Faith-based Version)* is a captivating, beautifully illustrated story based on a true...

Innocence. That's the real problem.

Troubled teenager Skyler Canter Reems is the newest resident at a mental institute known as "The Fat." She has seriously hurt herself, and her mother can't accept the reason why. In The Fat, Skyler befriends a motley group of young women who've seen much harder times, and she learns that insanity comes in varying shades of blue. In their odd way, the teens learn to care for one another whether they like it or not. As Skyler copes and builds friendships, her life takes turns she can't control. Can The Fat help her navigate...

In the tradition of Speak, this extraordinary debut novel shares the unforgettable story of a young woman as she struggles to find strength in the aftermath of an assault.

Eden was always good at being good. Starting high school didn't change who she was. But the night her brother's best friend rapes her, Eden's world capsizes.

What was once simple, is now complex. What Eden once loved--who she once loved--she now hates. What she thought she knew to be true, is now lies. Nothing makes sense anymore, and she knows she's supposed to tell...

Twelve-year-old Annie Thompson used to be friendly and cheerful. She loved her home in Southern California, and she loved school. Now Annie has a secret--one that makes her feel shamed and all alone. When she was nine, an older boy named Lonny molested her more than once, threatening to kill her and her parents if she told.

Now in seventh grade, Annie is withdrawn, suspicious, and depressed. Her parents don't understand where the girl they once knew has gone, and she can't tell them. It was her fault, she tells herself. Kids at school sense she's in pain, and they bully her.

Twelve-year-old Annie Thompson used to be friendly and cheerful. She loved her home in Southern California, and she loved school. Now Annie has a secret--one that makes her feel shamed and all alone. When she was nine, an older boy named Lonny molested her more than once, threatening to kill her and her parents if she told.

Now in seventh grade, Annie is withdrawn, suspicious, and depressed. Her parents don't understand where the girl they once knew has gone, and she can't tell them. It was her fault, she tells herself. Kids at school sense she's in pain, and they bully her.

Almost seventeen, Rani Patel appears to be a kick-ass Indian girl breaking cultural norms as a hip-hop performer in full effect. But in truth, she's a nerdy flat-chested nobody who lives with her Gujarati immigrant parents on the remote Hawaiian island of Moloka'i, isolated from her high school peers by the unsettling norms of Indian culture where "husband is God." Her parents' traditionally arranged marriage is a sham. Her dad turns to her for all his needs--even the intimate ones. When Rani catches him two-timing with a woman barely older...

This book was written in response to a request given to me during a sexual abuse healing study. The request was to describe my sexual abuse experience. At that time, I could only remember my uncle and me sitting on a couch with a blanket. No faces, nothing but that aweful picture. I have since remembered other instances of abuse and abusers. The abuse set me on a course in life that no child should have to take. From the depths of my soul came the story you are about to read. It describes my experience and how sexual abuse overshadowed my entire life and made me feel powerless to do...

"Timely, poignant and educational, "Kisses From Dolce" teaches children how to speak up when uncomfortable things happen. I enthusiastically recommend Ms. Komisar Hausman's book." Elayne S. Daniels, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist.

Created for use by therapists, educators and parents, "Kisses From Dolce: A Book for Children About Trusting and Telling" opens the door for conversation with even the youngest children about feeling safe and their personal boundaries.

"Kisses From Dolce" tells the story of little Sophia, her daycare pals and the little doggie they all love, Dolce,...