#paperback #suspense #Appalachia  #healing #sexualabuse #trauma #magical #hope #ashleyblooms 

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Oregon

In her rural Appalachian holler, ten-year-old Misty's closest friends are the crawdads. Misty can speak to them, to the birds, to the creek, to everything outside, and she understands how they think. She knows that if she could just speak to her parents in the same way, she could stop all the fighting. But it's too hard. Strange things start to happen in the holler. When her friend William takes their friendship too far,Misty's need to connect is greater than ever, but it's hard to talk about what you don't understand. This is the story of one tough-as-nails girl whose choices are few but whose imagination is boundless, as her coping becomes a battle cry for everyone around her -- a beautifully honest exploration of healing and hope.

Every Bone a Prayer (ARC)

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#paperback #Abuse #sexualabuse #catholicchurch #clergy 

Delaware

Reclaiming the Spirit of Jesus

Drawing on his own experience in responding to abuse, Bishop Geoffrey Robinson methodically offers a critique of the church's use and misuse of power, from the pope proclaiming infallibly down to the preacher claiming a divine authority for every word spoken from the pulpit. Going back to the Bible and, above all, to the teaching of Jesus, he presents an approach to sexual morality that is profound, compassionate, and people-centered. He stresses the priority of the hierarchy of holiness over the hierarchy of power.

He offers nothing less than a vision for a church of the third millennium 'a church that wants to see in its members the responsibility appropriate to adults rather than the obedience appropriate to children and wants to help al people to grow to become al they are capable of being.

You will love or hate this book but not be ale to remain neutral.

Through the story of sexual abuse and the church's response, I came to the unshakeable belief that within the Catholic Church there absolutely must be profound and enduring change. In particular, there must be change on the two subjects of power and sex.
'From the Introduction

Bishop Geoffrey Robinson, who has degrees in philosophy, theology, and church law, was Auxiliary Bishop in the Archdiocese of Sydney from 1984 until his retirement in 2004. In 1994, he was elected by the Australian Bishops to the National Committee for professional Standards, coordinating the response of the Catholic Church in Australia to revelations of sexual abuse, and from 1997 until 2003 he was cochairman of this committee.

Confronting Power and Sex in the Catholic Church

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A Novel

Robbie Young is an ordinary twelve-year-old boy about to drop a bombshell that will devastate his small town family. One day he rides his bike home after school, finds his mother in the kitchen making dinner, and speaks aloud the secret he's been keeping for a year, "Jerry Houseman's been touching me." Robbie has been molested and the Young family will never be the same. From that moment on, the novel unfolds with inexorable power. The story is narrated in four parts: first by Robbie's mother, then by Jerry Houseman himself, then by Houseman's wife Linda, and concluded by Robbie himself fifteen years later, when he has returned to town for a high school reunion. Each voice is remarkably persuasive and utterly convincing, and the result is a novel that is impossible to put down as it is impossible to forget.

Touched

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Ohio

A Marc Fisher film

The Kite Runner DVD

#paperback #americaschildren #crimesagainstchildren #abuse #sexualabuse #covenanthouse #christian 

Maryland

The Story of America’s Exploited Kids

Sometimes God Has a Kid’s Face 

A former President of American University courageously speaks out on his childhood sexual abuse, the effects of which, decades later, returned to drive him over the edge. Clean text with some B&W photos. Light foxing to top page edges. DJ shows edge wear and a few smudges. Please see photos. #nonfiction #autobiography #hardcover #childabuse #sexualabuse #psychology (Shelf 2B)

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

New Jersey

A Man Overcomes the Tragic Aftermath of Childhood Sexual Abuse

Come Here

#nonfiction #selfhelp #paperback #incest #health #mindandspirit #psychology #sexualabuse  

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Tennessee

Reclaiming Our Lives

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#hardcover #sexualabusesurvivor #middlegrade #youngadult #ya #Juvenile #juvenilefiction #realisticfiction #sexualassault #sexualabuse

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Arkansas

This harrowing, and ultimately hopeful novel in verse sensitively depicts a girl's journey through the aftermath of abuse.



One day after school, on the couch in the basement, Tori's uncle did something bad. Afterward, Tori tells her mom. Even though telling was a brave thing to do, her mom still doesn't believe her at first. Her grandma still takes his side. And Tori doesn't want anyone else--even her best friend--to know what happened.



Now Tori finds herself battling mixed emotions--anger, shame, and sadness--as she deals with the trauma. But with the help of her mom, her little sister, her best friend, and others, can Tori find a way to have the last word?



From debut author Sonja K. Solter comes a heartbreaking yet powerful novel that will strike a chord with readers of Jacqueline Woodson and Tony Abbott.

When You Know What I Know

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#paperback #youngadult #ya #humantrafficking #abuse #sexualabuse #drugs. New paperback in perfect condition. This is a fictional novel based on the reports true survivors of sexual abuse and human trafficking. Eye-opening book!

North Carolina

Trafficked

I close my eyes and pretend I'm not me anymore. I try not to smell his stale breath on my face or feel what he's doing to me. It's over quickly, and this one doesn't want to stay. He stands, zips his pants, and leaves.

The shift seems harder than usual, and my skin crawls worse with each new man who enters my motel room. I want to leave, to run, but Tommy's thug is standing guard out in the parking lot.

And if he leaves, there's always someone else. Always. There's no chance of escape.

Ever.

A harrowing tale of a high school senior who's headed for college but suddenly finds herself the victim of sex trafficking. Based on true-life accounts of survivors, Heather's story reveals a dark and dangerous world where you can trust no one.

Will she survive?

Ordinary Girl

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#fiction #sexualabuse #kidnapping #survival #bodyimage #birthmarks #psychopaths #personalbeauty


Michigan

A teenaged girl bullied because of her port-wine stain must summon her personal strength to survive abduction and horrific abuse at the hands of a deranged killer. 15,000 first printing.

Stained

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Hope and Healing for Victims of Sexual Assault

Helps adult victims of sexual assault move from brokenness to healing. This book outlines a theology or redemption and includes an application of how the disgrace of the cross can lead victims toward grace.

Rid of My Disgrace

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#paperback #waystodisappear #politicians #releventfiction #distopianthriller #dividedcountry #sexualabuse #abuseofppower #Oprah 

Named a BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR by * NPR * Esquire * O, The Oprah Magazine * Real Simple * BBC * PopSugar * Bustle * Kirkus Reviews * Lit Hub

"A gripping, astute, and deeply humane political thriller." --The Boston Globe

"Mesmerizing [and] uncannily prescient."--Los Angeles Times

A taut, timely novel about what a powerful politician thinks he can get away with and the group of misfits who finally bring him down, from the award-winning author of Ways to Disappear.

On an unnamed island country ten years after the collapse of a U.S.-supported regime, Lena suspects the powerful senator she was involved with back in her student activist days is taking advantage of a young woman who's been introducing him at rallies. When the young woman ends up dead, Lena revisits her own fraught history with the senator and the violent incident that ended their relationship.

Why didn't Lena speak up then, and will her family's support of the former regime still impact her credibility? What if her hunch about this young woman's death is wrong?

What follows is a riveting exploration of the cost of staying silent and the mixed rewards of speaking up in a profoundly divided country. Those Who Knew confirms Novey's place as an essential new voice in American fiction.

Those Who Knew

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#paperback #JoyceMeyer #healing #heal #sexualabuse #christian 

Florida

Receiving Emotional Healing

Many people seem to have it all together outwardly, but inside they are wrecks. Their pasts have broken, crushed and wounded them inwardly. Bible teacher Joyce Meyer says they can be healed. . Isaiah 61 reveals that the Lord came to heal the brokenhearted. He wants to heal victims of abuse! Joyce Meyer is a victim of the physical and sexual abuse she suffered as a child. Yet today she has a nationwide ministry of emotional healing to others like herself. In Beauty for Ashes she outlines major truths that brought healing in her life and describes how other victims of abuse can also experience God's healing in their lives. You will learn: How to deal with the emotional pain of abuse How to understand your responsibility to God for overcoming abuse Why victims of abuse often suffer from other addictive behaviors How to grab hold of God's unconditional love The importance of God's timing in working through painful memories Joyce Meyer suffered for thirty-three years the devastating effects of abuse. Now, God has exchanged her ashes for beauty and called her to help others allow Him to do the same for them.

Beauty for Ashes

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#nonfiction #religion #faith #paperback #womensissues #sexualabuse

How the Church Can Respond Redemptively to the Sexual Abuse Crisis

"Timely and necessary...This book is not only a warning. It is an opportunity. An opportunity to live out the gospel we so passionately proclaim. And it starts with listening."—J.D. Greear, President of the Southern Baptist Convention Time’s Up: Addressing the Unspoken Crisis in the Church We like to think the church is a haven for the hurting. But what happens when it’s not? Author and advocate Mary DeMuth urges the church she loves to rise up and face the evil of sexual abuse and harassment with candor and empathy. Based on research and survivors’ stories, along with fierce fidelity to Scripture, DeMuth unpacks the church’s response to sexual violence and provides a healthy framework for the church to become a haven of healing instead of an institution of judgment. In the throes of the #MeToo movement, our response as Christians is vital. God beckons us to be good Samaritans to those facing trauma and brokenness in the aftermath of abuse and provide safe spaces to heal. DeMuth advocates for a culture of honesty and listening and calls on the church to enter the places where people are hurting. In the circle of that kind of empathetic #WeToo community, the church must become what it’s meant to be—a place of justice and healing for everyone.

We Too

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#youngadult #comingofage #highschool #drugs #perksofbeingawallflower #ya #love #sexualabuse 

Connecticut

A series of letters to an unknown correspondent reveals the coming-of-age trials of a high-schooler named Charlie

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

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#psychology #sexualabuse #counseling #forgiveness

Healing the Wounded Heart

California

A Guide to Recovery and Empowerment

Victims of sexual assault experience their trauma in different ways, and often one path to recovery and healing is right for one person, but not right for another. While there are some general mental health effects of sexual violence, this book outlines and describes the impact of particular types of sexual violation. Whether the survivor has experienced childhood sexual abuse, sexual assault during adulthood, marital rape, sexual harassment, sex trafficking, or sexual violence within the military, they will find aspects of her experience in these pages. Once survivors understand the ways in which they have been affected, they are introduced to various pathways to surviving sexual violence and moving forward. The chapters provide case examples and specific activities which give a fuller description of the ways survivors can make use of the particular approaches, which include mind-body practices, counseling, group therapies, self-defense training, and others. Anyone who has been a victim of sexual violence, or knows and cares about someone who has, will find relief in these pages, which offer practical approaches to finding balance and healing.

Surviving Sexual Violence

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#family #farming #well-written #sexualabuse 

From the author of the widely acclaimed The Book of Ruth comes a harrowing, heartbreaking drama about a rural American family and a disastrous event that forever changes their lives.

The Goodwins, Howard, Alice, and their little girls, Emma and Claire, live on a dairy farm in Wisconsin. Although suspiciously regarded by their neighbors as "that hippie couple" because of their well-educated, urban background, Howard and Alice believe they have found a source of emotional strength in the farm, he tending the barn while Alice works as a nurse in the local elementary school.

But their peaceful life is shattered one day when a neighbor's two-year-old daughter drowns in the Goodwins' pond while under Alice's care. Tormented by the accident, Alice descends even further into darkness when she is accused of sexually abusing a student at the elementary school. Soon, Alice is arrested, incarcerated, and as good as convicted in the eyes of a suspicious community. As a child, Alice designed her own map of the world to find her bearings. Now, as an adult, she must find her way again, through a maze of lies, doubt and ill will.

A vivid human drama of guilt and betrayal, A Map of the World chronicles the intricate geographies of the human heart and all its mysterious, uncharted terrain.  The result is a piercing drama about family bonds and a disappearing rural American life.

A Map of the World

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#sexualabuse #psychology #survivor#paperback #paperback 

Kansas

Surviving Mother-Daughter Sexual Abuse

In the United States we are reluctant to acknowledge that females ever molest children; maternal incest frequently occurs undetected. Mother-daughter sexual abuse, especially, is under-recognized, under-researched and under-reported.



A Mother's Touch is a powerful combination of personal memoir and professional narrative. Focusing on child sexual abuse research and drawing on her own childhood experiences, the author describes the complex mother-daughter incestuous relationship, which includes extreme maternal narcissism and manipulations, coercion and control. Physical and psychological boundaries are violated daily; abusive acts are repeatedly framed as normal and loving.

With A Mother's Touch: Surviving Mother-Daughter Sexual Abuse, mental health and child welfare professionals can learn more about covert and exploitative mother-child behavior, various overt sexual behaviors initiated by mothers, and the psychological manipulations used to control and to silence child victims. Six key issues for therapy and victim recovery are described at length. The transition from victim to survivor is seen as essential-not just for the individual's recovery-but also to prevent child sexual abuse in successive generations.

The author's descriptions of her unusual childhood experiences with her college-educated, normal-looking mother and traditional, military father are augmented with professional insights. The portrayal of her bizarre mother-daughter relationship fashions a powerful human-interest story and increases both professionals' and the general readers' awareness of mother-daughter incest. The author's blend of humor, sass and concrete examples adds to the book's fast-paced readability. Highly recommended also for survivors of abuse and for their significant others who seek to understand.

A Mother's Touch

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#psychology #selfhelp #healing #childhoodabuse #sexualabuse

Utah

Healing from Childhood Sexual Abuse

Affirming and inspiring, The Obsidian Mirror explores the vivid and personal journey of an adult survivor of childhood sexual abuse. Drawing on the power of creativity, Wisechild listens to and learns from her inner voices - the critical judge, the rebel, the scared and needy children of various ages - and uses evocative imagery to describe the emotional settings of her interior landscape. This is both a stirring testimony of one woman's passage from fear and grief to rage and resolve and amoving portrayal of a spiritual reawakening and reclamation of self.

Ashley Blooms

Every Bone a Prayer (ARC)

Geoffrey Robinson; Donald Cozzens (Foreword by)

Confronting Power and Sex in the Catholic Church

Scott Campbell

Touched

Khalid Abdalla

The Kite Runner DVD

Bruce Ritter

Sometimes God Has a Kid’s Face

Richard Berendzen

Come Here

Carol Poston

Reclaiming Our Lives

Sonja K. Solter

When You Know What I Know

Pamela Gossiaux

Ordinary Girl

Cheryl Rainfield

Stained

Justin S. Holcomb; Lindsey A. Holcomb

Rid of My Disgrace

Idra Novey

Those Who Knew

Joyce Meyer

Beauty for Ashes

Mary E. DeMuth

We Too

Stephen Chbosky

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Dan B Allende

Healing the Wounded Heart

Thema Bryant-Davis

Surviving Sexual Violence

Jane Hamilton

A Map of the World

Julie A. Brand

A Mother's Touch

Louise M. Wisechild; Laura Davis (Preface by)

Obsidian Mirror