Children & Young Adults Fiction - Social Issues - Physical & Emotional Abuse (see Also Social Issues

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If Only

Richard Paul Evans

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Christmas Box and The Mistletoe Promise comes a novel filled with hope and redemption about two teens who turn to each other to find trust and love.If only I could stay with you for...

Paperback
Published: Nov 2015

Split

Swati Avasthi

Sixteen-Year-Old Jace Witherspoon arrives at the doorstep of his estranged brother Christian with a re-landscaped face (courtesy of his father's fist), $3.84, and a secret.He tries to move on, going for new friends, a new school, and ...

Unabridged CD
Published: Mar 2010

Breathing Underwater

Alexandra Flinn

Sent to counseling for hitting his girlfriend, Caitlin, and ordered to keep a journal, sixteen-year-old Nick recounts his relationship with Caitlin, examines his controlling behavior and anger, and describes living with his abusive fa...

Paperback
Published: Oct 2002

Split

Swati Avasthi

Sixteen-Year-Old Jace Witherspoon arrives at the doorstep of his estranged brother Christian with a re-landscaped face (courtesy of his father's fist), $3.84, and a secret.He tries to move on, going for new friends, a new school, and ...

Paperback
Published: Jan 2012

But I Love Him

Amanda Grace

Tonight was so much worse than anything before it. Tonight he didn't stop after the first slap.At the beginning of senior year, Ann was a smiling, straight-A student and track star with friends and a future. Then she met a haunted yo...

Paperback
Published: May 2011

We'll Never Be Apart

Emiko Jean

Murder.   Fire.   Revenge.   That’s all seventeen-year-old Alice Monroe thinks about. Committed to a mental ward at Savage Isle, Alice is haunted by memories of the fire that killed her boyfriend, Jason. A blaze her twin sist...

Paperback
Published: Oct 2016

Some Girls Are

Courtney Summers

Climbing to the top of the social ladder is hard--falling from it is even harder.  Regina Afton used to be a member of the Fearsome Fivesome, an all-girl clique both feared and revered by the students at Hallowell High... until vicio...

Paperback
Published: Jan 2010

Locked Inside

Nancy Werlin

As the orphaned daughter of a wildly successful inspirational singer/author, Marnie Skyedottir stands to inherit great wealth. But until then, Marnie has to survive a dreary life in private school. She endures by escaping into an onli...

Unabridged MP3-CD
Published: Feb 2009

The Body of Christopher Creed

Carol Plum-Ucci

Chris Creed grew up as the class freak—the bullies' punching bag. After he vanished, the weirdness that had once surrounded him began spreading. And it tore the town apart. Sixteen-year-old Torey Adams's search for answers opens his...

Paperback
Published: Nov 2008

My Sweet Audrina

V. C. Andrews

Audrina wanted to be as good as her sister. Her sister was so special, so perfect -- and dead. Now she will come face to face with the dangerous, terrifying secret that everyone knows. Everyone except... Sweet Audrina.

Paperback
Published: May 2011

The Dream Bearer

Walter Dean Myers

David Curry doesn't know what to make of his father, Reuben, whose violent out bursts and chilling nightmares torment his family. His older brother, Tyrone, says Reuben is crazy. But lately, even Tyrone isn't acting like himself. Then...

Paperback
Published: Sep 2004

Forged By Fire

Sharon Mills Draper

Will Gerald find the courage to stand up to his stepfather?When his loving aunt dies, Gerald suddenly is thrust into a new home filled with anger and abuse. A brutal stepfather with a flaming temper and an evil secret makes Gerald mis...

Paperback
Published: Jan 1998

Call Me Hope

Gretchen Olson

As 11-year-old Hope struggles to live under the pressures of her verbally abusive mother, she's tempted to run away but instead chooses resilience. She creates a secret safe haven and an innovative point system (giving herself points ...

Paperback
Published: Jun 2008

Nothing to Lose

Alex Flinn

Having found freedom and happiness as a member of a traveling fair, seventeen-year-old Michael Daye's past comes calling when his mother goes on trial for killing his brutal step-father and he now must decide whether or not to leave h...

Paperback
Published: Apr 2005

Silent to the Bone

E. L. Konigsburg

SpeechlessConnor is sure his best friend, Branwell, couldn't have hurt Branwell's baby half sister, Nikki. But Nikki lies in a coma, and Branwell is in a juvenile behavioral center, suspected of a horrible crime and unable to utter th...

Paperback
Published: Apr 2002

Born Blue

Han Nolan

Leshaya is a survivor. Rescued from the brink of death, this child of a heroin addict has seen it all: revolving foster homes, physical abuse, an unwanted pregnancy. Now, as her tumultuous childhood is coming to an end, she is determi...

Paperback
Published: May 2003

My Sweet Audrina

V. C. Andrews

V.C. Andrews has enthralled millions with her suspenseful, gothic family sagas, including the bestselling Dollanganger series that began with Flowers in the Attic. Now, one of her strangest, most beloved classics My Sweet Audrina--a h...

Unabridged CD
Published: May 2019

Bitter End

Jennifer Brown

He told me he loved me and I believed him. When Alex falls for the charming new boy at school, Cole -- a handsome, funny sports star who adores her -- she can't believe she's finally found her soul mate . . . someone who truly loves ...

Paperback
Published: May 2012

Pretty Girl-13

Liz Coley

Reminiscent of the Elizabeth Smart case, Pretty Girl-13 is a disturbing and powerful psychological thriller about a girl who must piece together the mystery of her kidnapping and abuse. Perfect for fans of books like Jay Asher's Thirt...

Paperback
Published: Mar 2014

Ironman

Chris Crutcher

Bo has been at war with his father for as long as he can remember. The rage he feels gives him the energy as a triathlete to press his body to the limit, but it also translates into angry outbursts toward his teachers. Now dangerously...

Paperback
Published: Oct 2004

Something Is Wrong at My House: A Boo...

Diane Davis

How can kids understand and cope when their parents fight? Based on a true story, this 32-page book shows a child seeking, and finally obtaining, help in a domestic violence situation. Written so that it can be used with both the very...

Paperback
Published: Apr 2010

Signal

Cynthia De Felice

One day while running on the trail near his house in upstate New York, Owen McGuire meets a girl with startling green eyes and bloody cuts all over her body who seems to be utterly alone. Her name is Campion, after the wildflower that...

Paperback
Published: Feb 2011

Mary Underwater

Shannon Doleski

Now in paperback, inspired by Joan of Arc, a girl builds a submarine and pilots it across the Chesapeake Bay to escape her abusive father in this gorgeous middle-grade debut Mary Murphy feels like she’s drowning. Her violent fa...

Paperback
Published: Jun 2022

Kindness for Weakness

Shawn Goodman

"In the spirit of [Walter Dean Myers's] Monster meeting  The Catcher in the Rye, Goodman's masterful story will remain with the reader long after the last page, echoing the raw truth that perhaps a real man is one who is bot...

Paperback
Published: Jan 2015

In Too Deep

Amanda Grace

I never meant for anyone to get hurt. All I wanted to do that night was make a play for Carter Wellesley. His heartless rejection was mortifying, but people got the wrong idea when they saw me leaving his bedroom, crying. That's how r...

Paperback
Published: Feb 2012

The Lottery Rose

Irene Hunt

A boy learns what it means to give and receive love in this beautifully refreshed edition of Lottery Rose from Newbery Award–winning author Irene Hunt. Georgie Burgess doesn’t talk about the abuse that he receives from ...

Paperback
Published: Oct 1986

Shanti's Safe Place

Aranahaj Iqbal

Shanti is anxious about going to a family cookout but can't explain why. Two visitors to her class talk about children being touched in bad ways. Shanti knows she must tell them that this happened to her, even though it is difficult t...

Paperback
Published: May 2021

You Don't Know Me

David Klass

"You don't know me at all. You don't even know the first thing about me. You don't know where I'm writing this from. You don't know what I look like. You have no power over me." 14-year-old John lives with his mother and her...

Paperback
Published: Sep 2010

Confessions of a Former Bully

Trudy Ludwig

After Katie gets caught teasing a schoolmate, she's told to meet with Mrs. Petrowski, the school counselor, so she can make right her wrong and learn to be a better friend. Bothered at first, it doesn't take long before Katie realizes...

Paperback
Published: Jul 2012

Claudia and the Terrible Truth (The B...

Ann M. Martin

In one of the strongest Babysitters Club books ever, the club must deal with a client who is abusive toward his children. Ann M. Martin addresses a difficult and important topic in her characteristic sensitive and informed style.

Unabridged MP3-CD
Published: Jan 2020
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