Townies is the sequel to Robert Hunt’s memoir Corner Boys and takes us back to the mean streets – and schools – of St. John’s in the 1950s and 1960s. This is a coming-of-age story about the friendships between young...
Abused children
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Author:Hunt, RobertSummary: - Author:Meyers, Randy SusanSummary:
When her mother throws her father out, young Lulu is told never to let him in again. But Lulu disobeys, and the consequences are heartbreaking. Lulu's mother ends up killed, and Lulu and her sister Merry are orphaned. Now, as the...
- Author:Ringland, HollySummary:
An enchanting and captivating novel about how our untold stories haunt us - and the stories we tell ourselves in order to survive. After her family suffers a tragedy, nine-year-old Alice Hart is forced to leave her idyllic seaside home...
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Author:Grande, ReynaSummary:In this memoir, award-winning writer Reyna Grande vividly brings to life her tumultuous early years, capturing all the confusion and contradictions of childhood, especially one spent torn between two parents and two countries.
- Author:Gauvreau, ClaudetteSummary:
« Aujourd’hui, mercredi 30 juin 1993, première journée d’écriture. C’est une date très importante à mes yeux. Je sais pertinemment que je vais blesser ou bouleverser certaines personnes de mon entourage en écrivant ces lignes, mais c’...
- Author:Simard, GabrielleSummary:
Ce livre raconte l’histoire de Soleil et de sa famille à travers les épreuves. Cette magnifique petite fille d’une beauté éblouissante aux cheveux blonds et aux yeux bleus. Sa beauté attirait les regards. En lisant les pages qui suivent...
- Author:Monroe, MarySummary:
Budding teenager Annette Goode, a shy, awkward, overweight girl, hides the devastating secret that her mother's boarder has been sexually abusing her -- until her life is changed forever by the beautiful and worldly Rhoda Nelson....
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Author:Overton, HollieSummary:Held captive for eight years, Lily has grown from a teenager to an adult in a small basement prison. Her daughter Sky has been a captive her whole life. But one day their captor leaves the deadbolt unlocked. This is what happens next....
- Author:Garvie, MaureenSummary:
Thirteen-year-old Jewel has been holding her life together ever since her older sister, Charmaine, suddenly left home with no forwarding address. She tried to find Charmaine once, but that only brought her family to the attention of the...
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Author:Schraff, Anne E.Summary:Written for young adults, the Urban Underground series confronts issues that are of great importance to teens, such as friendship, loyalty, drugs, gangs, abuse, urban blight, bullies and self-esteem to name a few. More than...
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Author:Webb, Jonice, Musello, ChristineSummary:A large segment of the population struggles with feelings of being detached from themselves and their loved ones. They feel flawed, and blame themselves. Running on Empty will help them realize that they're suffering not because of...
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Author:Woodall, DannySummary:Angie Larson is raised by seemingly faithful Christian parents. But after her father begins abusing her, Angie asks her mother to divorce him. When her mom refuses, Angie is forced to suppress her memories and go on with her life....
