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:Cowan, JustineSummary:Justine had always been told that her mother came from royal blood. The proof could be found in her mother's elegance, and in a cryptic letter hinting at her claim to a country estate. After her mother's death, overcome with...
- 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:Graham, GenevieveSummary:
The Home for Unwanted Girls meets Orphan Train in this unforgettable novel about a young girl caught in a scheme to rid England's streets of destitute children, and the lengths she will go to find her way home—based on the true...
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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:Griffin, MistySummary:
A true crime memoir: When Misty was six years old her family started to live and dress like the Amish. Misty and her sister were kept as slaves on a mountain ranch where they were subjected to almost complete isolation, sexual abuse and...
- Author:Allen, LouiseSummary:
In her brand new series 'Thrown Away Children', Louise Allen shares the harrowing stories she is exposed to as a foster mother. The first in the series, Stella's Story, tells the astonishing true story of a young girl scarred by an...
- Author:Kimmel, FranSummary:
A profoundly moving exploration of our capacity to heal one another. Ellie and Eric Nyland have moved their two sons back to Eric's childhood farmhouse, hoping for a fresh start. But there's no denying it, their family is...
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Author:Edwards, Helen, Smith, Jenny LeeSummary:Helen grew up in a pit village in Tyneside in the post-war years, with her gran, aunties and uncles living nearby. She felt safe with them, but they could not protect her from her neglectful mother and violent father. Behind closed...
- Author:Jones, Stephen GrahamSummary:
In her quickly gentrifying rural lake town Jade sees recent events only her encyclopedic knowledge of horror films could have prepared her for in this latest novel from the Jordan Peele of horror literature, Stephen Graham Jones. "...
- Author:Qu, AnnaSummary:
A young girl forced to work in a Queens sweatshop calls child services on her mother in this powerful debut memoir about labor and self-worth that traces a Chinese immigrant's journey to an American future. As a teen, Anna Qu is...
- Author:Moshfegh, OttessaSummary:
Little Marek, the abused and delusional son of the village shepherd, never knew his mother; his father told him she died in childbirth. One of life’s few consolations for Marek is his enduring bond with the blind village midwife, Ina,...
- 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:Marois, AndréSummary:
« Chaque soir, c'est pareil : maman prépare une tarte aux pommes et l'enfourne. Papa et moi regardons les nouvelles à la télé. Après l'émission, un cri retentit toujours de la cuisine, puis le bruit d'une chute...
- Author:Pomare, J. P.Summary:
Amy has only ever known what life is like in the Clearing, with her brothers and sisters--until a newcomer, a younger girl named Freya, joins the "family" and offers a glimpse of the outside world. When news breaks of a...
- Author:Murdoch, EmilySummary:
Fourteen-year-old Carey and six-year-old Jenessa have lived in the woods with their mother for as long as they can remember. Rescued by Carey's father, they are thrust into a strange world of comfort. But there's a secret that...
- Author:MacLean, JillSummary:
Brick's plan to escape an abusive father is derailed when he discovers that his little sister is no longer safe and will need her big brother's protection until they are both old enough to leave home. But Brick is a bully too...
- 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.
- Author:Schiffler, CarrieSummary:
From the Corner of Bad and Ass is a collection of Carrie Schiffler's memories about growing up in welfare housing to absentee and alcoholic parents. Throughout these heart-wrenching and often-hilarious stories we cheer her on as she...
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