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Joe knew his mother was cruel and violent, but he trusted his beloved father to protect him from her. When a freak accident saw his father burn to death in front of him, Joe was left at the mercy of his mother. Without the love of his friend and brother, he wouldn't have survived. With them, he went on to spend his life fighting child abuse. Joe was just five years old and the horrific scene literally struck him dumb. He didn't speak for four and...
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Of human bondage: An honest but handicapped man who falls in love with Bette Davis, a crude but beautiful waitress; Hell's house: Bette Davis becomes the unwitting young heroine when she takes social justice into her own hands. Catching wind of abuse at the local juvenile detention centre, she takes the story to the newspapers and beyond in order to save the life of a friend.
884) Aimee
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This first novel explores the aftermath of a teen suicide in the words of the dead girl's best friend. It seems that everyone, even her own parents, believes that Zoe helped her best friend, Aimee, commit suicide. Zoe is paralyzed by loneliness, guilt, and anger at everyone's suppression of the truth.
886) The girl next door
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In a quiet suburban town in the summer of 1958, two recently orphaned sisters are placed in the care of their mentally unstable aunt. Acts of abuse and torture that involve her young sons will change the lives of the neighborhood children forever.
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Las teorías tibetanas dicen que los hijos eligen a los padres. Según esta visión de la vida, tres meses antes de iniciar la gestación, cada alma elige de acuerdo con las lecciones que debe aprender en esta vida. De los vínculos divinos en la Tierra, el más poderoso es el de la madre, porque nos genera un aprendizaje profundo, tan doloroso que a veces lastima; tan amoroso que, en ocasiones, mutila y sobreprotege. Todo en nombre del amor. Cuando...
889) Gimme shelter
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Based on inspiring true events, a teenage girl flees life with her drug-addicted mother to find the wealthy father she₂s never known. Tells the extraordinary and courageous tale of one girl₂s fight against the odds to find redemption and, ultimately, to create a family she can call her own.
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"Destiny is an extraordinary little girl, but she doesn't know it because sometimes the most precious treasures are hidden beneath miles of opposition. She can't fathom that she is a diamond in the rough. Her life starts out in the most tragic of ways, as she is left to the mercy of evil in human form. Everywhere she turns for help it is denied even from the people that are supposed to love and protect her. Just when she thinks she can't hold on another...
893) Don't hurt me, Mama
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A kind and sensitive school nurse sees that a young victim of child abuse and her abusing mother get help.
894) Don't hurt Laurie!
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Laurie is physically abused by her mother. Can she escape? Will anyone believe her story?
898) Child abuse
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Discusses child abuse and the different forms it takes, as well as why some people become abusive, and the effects of abuse on both the victims and those close to them.
899) Child abuse
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Explores the issues surrounding child abuse by placing opinions from a wide range of sources in a pro/con format. Features articles that express various perspectives on this topic.
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"Laurel Bahr's step-by-step account of discovery, opposition, and lessons learned is interwoven with the "behind closed-door" stories of two friends who were ultimately inspired to follow in her footsteps. Their remarkable journey highlights the power of close, authentic, long-term relationships and proves that change is possible, dreams do come true if one only believes. With the goal to inspire and offer hope to victims, their families, and those...
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