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Publisher
Greystone Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Through the voices of twelve diverse writers, Whatever Gets You Through offers a powerful look at the narrative of sexual assault not covered by the headlines--the weeks, months, and years of survival and adaptation that people live through in its aftermath. With a foreword by Jessica Valenti, an extensive introduction by editors Stacey May Fowles and Jen Sookfong Lee, and contributions from acclaimed literary voices such as Alicia Elliott, Elisabeth...
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
This book will help educate and empower survivors of sexual violation to work through the healing process. Sexual violation affects survivors but does not have to dictate their future, and this book shows readers how various paths to healing can help them not only overcome the trauma of sexual assault, but also thrive as they move on with their lives. Contributors aim to arm the reader with access to multiple internal and external resources that can...
3) On the doll
Publisher
distributed by Peace Arch Home Entertainment (USA)
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
"Multiple lives cross in this story of victims and victimizers, and how the pain of early childhood traumas can continue throughout the characters' adult lives. Jiz is an intelligent yet socially insecure young man who struggles to work at an adult newspaper. He was victimized as a child by a friend of his father. Jiz's name comes from the nickname his dad gave him while making him mop up the messes left behind in the peep show booths at the neighborhood...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Separated as girls, sisters Celie and Nettie sustain their loyalty to and hope in each other across time, distance, and silence. Through a series of letters spanning nearly thirty years, first from Celie to God, then from the sisters to each other, the novel draws readers into a rich and memorable portrayal of Black women––their pain and struggle, companionship and growth, resilience and bravery.
7) Malice
Author
Publisher
Dell Publishing
Pub. Date
1997, c1996
Language
English
Description
On the evening of her mother's funeral Grace Adams decides she has had enough and shoots her father when he tries to molest her once again. After two years of prison, it looks like Grace is going to be able to go on with her life, but the past seems to keep resurfacing.
Author
Publisher
She Writes Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Thanks to the #MeToo movement, more and more women are coming forward to tell their stories of sexual assault, harassment, and child sexual abuse. But unfortunately there are still many women who are afraid to speak out. There are still far too many college students who are raped and too afraid to report it. There are still women who are being subjected to sexual harassment, sexual bullying, and sexual pressure every day but are unable to speak up...
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
When Dr. Alex Taylor opens her eyes, she is hooked up to an IV, is bound to an operating table, and her legs are raised in stirrups. A man in the room claiming to be a doctor calmly and methodically tells her how he's about to attack her. Before Alex can even scream for help, she succumbs to another dose of anesthesia, rendering her unable to defend herself. When she wakes up, she immediately reports the attack and rape. The police are skeptical of...
11) Judgment road
Author
Series
Torpedo Ink volume 1
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
As the enforcer of the Torpedo Ink motorcycle club, Reaper lives for riding and fighting. He's a stone-cold killer who turns his wrath on those who deserve it. Feelings are a weakness he can't afford—until a gorgeous bartender gets under his skin...Near Sea Haven, the small town of Caspar has given Anya Rafferty a new lease on life. And she's desperate to hold on to her job at the biker bar, even if the scariest member of the club seems to have...
12) Girl last seen
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Two missing girls. Thirteen years apart. Olivia Shaw has been missing since last Tuesday. She was last seen outside the entrance of her elementary school in Hunts Point wearing a white spring jacket, blue jeans, and pink boots. I force myself to look atthe face in the photo, into her slightly smudged features, and I can't bring myself to move. Olivia Shaw could be my mirror image, rewound to thirteen years ago. If you have any knowledge of Olivia...
13) I accuse
Publisher
First Look Pictures
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
A woman discovers she was drugged and raped by her doctor and presses to uncover his dark secret.
Author
Publisher
W Publishing Group, an imprint of Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Growing up the eldest daughter in a large, highly controlled, fundamentalist Christian household, Jessica Willis was groomed to perform, and to conform to her father's disturbing and chaotic teachings. Cut off from anything unapproved by her father, Jessica was persistently curious about the outside world, always wondering what was normal or potentially dangerous about her upbringing. When the Willis family rocketed into fame after their appearances...
Author
Series
Blue Moon Harbor volume 3
Publisher
Zebra Books, Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Bookseller Iris Yakimura grew up on Destiny Island and it's the only place where her painful shyness doesn't cripple her. An avid romance reader, she believes that one day the right man will come along - one who loves her just the way she is. She never imagines that man will arrive in time for the holidays, like a gift. Or that he'll be a celebrity musician with a bad boy vibe - and a warm heart. Julian Blake spent most of his teens on Destiny Island,...
17) Desolation road
Author
Series
Torpedo Ink volume 4
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Torpedo Ink is Aleksei 'Absinthe' Solokov's whole life. They're his brothers, his family - his everything. But that doesn't stop him from wanting something that only belongs to him. That's why the tough biker has spent the last six weeks at the library, reading every book he can get his hands on and watching the prim and proper librarian who makes his blood rush. For the past six weeks, Scarlet Foley has been fantasizing about the handsome, tattooed...
19) Brass ring
Author
Publisher
Tantor Media
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
One night, Claire Harte-Mathias witnesses a woman leap to her death from a bridge, and the tragedy sparks murky childhood memories that leave her confused and frightened. Claire struggles to uncover the truth, only to discover that the past, present, and future are connected in ways she never dreamed.
Author
Publisher
Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
"From the founder and activist behind one of the largest movements of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, the 'me too' movement, Tarana Burke debuts a powerful memoir about her own journey to saying those two simple yet infinitely powerful words--me too--and how she brought empathy back to an entire generation in one of the largest cultural events in American history. Tarana didn't always have the courage to say 'me too.' As a child, she reeled...
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