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Adult child sexual abuse victims United States Biography Parent and teenager Sex instruction for teenagers Sexual consent Sexual ethics for teenagers Sexual minorities Sexually transmitted diseases Prevention Sexually transmitted diseases United States Teenagers Sexual behavior United StatesGhafoerkhan, Olivia
Summary: Provides strategies, tool, and resources to help readers cope with sexual violence, and outlines ways in which they can get the help they need.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 362.8 GHALohmann, Raychelle Cassada
Summary: Provides teens who have suffered sexual trauma with advice on reaching out for support, working through feelings of shame or fear, and creating a personal safety plan, in a book that includes stories from sexual abuse survivors.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Instant Help Books, an imprint of New Harbinger Publications, Inc. 2016
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 616.8 LOHWood, Alisson
Summary: "A dark romance evolves between a high schooler and her English teacher, in this breathtakingly powerful memoir about a young woman who must learn to rewrite her own story. "Have you ever read Lolita?" So begins seventeen-year-old Alisson's metamorphosis from student to lover and then victim. A lonely and vulnerable high school senior, Alisson finds solace only in her writing-and in a young,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2020
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Summary: This book highlights the resilient capacities of mothers who have experienced childhood sexual abuse and gives them the opportunity to break their silence, share their struggles, and give voice to their experiences, pains, and triumphs. By offering their stories, Teresa Gil sheds light on the challenges of mothering after childhood sexual abuse.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.85 GILWalker, Alice
Summary: Tells the story of two African-American sisters: Nettie, a missionary in Africa, and Celie, a child-wife living in the south, in the medium of their letters to each other and in Celie's case, the desperate letters she begins, "Dear God."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 0000
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Summary: "This final, essential chapter in Rex Ogle's memoir trilogy recounts being forced from his home and living on the streets after his father discovered he was gay. When Rex was outed the summer after he graduated high school, his father gave him a choice: he could stay at home, find a girlfriend, and attend church twice a week, or he could be gay--and leave. Rex left, driving toward the only...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Norton Young Readers, an Imprint of W. W. Norton & Company 2024
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1 available in New YA Materials, Call number: YA 921 OGLIanelli, Liz
Summary: "There was a huge public outpouring to the recent articles in The New York Times about Family Foundation School, a last-resort institution for troubled teens in upstate New York. It described the near 50% death rate of alumni-including many by suicide-and how the survivors lived with their trauma in the years after leaving the school. A follow-up piece this January covered the shocking facts...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 IANELLI, LIZ IANStevens, Michelle
Summary: "Michelle Stevens has a photo of the exact moment her childhood was stolen from her. In it, she's only eight years old and posing for her mother's beguiling boyfriend, Gary Lundquist--an elementary school teacher, neighborhood stalwart, and brutal pedophile. Later that night, Gary locks Michelle in a cage, tortures her repeatedly, and uses her to quench his voracious and deviant sexual whims....
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 STEVENS, MICHELLE STEMills, Stephen Tukel
Summary: "At thirteen years old, Stephen Mills is chosen for special attention by the director of his Jewish summer camp, a charismatic social worker. Stephen, whose father had died when he was four, places his trust in this authority figure, who then grooms and molests him for two years. The boy tells no one, but the aftershocks rip through his life: self-loathing, drugs, petty crime, and horrific...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Metropolitan Books, Henry Holt and Company 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MILLS, STEPHEN TUKEL MILVernacchio, Al.
Summary: "A progressive, effective, and responsible approach to sex education for parents and teens that challenges traditional teaching models and instead embraces 21st century realities by promoting healthy sexuality, values, and body image in young people.Sex education today generally falls into one of two categories: abstinence-only or abstinence-based education--both of which tend to withhold...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperWave 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649 VERDugard, Jaycee Lee
Summary: "In the follow-up to her #1 bestselling memoir, A Stolen Life, Jaycee Dugard tells the story of her first experiences after years in captivity: the joys that accompanied her newfound freedom and the challenges of adjusting to life on her own. When Jaycee Dugard was eleven years old, she was abducted from a school bus stop within sight of her home in South Lake Tahoe, California. She was missing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2016
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B DUGARD DUGYancey, Diane
Summary: "Approximately 20 percent of Americans have had a sexually transmitted infection. This timely and informative book outlines symptoms, treatment, and risk reduction practices for common STIs in the United States"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twenty-First Century Books 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 616.95 YANMurphy, Kimberly Shannon
Summary: A memoir from one of the most successful stuntwomen in Hollywood chronicles her path to recovery from a childhood of sexual abuse and offers hope for others who have suffered through the same ordeal.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Wave, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MURPHY, KIMBERLY SHANNON MURMcKee, Jonathan R. (Jonathan Ray)
Summary: "A youth expert encourages parents to become their kids' key source of information on dating, temptation, purity, and sex by engaging them in open, ongoing conversations"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bethany House, A division of Baker Publishing Group 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 249 McKMehta, Monica Gupta
Summary: Mother and teen duo Monica and Asha Mehta work together to answer your most pressing questions. Forget the penis-in-vagina basics - this is a queer friendly guide that'll have you rethinking the very definition of sex. Combining expert advice with the personal experiences of teens all over the world, prepare to plunge into the topics they don't cover in sex ed. Masturbation, pornography,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 306.76 MEHMeeker, Margaret J.
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Publisher / Publication Date: LifeLine Press 2004
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1 available in Nelson Room, Call number: NEL RM 306.7 MEEBass, Ellen.
Summary: First published in 1988, the groundbreaking The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse has been completely revised, updated, and expanded for its 20th Anniversary edition. Considered "a classic" and "the bible of healing from child sexual abuse," this inspiring, comprehensive and compassionate guide provides a map of support of the healing journey and a lifeline for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Courage to Heal Press 2015
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Hill, Anita
Summary: "From the woman who gave the landmark testimony against Clarence Thomas as a sexual menace, a new manifesto about the origins and course of gender violence in our society; a combination of memoir, personal accounts, law, and social analysis, and a powerful call to arms from one of our most prominent and poised survivors. In 1991, Anita Hill began something that's still unfinished work. The...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.42 HILCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.42 HILCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.42 HILMeeker, Margaret J.
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Publisher / Publication Date: LifeLine Press 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.7 MEEMeeker, Margaret J.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Regnery Pub. 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.70835 MeePinsky, Drew
Summary: Dr. Drew has spent decades talking to teens and young adults about sex and relationships, so he and his daughter take on a new generation of knowledge that incorporates current concerns with TCB: trust, compassion, and boundaries. Quizzes, real questions from patients, and life-experience from Paulina help the team tackle some of the toughest stuff to talk about.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 306.7 PINCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 306.7 PINDaguzan Bernier, Myriam
Summary: "This nonfiction encyclopedia introduces teens to practical information about sexuality from A to Z. It explains 150 body-related terms and is illustrated throughout."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orca Book Publishers 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 306.7 DAGHarris, Duchess
Summary: "Growing Up LGBTQ explores what life is like for adolescents in the LGBTQ community, including topics like coming out, bullying and discrimination in school, and mental health. It also examines the creation of community and found family for LGBTQ people. Features include a glossary, further readings, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA 306.76 HARZaloom, Shafia
Summary: "In the age of #MeToo and #TimesUp, issues of consent and sexual harassment are being talked about more than ever before. Sex, Teens, and Everything in Between gives parents, educators, and healthcare professionals the tools they need to raise these important conversations with teens. Covering topics such as consent, legal responsibility, bystander intervention, and support and prevention, this...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks 2019