Abuse category: 3108 books

He’s dead… He was found dead on his front porch on a Saturday morning, completely alone. My first thought is, “I wonder where he is going for his afterlife?”My second thought is, “Does it make me a bad person because I am not upset he is gone?”I am not going to say that I was happy to...

Five heart-stopping true stories of terror and triumph, told by the man who tried to make life better for these troubled children ... Clive, a thirteen-year-old victim of terrifying demonic visions, tells frightening stories of abuse and imprisonment. Could they be genuine? Patrick,...

Fingernail Moon, the true story of a mother and daughter’s courageous journey. An inspiring story of Janie Webster’s daring quest to save her daughter’s life. When Webster discovered that her husband had sexually abused their daughter, her seemingly content life changed forever. She began...

Stranger In The House comes from real life experiences, the ones we all want to forget. There is a great misunderstanding about who a child abuser is. This book is written to be used as a tool for dialog between children and adults. So many times, by the time we warn children of potential abuse someone has already harmed them.

"Behind the door was where bad things happen. No matter how many blankets I used or extra pairs of panties I wore. None of it mattered. The monster always came. His face obscured in the shadows, partially hidden behind the cloak rack. Hot breath breathing over my face as soon as I closed my eyes."By...

A heart breaking story of two siblings trapped in a world of abuse. A devastating betrayal. Five year old Lilly Thomas is a keeper of secrets. Everywhere she goes, someone makes her promise not to tell. But one thing she knows for certain is grownups can’t be trusted. Unlike other little girl’s...

I finally realized that no matter how much I wanted to, I could not protect my family. Though I daydreamed of ways for us to escape, I knew it was impossible. Dad had warned us too many times to not go mouthing off to anyone about things that are none of their business, or I'll put you all out of...

Rape and wife and child abuse are common news today. Their distressing frequency makes us question the safeguards and the very nature of our society. Where have we gone wrong? Yet these crimes have always been present in civilized societies. Chocolate for the poor is a fictionalized account of an...

Safeguarding should be a central concern for any sports organisation working with children or young people. This significant new study examines the development, implementation and impact of the International Safeguards for Children in Sport; a set of guidelines drawn up by a working group of international...

Once a cherished daughter and loved sister, Bella Sharma marries to start a new life in Australia. Little she realises that one can never really know another person regardless of how many years you stay together. Shocked beyond belief to find that her husband is not only a liar but also a gambling addict,...

Drugs, bars, and smoking all at thirteen years old. Running away, hitchhiking, and hanging out with adult men from the local halfway house also at thirteen. Jail at fourteen and pregnant at seventeen. How does the daughter of a successful high school teacher end up in a place such as this? There was...

Longing to be loved within that world of child maltreatment is a universe of emotions as music is written. Reflections playing with our minds at different times. The wings of darkness, illumination of spiritual aspirations and those reins, hold sanity from a fall. With this I shall say, never do I...

“I crawled through the den and down the long hall to the bedroom. The children were screaming and crying. My head was swimming; I was bleeding, and slowly losing consciousness. I didn’t want my children to see this and I didn’t want any outsiders in my home. How in the world do you explain a...

It’s shortly after World War II in Eastern Europe when a tormented young woman steps up to the door of a speeding train…and prepares to throw her baby outside. What happens next will forever alter the lives of the young woman, the horrified teacher who steps up to stop her…and the three-month...