child abuse

A young married couple has trouble coping with the demands brought on by their 14-month-old baby.

Laura, sent to the country from London to escape the cholera in 1848, tries to help the neglected children of Drouet's asylum she finds eating the pigs' food in her uncle's barn.

A lonely foster child struggling to change her unhappy life is weakened by the bribes of an abusive foster mother, yet strengthened by imaginary conversations with Joan of Arc.

Discusses the problems and causes of child abuse and neglect, how it can be prevented, and the impact of this problem on society.

"Through love, patience and extraordinary commitment, a teacher breaks down the barriers of silent aggression and 'tames' a highly disturbed child in this superbly-acted drama. Six-year-old Caitlin vandalizes property, smears excrement on walls and attacks other children, causing them devastating injuries. She has been branded psychotic and seems doomed to a life behind bars in a mental hospital. But, beneath this devilish exterior lies a very different character: a charming child of near-genius intelligence. And, when Caitlin joins Maggie Barnard's special education class, Maggie refuses to give up on the child, whom everyone else has abandoned - even if it means challenging the law."--back cover.

While learning to bestow dreams, a young dream giver tries to save an eight-year-old boy from the effects of both his abusive past and the nightmares inflicted on him by the frightening Sinisteeds.

Discusses facts about woman and child abuse and describes what victims of abuse are doing to stop it.