child abuse

Contains "Flowers in the Attic" in which four children are locked into the attic of their grandmother's home after the death of their father, and "Petals on the Wind" in which Cathy discovers that she has the power to revenge those childhood years locked in an attic with her brothers and sister.

Fourteen-year-old Stark McClellan, also known as Stick, has always had his older brother, Bosten, to help protect him from the bullies who teased him for being born with only one ear, but when Stick realizes that Bosten is gay and their abusive father's reaction will be dangerous, Bosten must leave and Stick goes looking for him.

Shy, seventeen-year-old Marcus and his sixteen-year-old brother, Enrique, accompanied by two friends, drive from their home in southern California to Monterey to confront the abusive father who walked out a year earlier, and who now wants to return home.

Yanked out of his city life and plunked down in a small Montana town with his newly outed father and his father's boyfriend, seventeen-year-old Ben, angry and resentful about the changed circumstances of his life, begins to notice something is not quite right with the little boy next door and determines to figure out what is going on.

Explores the increasing numbers of abuse cases in the United States involving children and teens and discusses important topics relevant to teens including hazing and bullying, substance abuse, sexual harassment and assault, and more.

Contains twenty-three essays that provide varying perspectives on issues related to child abuse, discussing the origins of the child welfare movement, medical, psychological, cultural, and political views on the topic, and treatment and prevention, and including a chronology, contact information for organizations, and a bibliography.

When serial killer Hank Miller is killed in a shoot-out with police, his abused son Cameron adopts the identity of one of his father's victims in order to find a better life.

Contains seventeen essays that offer varying perspectives on issues related to child abuse, including the seriousness of the problem, how it can be prevented, and government policies on abusers and sex offenders; and provides quick facts, contact information for organizations, and a bibliography.

A collection of twenty essays that discuss issues of child neglect and abuse, including its causes and consequences, sexual abuse within the church, and the child welfare system.

A compilation of facts and statistics on child abuse, discussing the history of thinking about children and abuse, the extent of the problem, reporting, causes and effects, sexual abuse, legal issues, and repressed and false memory.