incest

Sixteen-year-old Caroline and her twin sister, Honey, share a terrible secret about their Uncle Toddy, who comes into their room at night. While Honey pretends that nothing is wrong, Carolyn is desperate to tell someone and can keep the secret no longer.

Despite all the problems she faces at home, Tiny Lambert's experiences at Black Gap High School help her begin to feel good about herself--until the day that she is raped by her stepfather.

Twelve-year-old Maggie, suffering sexual abuse from her father, struggles to deal with the problem and to begin the healing process.

Precious Jones, a sixteen-year-old girl who is pregnant with her second child by her father, is pushed by her courageous African-American teacher to learn to read, and discovers the truth about herself and her life.

Presents a retelling of the classic Greek tragedy of Oedipus, who unknowingly murdered his father and married his mother and then puts out his own eyes when he discovers the truth.

Explains why teens are especially vulnerable to rape, examines the causes of rape, looks at risk factors, and discusses the impact of rape on a victim, the recovery process, and intervention and prevention. Includes a list of organizations for help and information.

Describes incest, its possible causes, its effects, and what can be done to stop it.

Sixteen-year-old Maya and seventeen-year-old Lochan tell, in their separate voices, of their confusion and longing as they fall in love with one another after years of functioning as parents to three younger siblings due to their alcoholic mother's neglect.

Identifies forms of sexual abuse and offers advice on how to get help and how to avoid such abuse.

Abby Santerre, infatuated with her uncle Jamie since he came to entertain her when she was a seven-year-old chicken pox patient, falls into an incestuous affair with him years later when he arrives once again to help her deal with her grief over her father's death, and in an effort to save herself, she writes an autobiographical novel that everyone in the family denies is true--but which causes them all to make changes in their lives.