The final entry in a trilogy of memoirs in which Dave Pelzer, brutally abused as a child, discusses the struggles he faced as an adult, and his determination to have a meaningful life.
"When her mother is arrested for killing Brooke's abusive father, Brooke must confront the shadow of her family's violence and dysfunction"--Provided by publisher.
"Told in two voices, eighteen-year-old Zoey Ward struggles to protect her mother and siblings from her violent father, and her brother's best friend, Tristan, a member of the Coast Guard, tries to make her feel safe"--OCLC.
Discusses domestic violence such as physical abuse and emotional abuse, the effects they have on victims, and how understanding these forms of abuse can give people the tools they need to break free of an unhealthy relationship or help a loved one do the same.
Examines abuse, including domestic violence and bullying in the workplace and school, and covering physical, psychological, verbal, sexual, and financial abuse.
As a project for an unusually open class in sex education, Livvie and her boyfriend David learn to care for a pregnant young neighbor, and as they become deeply involved with her and with each other, they learn about love and caring.
A teenaged boy thrown out of his house by his abusive father goes to live with his older brother, who ran away from home years earlier under similar circumstances.
Something happened to her mother that night. Something no one wants to talk about. But she?s determined to uncover her family?s dark secrets, even if they bury her.
Introduces readers to female activists and their work and suggests way readers can help to fight against violence against women and for equal political and economic rights.
