Physical,
Emotional,
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.
A traumatic event near the
end of the summer has a devastating effect on Melinda's freshman year in high
school
Awkward
Fourteen-year-old Harley, an
artistic teenager living with her alcoholic father and angry mother, suspects
that she's adopted and begins a search for her biological parents.
After eighteen-year-old Annie
becomes unexpectedly pregnant, she marries her boyfriend, but slowly realizes
that he is abusive and that she must decide what she can and will do about the
relationship and to keep her daughter and herself safe
De Vries, Anke. [1995]. Bruises.
Judith is a battered
12-year-old who blames herself rather than her mother for her mother's constant
and increasing physical abuse.
Gerald, a teenager who has
spent years protecting his fragile half-sister from their abusive father, must
face the prospect of one final confrontation before the problem can be solved.
Flinn, Alexandra. [2001]. Breathing
Underwater.
Sent to counseling for hitting
his girlfriend, Caitlin, and ordered to keep a journal, sixteen-year-old Nick
recounts his relationship with Caitlin, examines his controlling behavior and
anger, and describes living with his abusive father.
Finn, Alexandra. [2001].
Breathing Underwater.
Sent to counseling for hitting
his girlfriend, Caitlin, and ordered to keep a journal, sixteen-year-old Nick
recounts his relationship with Caitlin, examines his controlling behavior and
anger, and describes living with his abusive father.
Going, K.L. [2006].
Saint Iggy. Born addicted
to crack and suspended from school yet again, Iggy becomes entangled in his
friend Mo’s drug-complicated conflicts with his wealthy parents.
Grant, Cynthia. [1998].
The White horse. In her
writing for a concerned teacher, 16-year old Raina reveals her troubles with a
dysfunctional family, life on the streets, drug abuse, and finally an unplanned
pregnancy.
Klass, David. [2001]. You
don't know me.
Fourteen-year-old John creates
alternative realities in his mind as he tries to deal with his mother's abusive
boyfriend, his crush on a beautiful, but shallow classmate and other problems
at school.
Koertge, Ronald. [2004].
Margaux with an X.
Known as a “tough chick” at
her
Miller,
Mary Beth. [2002]. Aimee.
After
she is accused of playing a role in her best friend's death, a young woman
battles depression, anger, guilt, loneliness, and the problems of her own
family as well as those of the families of her old friends.
Werlin,
303.6 EVA Evans, Patricia. [1999].
Teen torment: Overcoming verbal abuse at home and at school.
Explains what verbal abuse
really is and its impact on the lives of young people, discusses why is
happens, and offers advice especially for teens on how to confront verbal abuse
appropriately.
The unforgettable account of
one of the most severe child abuse cases in
Describes cutting and other
forms of self-mutilation and the people who harm themselves because of
overwhelming emotional pain often as a result of being abused as children.
Teen Matters. www.teen-matters.com/home.htm. South Carolina Department of Mental Health