Fiction

Anderson, Laurie Halse. [1999]. Speak. A traumatic even near the end of the summer has a devastating effect on Melinda's freshman year in high school.

Crutcher, Chris. [1989]. Chinese Handcuffs. Still troubled by his older brother's violent suicide, eighteen-year-old Dillon becomes deeply involved in the terrible secret of his friend Jennifer, who feels she can tell no one what her stepfather is doing to her.

Davis, Amanda. [2003]. Wonder when you’ll miss me. 16 year old Faith Duckle embarks on a journey of discovery when she runs off with the circus after attacking one of the boys who raped her the year before.

Dessen, Sarah. [2004]. Dreamland. After her older sister runs away, sixteen-year-old Caitlin decides that she needs to make a major change in her own life and begins an abusive relationship with a boy who is mysterious, brilliant, and dangerous.

Draper, Sharon. [2001]. Darkness before dawn. Recovering from the recent suicide of her ex-boyfriend, senior class president Keisha Montgomery finds herself attracted to a dangerous, older man.

Jones, Patrick. [2004]. Things change. Sixteen-year-old Johanna, one of the best students in her class, develops a passionate attachment for troubled seventeen-year-old Paul and finds her plans for the future changing in unexpected ways.

Koerge, Ronald. [2004]. Margaux with an X. Margaux, known as a "tough chick" at her Los Angeles high school, makes a connection with Danny, who, like her, struggles with the emotional impact of family violence and abuse.

Lynch, Chris. [2005]. Inexcusable. High school senior and football player Keir, sets out to enjoy himself on graduation night, but when he attempts to comfort a friends whose date has left her stranded, things go terribly wrong.

Picoult, Jodi [2002]. Perfect match. Assistant district attorney Nina Frost has always prided herself on the fact that she protects the city's children from abuse and crime, but when her own son is sexually abused, she finds herself overcome with rage and sets out to find his attacker and exact justice for her son.

Rapp, Adam. [2003]. 33 Snowfish.

Custis, a homeless fugitive from a pornography producer, hits the road with Curl, a child prostitute, and her boyfriend Boobie who has just killed his parents and kidnapped his infant brother, but their quest for a better life meets with little success until Custis makes an unlikely friend.

Sapphire. [1996]. Push: A Novel.

Tells the story of Precious Jones, an African-American girl abused by her mother and raped by her father for years, who is put into an alternative school after her father impregnates her for the second time.

Shawn, Susan. [2007]. Safe.

When thirteen-year-old Tracy, whose mother died when she was three years old, is raped and beaten on the last day of school, all her feelings of security disappear and she does not know how to cope with the fear and dread that engulf her.

Nonfiction

306.73 WHI [2001]. Everything you need to know about relationship violence.

362.7 [1983]. I never told anyone: Writings by women survivors of child sexual abuse.

362.7 PEL [1995]. A Child called "it": One child's courage to survive.

362.276 CHI. [2005]. Child sexual abuse

362.883 COP [2000]. Everything you need to know about healing from rape trauma.

362.883 DAT [2003]. Date rape. Provides articles that offer a range of opinions on the topic of concern.

362.883 LIN [2000]. The Date rape prevention book: The Essential guide for girls & women.

362.883 RAI [1998]. After silence: Rape and my journey back. The author explores the crushing impact of being raped on her mind and spirit, the reasons for her long silence afterward, and the fear, blame, and ignorance with which society treats the issue of rape.

362.883 SHU [1998]. Everything you need to know about date rape.

364.15 KAM [2000]. Everything you need to know about dealing with sexual assault.

364.15 RAP [2001]. Rape.

616.85 PLE [2003]. When something feels wrong: A Survival guide about abuse for young people.

616.85 TRE [2000]. Treacherous love: The Diary of an anonymous teenager.

921 CHAS [1987]. When rabbit howls: The Troops for Truddi Chase. An account of the life of Truddi Chase, a woman who developed multiple personalities as a result of childhood abuse and incest.

921 CONS [2004]. Fat, stupid, ugly: One woman’s courage to survive.

921 SEBO [1999]. Lucky. The author tells the story of her violent rape at the age of 18, her accidental sighting of her attacker six months later, the resulting trial and conviction of the man, and the trauma she suffered for years afterwards.

Websites

National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center (NYVPRC). www.safeyouth.org.

Teen Matters. www.teen-matters.com/home.htm. South Carolina Department of Mental Health

Freevibe. www.freevibe.com. Office of National Drug Control Policy.

IPRC Infosite. http://www.drugs.indiana.edu/ . Indiana Prevention Resource Center.

Prevline. www.health.org. National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information