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The author, Shyima Hall was eight when her parents sold her into slavery. In Egypt's capitol city of Cairo, she lived with a wealthy family and served them eighteen hours a day, seven days a week. When she was ten, her captors moved to Orange County, California, and smuggled Shyima with them. Two years later, an anonymous call from a neighbor brought about the end of Shyimas' servitude-- but her journey to true freedom was far from over. Now a US...

Discusses the forms of child abuse, its historical and culturalcontext, and society's methods of dealing with it.

Examines common trends in sexual and other kinds of abuse in the family, including wife abuse, child abuse, child sexual abuse, adolescent sexual abuse, and elder abuse.

Discusses many forms of family abuse, including child abuse, sexual abuse, and domestic violence.

Section titles include "Who Would Hurt You and Why," "Your Sexual Rights and Responsibilities," "Protecting Yourself Inside," "Self-defense," and "Getting Help." Includes an appendix for parents.

I wasn't popular before I got locked up in Straight Inc., the notorious "tough love" program for troubled teens. But when you're psychologically beaten for sixteen months, you start to absorb the lessons. The lessons in Straight were: You are evil. Your peers are evil. Everything is evil except Straight, Inc. Before long, you're a true believer. And when you're finally released, sent back into the world, you crave safety. Crave being back in the warehouse....

In the Bronx in the early 1960s, fourteen-year-old Maisie and her longtime friend Richie start high school, as each struggles with an abusive parent. 1960's. Maisie's first day of high school should be exciting, but all she wants is to escape the world: an abusive mother and a father who is rarely there to help. Finding refuge in her art, Maisie meets Rachel and her mother, a painter. She catches a glimpse of a very different world-- full of life,...