Your search returned 24 results in the Theme: rape and sexual abuse.

Book cover of BEARTOWN
BEARTOWN
By: fredrik backman | Published: March 2019

Theme: Rape and Sexual Abuse, Sports - Hockey

  • ISBN
    9781982114350
  • Binding
    Paperback
  • Category
    Young Adult Fiction
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BRAVE MUSIC OF A DISTANT DRUM
By: manu herbstein | Published: November 2011

In Brave Music of a Distant Drum, a blind old slave woman, Ama, summons her son to come and write down her story so that her granddaughter and her...

In Brave Music of a Distant Drum, a blind old slave woman, Ama, summons her son to come and write down her story so that her granddaughter and her granddaughter's children can one day read it and know their history. Ama's son, Kwame Zumbi - named Zacharias Williams by the white Christians who raised him - considers her an ugly old pagan and has little interest in doing more than is necessary to fulfill his obligation to her. How he is changed by the acts of hearing and writing down the details of his mother's story is as powerful and important a story as Ama's. The story of an African enslaved in Brazil, Ama's story is violent - it includes murder, rape, and betrayal - and yet it is also a story of courage, hope, determination, and love.

Theme: Rape and Sexual Abuse, African Heritage

  • ISBN
    9780889954700
  • Binding
    Paperback Canadian
  • Category
    Young Adult Fiction
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ETERNAL RETURN OF CLARA HART
By: louise finch | Published: June 2023

Theme: Rape and Sexual Abuse

  • ISBN
    9781915071026
  • Binding
    Paperback
  • Category
    Young Adult Fiction
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GIRL MADE OF STARS
By: ashley blake | Published: October 2019

Girl Made of Stars is a timely, emotionally gripping story about facing hard truths of consent and victim blaming in the aftermath of sexual assault,...

Girl Made of Stars is a timely, emotionally gripping story about facing hard truths of consent and victim blaming in the aftermath of sexual assault, while shining a light on the story of a survivor with sensitivity and hope. For fans of Girl in Pieces and The Way I Used to Be.

Theme: LGBTQ2S+, Rape and Sexual Abuse, Mature

  • ISBN
    9780358108221
  • Binding
    Paperback
  • Category
    Young Adult Fiction
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GROWN
By: tiffany jackson | Published: September 2020

Theme: Rape and Sexual Abuse, Mature, #BlackLivesMatter, #MeToo

  • ISBN
    9780062840356
  • Binding
    Hardcover
  • Category
    Young Adult Fiction
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I'M THE GIRL
By: courtney summers | Published: April 2024

Named a Best Book of the Year by BuzzFeed * CrimeReads * Indigo * Kirkus Reviews * School Library Journal * Shelf Awareness, 4 starred reviews from...

Named a Best Book of the Year by BuzzFeed * CrimeReads * Indigo * Kirkus Reviews * School Library Journal * Shelf Awareness, 4 starred reviews from Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal and Shelf Awareness! Available now from bestselling and award-winning author Courtney Summers, an "emotionally raw and brutally captivating" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) queer coming-of-age thriller based loosely on the Epstein case that's "not for the faint of heart." (The New York Times) All sixteen-year-old Georgia Avis wants is everything, but the poverty and hardship that defines her life has kept her from the beautiful and special things she knows she deserves. When she stumbles upon the dead body of thirteen-year-old Ashley James, Georgia teams up with Ashley's older sister Nora, to find the killer before he strikes again, and their investigation throws Georgia into a glittering world of unimaginable privilege and wealth--and all she's ever dreamed. But behind every dream lurks a nightmare, and Georgia must reconcile her heart's desires with what it really takes to survive. As Ashley's killer closes in and their feelings for one another grow, Georgia and Nora will discover when money, power, and beauty rule, it's not always a matter of who is guilty but who is guiltiest--and the only thing that might save them is each other. I’m the Girl is a brutal and illuminating account of how one young woman feels in her body as she struggles to navigate a deadly and predatory power structure while asking readers one question: if this is the way the world is, do you accept it?

Theme: LGBTQ2S+, Rape and Sexual Abuse, Murder, Abuse

  • ISBN
    9781250323545
  • Binding
    Paperback Canadian
  • Category
    Young Adult Fiction
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IF I TELL YOU THE TRUTH
By: jasmin kaur | Published: January 2021

Perfect for fans of Elizabeth Acevedo and Rupi Kaur, this heartrending story told in prose, poetry, and illustration weaves together the stories of a...

Perfect for fans of Elizabeth Acevedo and Rupi Kaur, this heartrending story told in prose, poetry, and illustration weaves together the stories of a mother and daughter's lives. In this stunning sophomore novel, acclaimed writer Jasmin Kaur explores trauma, fear, courage, community, and the healing power of love in its many forms. Kiran flees her home in Punjab for a fresh start in Canada after a sexual assault leaves her pregnant. But overstaying her visa and living undocumented brings its own perils for both her and her daughter, Sahaara. Sahaara would do anything to protect her mother. When she learns the truth about Kiran's past, she feels compelled to seek justice--even if it means challenging a powerful and dangerous man. if i tell you the truth that i've dug from the hardened depths of this shrapnel-filled dirt with these aching, bloody hands would you believe me? would you still love me?

Theme: Rape and Sexual Abuse

  • ISBN
    9780062912640
  • Binding
    Hardcover Canadian
  • Category
    Young Adult Fiction
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LEARNING TO BREATHE
By: janice mather | Published: August 2019

A 2019 YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Selection Amelia Bloomer List’s 2019 Top Ten Recommended Feminist Books for Young Readers A Governor...

A 2019 YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Selection Amelia Bloomer List’s 2019 Top Ten Recommended Feminist Books for Young Readers A Governor General’s Literary Award Finalist A Junior Library Guild Selection A Sheila A. Egoff Children’s Literature Prize Semifinalist A BC Book Prize Finalist “A love letter to girls—bittersweet and full of hope.” —Ibi Zoboi, author of National Book Award Finalist American Street “This is a stellar debut.” —Brandy Colbert, award-winning author of Little & Lion and Pointe “A vibrant, essential story of healing, resilience, and finding one’s family.” —Stephanie Kuehn, author of William C. Morris Award winning Charm & Strange “A raw, beautiful, unforgettable must-read.” —Tiffany D. Jackson, author of Allegedly “Poetic.” —Angela Johnson, award-winning author of Heaven “A powerful, poignant story about refusing to let the past dictate who you are or who you will become.” —Kirkus Reviews “This is a well-written, thought-provoking book that tackles difficult topics…a stirring debut.” —School Library Journal (starred review) Sixteen-year-old Indy struggles to conceal her pregnancy while searching for a place to belong in this stunning debut novel that’s perfect for fans of Amber Smith and Sara Zarr. Indira Ferguson has done her best to live by her Grammy’s rules—study hard in school, be respectful, and never let a boy take advantage of her. But it hasn’t always been easy, especially living in her mother’s shadow. When Indy is sent to stay in Nassau, trouble follows her and she must hide an unwanted pregnancy from her aunt, who would rather throw Indy out onto the street than see the truth. Completely broke with only a hand-me-down pregnancy book as a resource, Indy desperately looks for a safe space to call home. After stumbling upon a yoga retreat, she wonders if she’s found that place. But Indy is about to discover that home is much bigger than just four walls and a roof—it’s about the people she chooses to share it with.

Theme: Diversity, Rape and Sexual Abuse, Teen Pregnancy

  • ISBN
    9781534406025
  • Binding
    Paperback Canadian
  • Category
    Young Adult Fiction
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LUIS ORTEGA SURVIVAL CLUB
By: sonora reyes | Published: May 2023

Ariana’s parents don’t trust therapists—not for their struggling marriage and not for their selectively mute daughter, who can only speak when...

Ariana’s parents don’t trust therapists—not for their struggling marriage and not for their selectively mute daughter, who can only speak when she feels safe. Ari, who’s pretty sure she’s autistic, expresses herself primarily through clothes. When popular Luis Ortega, who doesn’t care that she never talks, befriends her, Ari finds herself head over heels. But when they have sex, Ari can’t quite figure out what happened—she never told Luis no, but she didn’t say yes. Then the rumors start, and a note from someone who says Luis hurt them, too, appears in her locker. As she starts to understand that what happened wasn’t an accident, she also realizes that she’s not powerless—and, more importantly, not alone.

Theme: LGBTQ2S+, Diversity, Rape and Sexual Abuse, Autism

  • ISBN
    9780063060302
  • Binding
    Hardcover
  • Category
    Young Adult Fiction
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NAMES IN A JAR
By: jennifer gold | Published: September 2021

Twelve-year-old Anna Krawitz is imprisoned in the Warsaw Ghetto with her older sister, Lina, and their father. Happy days spent reading about anatomy...

Twelve-year-old Anna Krawitz is imprisoned in the Warsaw Ghetto with her older sister, Lina, and their father. Happy days spent reading about anatomy and science in Papa's bookshop are long gone, and the knowledge they have is used to help their neighbors through the illnesses caused by starvation and war. With no hope in sight and supplies dwindling, Anna finds herself taking care of an orphaned baby. With a courage she didn't know she had, Anna and the baby leave behind all they know and go into hiding with a Catholic family, changing their names to hide their identity, but Lina is not so lucky and winds up in the infamous Treblinka Camp. Can Lina survive and find her way back to Anna? Will the two sisters even recognize each other after such a long time? A story filled with hope, courage and reconciliation.

Theme: Historical Fiction, Rape and Sexual Abuse

  • ISBN
    9781772602074
  • Binding
    Paperback Canadian
  • Category
    Young Adult Fiction
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NOWHERE GIRLS
By: amy reed | Published: July 2019

“A call-to-action to everyone out there who wants to fight back.” —Bustle “Scandal, justice, romance, sex positivity,...

“A call-to-action to everyone out there who wants to fight back.” —Bustle “Scandal, justice, romance, sex positivity, subversive anti-sexism—just try to put it down.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “Cuts straight to the core of rape culture—masterfully fierce, stirring, and deeply empowering.” —Amber Smith, New York Times bestselling author of The Way I Used to Be Three misfits come together to avenge the rape of a fellow classmate and trigger a change in the misogynist culture at their high school transforming the lives of everyone around them in this searing and timely story. Who are the Nowhere Girls? They’re everygirl. But they start with just three: Grace Salter is the new girl in town, whose family was run out of their former community after her southern Baptist preacher mom turned into a radical liberal after falling off a horse and bumping her head. Rosina Suarez is the queer punk girl in a conservative Mexican immigrant family, who dreams of a life playing music instead of babysitting her gaggle of cousins and waitressing at her uncle’s restaurant. Erin Delillo is obsessed with two things: marine biology and Star Trek: The Next Generation, but they aren’t enough to distract her from her suspicion that she may in fact be an android. When Grace learns that Lucy Moynihan, the former occupant of her new home, was run out of town for having accused the popular guys at school of gang rape, she’s incensed that Lucy never had justice. For their own personal reasons, Rosina and Erin feel equally deeply about Lucy’s tragedy, so they form an anonymous group of girls at Prescott High to resist the sexist culture at their school, which includes boycotting sex of any kind with the male students. Told in alternating perspectives, this groundbreaking novel is an indictment of rape culture and explores with bold honesty the deepest questions about teen girls and sexuality.

Theme: Diversity, Rape and Sexual Abuse, Girl Power

  • ISBN
    9781481481748
  • Binding
    Paperback
  • Category
    Young Adult Fiction
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PAIN EATER
By: beth goobie | Published: September 2016

She hadn’t told anyone. Not a single soul. Not one word about that night and what had been done to her had ever passed Maddy Malone’s...

She hadn’t told anyone. Not a single soul. Not one word about that night and what had been done to her had ever passed Maddy Malone’s lips. She’d thought about it at first - had been desperate, even frantic, to tell. But then had come the shame, and the intimidation from the boys who raped her - and the one who held her down. Now it’s the beginning of a new school year and Maddy is hoping that she can continue to hide, making herself as quiet and small as possible. She is consumed with keeping the memories at bay, forcing them down through small cuts and the burn from the end of a cigarette. But when her English class is given the assignment of writing a collaborative novel about a fifteen-year-old girl, The Pain Eater, fact and fiction begin to meet up. When the boys spread rumors about Maddy, she realizes that continuing to hide the truth will only give them more control, and she slowly gains the courage to confront them. Winner of the Saskatchewan Book Award for Young Adult Literature 2018 Snow Willow Award Finalist 2018 High Plains Book Award for Young Adult Literature Finalist Starred selection of the Canadian Children's Book Centre's Best Books for Kids and Teens - Spring 2017

Theme: Rape and Sexual Abuse

  • ISBN
    9781772600209
  • Binding
    Paperback Canadian
  • Category
    Young Adult Fiction
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PROPHETS
By: robert jones | Published: February 2022

Theme: BIPOC , LGBTQ2S+, Prejudice & Racism, Historical Fiction, Rape and Sexual Abuse

  • ISBN
    9780593085691
  • Binding
    Paperback
  • Category
    Adult Fiction
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ROUND HOUSE
By: louise erdrich | Published: September 2013

The Round House won the National Book Award for fiction. One of the most revered novelists of our time—a brilliant chronicler of...

The Round House won the National Book Award for fiction. One of the most revered novelists of our time—a brilliant chronicler of Native-American life—Louise Erdrich returns to the territory of her bestselling, Pulitzer Prize finalist The Plague of Doves with The Round House, transporting readers to the Ojibwe reservation in North Dakota. It is an exquisitely told story of a boy on the cusp of manhood who seeks justice and understanding in the wake of a terrible crime that upends and forever transforms his family. Riveting and suspenseful, arguably the most accessible novel to date from the creator of Love Medicine, The Beet Queen, and The Bingo Palace, Erdrich’s The Round House is a page-turning masterpiece of literary fiction—at once a powerful coming-of-age story, a mystery, and a tender, moving novel of family, history, and culture.

Theme: Indigenous, Rape and Sexual Abuse

  • ISBN
    9780062065254
  • Binding
    Paperback
  • Category
    Adult Fiction
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STAINED
By: cheryl rainfield | Published: November 2013

Sixteen-year-old Sarah Meadows longs for normal." Born with a port wine stain covering half her face, all her life she's been plagued by...

Sixteen-year-old Sarah Meadows longs for normal." Born with a port wine stain covering half her face, all her life she's been plagued by stares, giggles, bullying, and disgust. But when she's abducted on the way home from school, Sarah is forced to uncover the courage she never knew she had, become a hero rather than a victim, and learn to look beyond her face to find the beauty and strength she has inside. It's that-or succumb to a killer."

Theme: Rape and Sexual Abuse, Edgy

  • ISBN
    9780547942087
  • Binding
    Hardcover Canadian
  • Category
    Young Adult Fiction
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