Spanish Peaks Library District

A portion of the proceeds of this book will be donated to the Somaly Mam Foundation.
A riveting, raw, and beautiful memoir of tragedy and hope

Born in a village deep in the Cambodian forest, Somaly Mam was sold into sexual slavery by her grandfather when she was twelve years old. For the next decade she was shuttled through the brothels that make up the sprawling sex trade of Southeast Asia. Trapped in this dangerous and desperate...

The poignant and fascinating story of a young man who is caught between the breakup of the traditions of a northern Japanese aristocratic family and the impact of Western ideas

Maggie is upset because someone she knows has been touching her in a way that makes her uncomfortable and says that she must keep it a secret, but she finally decides to tell her parents. Includes parent's guide.

Explains to children that they have control over their own bodies and tells them how to say no when someone wants them to do something which makes them feel uncomfortable.

"For three decades, Laurie Kahn has treated clients who were abused as children? People who were injured by someone whom they believed to be trustworthy, someone who professed to love them. Their abusers? A father, stepfather, priest, coach, babysitter, aunt, neighbor? Often were people who inhabited their daily lives. Love is why they come to therapy. Love is what they want, and love is what they say is not going well for them. Kahn, too, had to...

An eleven-year-old boy tries to cope with being sexually abused, neglected, and treated cruelly at school.

This story is about the author's unlikely road to motherhood --of how a painful legacy of the past is confronted and met with peace.

To everyone else, Terri White appeared to be living the dream, named one of Folio's Top Women in US Media and accruing further awards for the magazines she was editing. In reality, she was rapidly skidding towards a mental health crisis that would land her in a locked psychiatric ward as her past caught up with her. Coming Undone is Terri's documentation of her unravelling, and her precarious navigation back from a life in pieces.

The story of Michelle Jordan, a young woman raised in an environment of abuse and molestation at the hands of her mother's boyfriend Reggie, which her mother Cassie unwittingly condons. While incarcerated, Michelle sends Bishop Jakes a letter requesting a visit. Jakes agrees to meet Michelle and soon uncovers the painful history that led to her personal demise.