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3) Lost voices
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Assaulted and left on the cliffs outside of her grim Alaskan fishing village by her abusive, alcoholic uncle, fourteen-year-old Luce expects to die when she tumbles into the icy waters below, but when she instead transforms into a mermaid she is faced with struggles and choices she could never have imagined.
6) Fouling Out
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Craig and Tom have been friends since second grade, but that was five years ago and Craig is getting sick of Tom's out-of-bounds behavior. When Craig begins to realize that he may have more potential in school than he ever thought, he starts to distance himself from Tom, who is both the class clown and the school bully. But severing ties with an old friend is never easy, and a foolhardy incident in a local park pulls Craig back into Tom's orbit. Faced...
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Sexually induced assaults leave wounds on souls and can destroy a person's mental health. It can induce traumas, which stays forever in the life of the victims therefore, it needs to delt to save mental health of a person. Otherwise, they won't be able to live a healthy life. Sexual assault could be traumatizing in the same way as other types of traumatic experiences, most victims usually undergo trauma-reaction distress symptoms weeks after the attack....
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« Je lui ai dit d'arrêter, mais elle a continué. Pourquoi? Pourquoi a-t-elle continué ? »
Solitaire de nature, Noam accepte l'invitation insistante de son meilleur ami à un party. Croyant avoir enfin une chance avec Judith, la fille sur laquelle il tripe, l'adolescent ne réalise pas tout de suite ce qui lui arrive...
Jusqu'à ce qu'il comprenne la gravité du geste posé et que le mot « victime » fasse son chemin dans sa tête.
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The Powerful Bully Elk tells the story of a boy who has a crazy dream, in fact a nightmare, about an elk that chases him through various scenes and bullies him along the way. This tale brings to life the tactics a bully might use in real life. It also highlights two important factors to consider regarding bullying behavior and what sets bullying apart from lower-level conflict. Readers can relate to the dream experience felt by the boy who has a difficult...
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How do you know when you're being abused? And what's the best way get out of an abusive situation? How do you help someone you suspect is being abused? With a compassionate approach, this book clarifies abuse and its circumstances, spells options for help, and suggests what communities can do to help end the violence.
11) The Second Trial
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Danny McMillan never knew that his father was abusing his mother, until a night of violence that shattered his family forever. Watching in the courtroom as his father is sentenced, Danny struggles with divided loyalties — to his mother on one side and to his father whom he wants to forgive on the other. After one trial is over, another begins for Danny. Social services and the police convince Danny's mother that they must go into a victim protection...
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The Little House That Lived is about a condition called neglect, which can affect the life of any person, place, or thing. As with anything that has a potential to be made or developed into something of great value, in this story, a family drives by, notices the neglect, sees the potential, and invests in the house, which becomes a beautiful home.
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Un relato más del universo de "EN EL ÚLTIMO VOLUMEN", pero ahora narrado por ELOÍSA (protagonista de "AL SONIDO DEL BAILE", libro 2 de la serie).
Al encontrar un bulldog, siendo aún un cachorrito (abandonado dentro de una caja de zapatos en la puerta de su casa) Eloísa decidió urgentemente cuidar del animal. El problema es que Doña Lola, su madre, es alérgica al pelo de perro. Sin ninguna alternativa, ella intenta conseguir ayuda de su...
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Abused and neglected children still love their parents and family. However, regardless of their age, many have wondered and asked the question, "Why?" A typical response from any traumatic event, incident, or memories of those painful moments. Every child deserves to be heard and to have their basic needs met by their loved ones. When a child encounters a bad moment in their life, it can sometimes lead to trauma and have more of a negative impact...
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In the era of social media and viral videos, public shaming is a serious threat to teens. Public shaming is more than just feeling a little embarrassment. It can be dangerous and even deadly. Through firsthand accounts by teens who have experienced it and insights from experts, readers can learn how best to recognize and rise above public shaming.
16) Cristal
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Cristián, un niño que sufre los abusos de su padre alcohólico, en un desesperado intento por escapar, pide a la luna que lo proteja, conformando un pacto muy especial. Por otro lado, su madre se enfrenta al extravío de su hijo y lucha por encontrarse con él.
Cristal, por medio de las voces narrativas de la madre y el hijo, logra cautivar al lector a través de sus distintas perspectivas. A su vez, permite la conexión con los personajes y su...
17) But, Mom, I Just
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Another tale from the universe of "NO LAST VOLUME", however, now, narrated by ELOÍSA (protagonist of "AO SOM DO BAILE", book 2 of the SERIES).
Upon finding a Bulldog still a puppy - abandoned inside a shoe box at the door of his house - Eloísa urgently decided to take care of the animal. The problem is that Dona Lola, her mother, is allergic to dog hair. Without alternatives, she tries to ask for help from her best friend, Mariana, to shelter...
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Based on the Hermie and Friends™ film by the same name, Webster, the Scaredy Spider is Max Lucado's latest character to enter the garden. With little regard to the "Garden Treaty of '85," cute little Webster wanders into the garden to face his long list of fears: leaving home, other insects, talking in front of others, meeting new people, big lizards, water, heights, flying through the air, dark places . . .But little does he know, he is a big,...
19) Tainted Love
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A sad true story of a small town girl growing up in an abusive life. First by an alcoholic father, then an abusive uncle, and mentally by her first husband. Then there were the bouts of depression that were brought on by these situations. Especially when her son got cancer and died at a young age. And the long haul to try to get herself back to a normal life. It is very hard but she keeps on trying.
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Maltraités et négligés par une mère alcoolique et toxicomane, Nolan et sa soeur, encore tout jeunes, sont pris en charge par la DPJ. Commence alors un long périple de famille d'accueil en famille d'accueil, au rythme des mauvais coups que fait Nolan pour en être expulsé.
A seize ans, après avoir passé la moitié de son existence dans le « système », Nolan est toujours convaincu qu'il réussira à retourner auprès de sa mère. Même si...
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