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Family violence

Margaux with an X

Ronald Koertge

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.

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On the Run

Gregg Hill

Presents the story of mobster Henry Hill who, in the 1970s was connected to the Mafia and then turned state's evidence against his former associates through the experiences of his children who continu

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A Man Named Dave

David J. Pelzer

The final entry in a trilogy of memoirs in which Dave Pelzer, brutally abused as a child, discusses the struggles he faced as an adult, and his determination to have a meaningful life.

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The Lost Boy

David J. Pelzer

The author tells of his experiences in five foster homes and juvenile detention, after he was taken away from his abusive mother and alcoholic father, and discusses how he made it into the Air Force,

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A Child Called "it"

David J. Pelzer

David Pelzer, victim of one of the worst child abuse cases in the history of California, tells the story of how he survived his mother's brutality and triumphed over his past.

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A Child Called "it"

David J. Pelzer

David Pelzer, victim of one of the worst child abuse cases in the history of California, tells the story of how he survived his mother's brutality and triumphed over his past.

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PELZER

A Man Named Dave

David J. Pelzer

The final entry in a trilogy of memoirs in which Dave Pelzer, brutally abused as a child, discusses the struggles he faced as an adult, and his determination to have a meaningful life.

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PELZER

The Lost Boy

David J. Pelzer

The author tells of his experiences in five foster homes and juvenile detention, after he was taken away from his abusive mother and alcoholic father, and discusses how he made it into the Air Force,

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PELZER

Freaky Green Eyes

Joyce Carol Oates

Fourteen-year-old Frankie relates the events of the year leading up to her mother's mysterious disappearance and her own struggle to discover and accept the truth about her parents' relationship.

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Baby Help

Marilyn Reynolds

Because her partner continues to abuse her, seventeen-year-old Melissa takes their young child and goes to a shelter for battered women where she begins the healing process.

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