Non Fiction

by Fran Fernley
I Wrote on All Four Walls: Teens Speak Out on Violence
Published 2004 by Annick Press
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"Nine teens share their experiences with violence."

The explosive teenage years can make young people more prone to violence...and more vulnerable. The accounts in I Wrote on all Four Walls are authentic and riveting. Sixteen-year-old Janice finds herself the target of cyber-bullying and physical intimidation at school. Allan remembers coming out at age fourteen and learning that safety can be as much about who you know as who you are. Don at age eight terrorized his younger brother, an aggression that escalated into the torture of another boy at fifteen.

I Wrote on all Four Walls collects the harrowing stories of nine contemporary teenagers who have witnessed, been the victim of, or instigated acts of violence... sometimes all three. In their own words, these teens offer thoughtful testimony on how such experiences have impacted on their lives, and their choices in dealing with those repercussions. Each experience is as unique and complex as the teens themselves. But one common element is clear: violence builds walls, and these teens want to speak up and break out.

I Wrote on all Four Walls also includes an afterword by youth services specialist Dr. Fred Matthews, an internationally respected authority on teen violence. Dr. Matthews, a community psychologist and Director of Research and Program Development at Central Toronto Youth Services, explores how both victims and perpetrators can come to terms with violent events and gain control of their lives.

by Maria Hong
Family Abuse: A National Epidemic
Published 1997 by Enslow Publishers
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by Joycee Kennedy
Bridging Worlds
Published 1998 by Haworth Press
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by Henry Kim
Child Abuse
Published 1999 by Greenhaven Press
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Presents differing views on various aspects of the topic of child abuse, including defining what child abuse is, the seriousness of the problem, and ways to handle and prevent it.

Fiction

by Alex Flinn
Breathing Underwater
Published 2002 by HarperTempest
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Nick has never spoken of his father's violent temper, but when Nick meets Caitlin, everything changes. This critically acclaimed first novel offers an honest and fresh look into the mind of the abused--and abuser.

by Marilyn Levy
Run for Your Life
Published 1996 by Houghton Mifflin Company
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by Ben Mikaelsen
Touching Spirit Bear
Published 2001 by HarperCollins Publishers
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This gripping, graphic survival story from an award-winning writer paints an unsparing picture of one violent teen and offers a poignant testimony to the power of pain that can destroy and may also heal.

by Cynthia Voigt
When She Hollers
Published 1994 by Scholastic
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