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Suggested Books to read
ABUSE ISSUES
· A Child Called It Author: Dave Pelzer
· A Man Called Dave Author: Dave Pelzer
· Dibs in Search of Self Author: Virginia M. Axline
· A Girl Named Sooner Author: Suzanne Clausser
· The Lost Boy Author: David Pelzer
· One Child Author: Torey Hayden
· A Rock and a Hard Place Author: Anthony Godby Johnson
ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR AND PSYCHOLOGY
· Always Running Author: Luis Rodrigues
· Adolescent Development Author: Gerald R. Adams
· Adolescent Sexuality (Advances in Adolescent Development) Author: Thomas P. Gullotta
· Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder for Children and Adults Author: Paul H. Wender
· Children's Health Care: Issues for the Year 2000 and Beyond Author: Thomas P. Gullotta
· Delinquent Violent Youth: Theory and Intervention Author: Thomas P. Gullotta
· Parenting Teenagers Authors: Don Dinkmeyer, Gary McKay
· Teens in Turmoil Authors: Carol Maxyman, Leslie York
· Treating the Tough Adolescent Author: Scott Sells
ADOPTION
· Adoption and Loss: The Hidden Grief Author: Evelyn Burns Robinson
· Adoption Healing: A Path to Recovery Author: Joseph Soll
· The Dynamics of Adoption: Social and Personal Perspective Author: Ilan Katz
· Edgar Allan Author: John Neufeld
· The Family of Adoption Author: Joyce Pavao
· Lifebook: Creating a Treasure for the Adopted Child Advocates Author: Beth O'Malley
· A Primal Wound: Understanding the Adopted Child Advocates Author: Nancy Newton Verrier
· Telling the Truth to Your Adopted or Foster Child: Making Sense of the Past Author: Jayne E. Schooler
· Unexpected Child Author: Patricia Grossman
AFRICAN-AMERICAN ISSUES
· Black Beauty: A History and a Celebration Author: Ben Arogundade
· Black Like Me Author: John Howard Griffin
· Black Suicide Author: Herbert Henden
· Breaking the Fine Rain of Death: African-American Health Care Author: Emilie Townes
· Color Purple Author: Alice Walker
· Jamaica and Me Author: Linda Atkins
· Liza Author: Mildred M. Ward
· The Sweeter the Juice: A Family Memoir in Black and White Author: Shirley Taylor Haizlip
· Uptown Kids (out of print; may be available in public libraries) Author: Terry Williams and William Kornblum
· Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? And Other Conversation about Race Author: Beverly Daniel Tatum
ALCOHOL AND DRUGS
· Broken Cord (FAS) Author: Michael Dorris
· Carmen Author: John Benton
· Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: A Guide for Families and Communities Author: Ann Streussguth
· Keeping Secrets Author: Suzanne Somers
· Run Baby Run Author: Nicky Cruz
CHILDHOOD SEXUALITY/ CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE
· Abused Boys: The Neglected Victims of Sexual Abuse Author: Mic Hunter
· Behind the Silhouettes: Exploring the Myths of Child Sexual Abuse Authors: Olive Travers, Sylvia Thompson
· Betrayal As Boys Author: Richard B. Gartner
· Betrayal of Innocence, Incest and Its Devastation Authors: Susan Forward, Craig Buck
· The Broken Taboo; Sex in the Family Author: Blair Justice, Rita Justice
· Child Sexuality: Normal Sexual Behavior and Development Authors: Theo Sandfort and Jany Rademakers
· Healing Ways Author: Kungman
· I Never Told Anyone: Child Sexual Abuse Authors: Bass & Thornton
· Not My Child: A Mother Confronts Her Child's Sexual Abuse Author: Patricia Crowley
· The Right to Innocence: Healing the Trauma of Childhood Sexual Abuse Author: Beverly Engel
· Sybil Author: Flora Rheta Schreiber
To report child abuse,
call the Texas Abuse
and Neglect Hotline
1-800-252-5400
or report online at
