Anderson, Deborah, &
Martha Finne. Liza's story: neglect and the
police. Illustrated by Jeanette
Swofford. Minneapolis, MN: Dillon Press, 1986. 45p.
Presents a case of child neglect in which the police became involved,
demonstrating the positive effect of reporting abuse to caring people. For juveniles.
Anderson, Deborah, &
Martha Finne. Margaret's story: about sexual
abuse and going to court. Illustrated
by Jeanette Swofford. Minneapolis,
MN: Dillon Press, 1986. 45p.
Describes the experiences of a young girl who is sexually abused by her
neighbor and what happens when seeks help. Includes a glossary of terms and
sources of help for abused children.
For juveniles.
Anderson, Deborah, &
Martha Finne. Michael's story: emotional
abuse and working with a counselor.
Illustrated by Jeanette Swofford.
Minneapolis, MN: Dillon Press,
1986. 45p. Reports the case of a boy who was emotionally abused and what
happened when he worked with a counselor.
Includes sources of help for abused children. For juveniles.
Anderson, Deborah, &
Martha Finne. Robin's story: physical abuse
and seeing the doctor. Illustrated
by Jeanette Swofford. Minneapolis, MN: Dillon Press, 1986. 45p. Describes a girl who
is physically abused by her mother and what happens when she sees a doctor. Includes an adult resource guide and sources
of help for children. For juveniles.
Appelbe, Alison, &
Catherine Smailes. Trust your feelings.
Illustrated by Roberta Dick.
Surrey, B.C.; Blaine, WA: C.A.R.E. Productions Association, 1984. 36p.
Discusses the difference between good touching and bad touching and
emphasizes that children are in control of their own bodies and need not allow
themselves to be abused by others. For
juveniles.
Berry, Joy Wilt. Alerting
kids to the danger of abuse and neglect.
Pictures by Bartholomew. Waco,
TX: Word, Educational Products
Division, 1984. 48p. Discusses physical and emotional abuse and
neglect, including how to tell the difference between discipline and abuse and
why some parents are abusive. For
juveniles.
Bliss, Jonathan. Child
abuse. Vero Beach, FL: Rourke Corp., 1990. 63p.
Defines what child abuse and incest are, why it happens, and what you
can do about it. For juveniles.
Carson, Mary Lou, &
Dan Bellm. On the safe side: preventing
child abuse in residential care.
Sacramento, CA: California
Association of Services for Children, 1989.
64p.
Chaiet, Donna, &
Francine Russell. The safe zone: a kid's guide to
personal safety. New York: Morrow Junior Books, 1998. 160p.
Discusses various self-defense options which may be used when in an
uncomfortable or unsafe situation and suggests what solutions might work in
real life. For juveniles.
Dudevszky,
Szabinka. Close-up. Translation by
Wanda Boeke. Asheville, N.C.: Front Street/Lemniscaat, 1999. 125p.
Fifteen self-portraits of young people in the Netherlands who for
various reasons cannot live with their parents, including those who have been
physically or emotionally abused, those who have run away, and those in foster
homes.
Ennew, Judith. Exploitation
of children. Austin, TX: Raintree Steck-Vaughn, 1997. 64p.
Discusses issues relating to the exploitation of children including
poverty, child labor in agriculture as well as in towns and cities, and hidden
forms of child abuse.
Findlay, Colin, &
Anne Salter. Protecting children and young people. Edinburgh; New York: Churchill Livingstone, 1992. 45p.
Haskins, James, &
Pat Connolly. The child abuse help book.
Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley,
1982. New York: Crowell, 1985. 106p.
Havelin, Kate. Child
abuse: why do my parents hit me? Mankato, MN:
LifeMatters, 2000.
Havelin, Kate. Family
violence: my parents hurt each
other! Mankato, MN: LifeMatters, 2000.
Hyde, Margaret
Oldroyd. Sexual abuse--let's talk about it.
Philadelphia: Westminster Press,
1984. 93p. 1987, 107p.
Jance, Judith A. It's
not your fault. Foreword by Sandy
Minnick. Illustrations by Marina
Megale. Edited by Linda D. Meyer and
Carole Lyons. Edmonds, WA: C. Franklin Press, 1985.
Kehoe, Patricia. Something
happened and I'm scared to tell: a book
for young victims of abuse.
Illustrated by Carol Deach.
Seattle, WA: Parenting Press,
1987. 26p.
Loftis, Chris. The
words hurt. Illustrations by
Catharine Gallagher. Far Hills,
NJ: New Horizon Press, 1995. 45p.
Story for children who are trying to cope with the trauma of verbal
abuse to read themselves.
MacHovec, Frank J. Hitting
and hurting: a children's guide to
prevent physical abuse.
Illustrations by Kevin Klein.
Dobbs Ferry, NY: Oceana
Educational Communications, 1990. 27p.
Miller, Kathy
Collard. Help for hurting moms-- and hurting kids, too!. Foreword by Luci Swindoll. Ventura, CA: Evergreen Communications, 1990.
158p. Previously published as: Out of
control. Christian biography.
Mufson, Susan, &
Rachel Kranz. Straight talk about child abuse.
New York: Facts on File,
1991. 104p. A guide for teens.
Pall, Michael Laurence,
& Lois Blackburn Streit. Let's talk about it!: the book for children about child abuse. Saratoga, CA: R&E Publishers, 1983.
51p.
Russell, Pamela, &
Beth Stone. Do you have a secret?
Illustrations by Mary McKee.
Minneapolis: CompCare
Publications, 1986. 24p. In simple text and illustrations, good and
bad secrets, how to differentiate between them, and how not to keep bad secrets
to oneself.
Sanders, Pete, &
Steve Myers. Child abuse. Brookfield,
CT: Copper Beech Books, 1996. 32p.
Sanford, Doris. Lisa's
parents fight. Illustrations by
Graci Evans. Portland, OR: Multnomah, 1989. 30p. A young girl turns
to God for help in dealing with her parents' verbal and physical abuse.