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Recommended Readings on Sexual Abuse

Please also see the reading list of the National Center for Victims of Crime.

For Children       

A Very Touching Book for Little People and for Big People,by Jan Hindman, 1985
Elementary,    ISBN 0961103418

My Body is Private, by Linda Walvoord Girard, pictures by Rodney Pate
Elementary,   ISBN 0807553204

Something Happened and I'm Scared to Tell: A Book for Young Victims of Abuse
by Patricia Kehoe, PhD, illustrated by Carol Deach, 1987
Preschool to Early Elementary,   ISBN 0943990289

Algo Paso y Me Da Miedo Decirlo
by Patricia Kehoe, PhD, illustrated by Carol Deach, 1999
Elementary,   ISBN: 1884734391

It's MY Body: A Book to Teach Young Children How to Resist Uncomfortable Touch
By Lory Freeman, illustrated by Carol Deach, 1982
Preschool,   ISBN 0943990033

Mi Cuerpo Es MIO, y Lory Freeman, illustrated by Carol Deach, 1982
Preschool,   ISBN 0553061135

Loving Touches: A Book for Children About Positive, Caring Kinds of Touching
By Lory Freeman, illustrated by Carol Deach
Preschool,   ISBN 0943990211

The Trouble with Secrets, by Karen Johnsen, illustrated by Linda Johnson Forssell
Preschool to Early Elementary,   ISBN 094399022x

Your Body Belongs to You, by Cornelia Spelman, illustrated by Teri Weidner, 1997
ISBN 0807594733 

Staying Safe, by Dr. Alvin Silverstein, Virginia Silverstein, and Laura Silverstein Nunn, 2000
ISBN 0935699104

The Right Touch, by Sandy Kleven, LCSW, illustrated by Jody Bergsma
Preschool to Early Elementary,   ISBN 0935699104

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For Adults

A Mother's Touch: Surviving MOther - Daughter Sexual Abuse, by Julie Brand, MS, 2006
ISBN 1-4251-0564-5

Miss America by Day: Lessons Learned from Ultimate Betrayals and Unconditional Love
by Marilyn Van Derbur ISBN 0972829849

Children of Trauma: A Rediscovering Your Discarded Self, by Jane Middleton-Moz, 1989
ISBN 1558740147

Trauma and Recovery, by Judith Herman, 1997
ISBN 0465087302

Children and Trauma: A Guide for Parents and Professionals, by Cynthia Monahon, 1993
ISBN 1558740147

Protect Your Child From Sexual Abuse: A Parent's Guide, by Janice Hart-Rossi
ISBN 0943990068

The Broken Taboo: Sex in the Family, by Blair and Rita Justice, 1979
ISBN 0877053898

Conspiracy of Silence - The Trauma of Incest, by Sandra Butler, 1979
ISBN 1884244122

The Courage to Heal, by Ellen Bass and Laura Davis, 1990
ISBN 0060950668

Father - Daughter Incest, by Judith Lewis Herman, 1981
ISBN 0674295064

The Handbook of Clinical Intervention in Child Sexual Abuse, Suzanne Sgroi, Ed.
ISBN 0069052132

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, by Maya Angelou
ISBN 055338001x

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Sexual Assault of Children and Adolescents, by A. Burgess, N. Groth, L. Holstrom, & S. Sgroi
ISBN 0669018929

From Victim to Offender: How Child Sexual Abuse Victims Become Offenders, by Freda Briggs
ISBN 1863737596

Preventing Child Abuse: Sharing the Responsibility, by Sandy K. Wuretel & Cindy L. Miller-Perrin
ISBN 0803297505

Rebuilding Shattered Lives: The Responsible Treatment of Complex Post-Traumatic and Dissociative Disorders, by James A. Chu, MD
ISBN 0471247324

Rebuilding The Garden: Healing the Spiritual Wounds of Childhood Sexual Assault, by Karla McLaren
ISBN 0965658309

Allies in Healing: When a Person You Love was Sexually Abused as a Child: A Support Book
by Laura Davis
ISBN 0060968834

Secret Survivors: Uncovering Incest and its Aftereffects in Women, by E. Sue Blume, 1991
ISBN 0345369793

The Secret Trauma: Incest in the Lives of Girls and Women, by Diana E. H. Russel, 1999
ISBN 0465075967

Silently Seduced: When Parents make Their Children Partners; Understanding Covert Incest
by Kenneth M. Adams, 1991
ISBN 1558741313

Surviving Childhood Sexual Abuse: Practical Self-Help for Adults Who Were Sexually Abused as Children
by Carolyn Ainscough & Kay Toon, 2000
ISBN 1555612253

Protecting Your Children From Sexual Predators, by Leigh Baker
ISBN 0312272154

Innocent Victims, by Brian Karem
ISBN 0786012730

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We Are Not Alone: A Guidebook for Helping Professionals and Parents Supporting Adolescent Victims of Sexual Abuse, by Angelica Jade
ISBN 0789009277

Sexual Healing Journey: A Guide for Survivors of Sexual Abuse, by Wendy Maltz
ISBN 0060959649

Innocence Lost? Protecting Your Child From the Trauma of Abuse, by Debbie Mahoney
ISBN 1890613096

Families in Recovery: Healing the Damage of Childhood Sexual Abuse, by Beverly Engel
ISBN 0737303824

Inrage: Healing the Hidden Rage of Child Sexual Abuse, by Linda Callaghan
ISBN 0738807273

A House Divided: Suspicions of Mother-Daughter Incest, by Paul Abramson
ISBN 0393976351

Finding Safety Boundaries for Teenager: How to Recognize and Protect Yourself From Abuse
by Carol Marlowe
ISBN 1585003352

Caring for Sexually Abused Children: A Handbook for Families and Churches, by Dr. Timothy R. Kearney
ISBN 0830822461

Shifting the Burden of Truth: suing Child Sexual Abuses - A Legal Guide for Survivors and Their Supporters
by Joseph Crnich & Kimberly Crnich, 1992

Female Sexual Abuse of Children, by Michele Elliott, 1994

The Assault on America's Children: Safeguarding Your Child from Becoming a Victim of Sexual Abuse
by Donna Ferguson, 1994

Child Rape Victims, by Patrick Langan & Caroline Wolf Harlow, 1994

How Long Does it Hurt?: A Guide to Recovering from Incest and Sexual Abuse for Teenagers, their Friends, and their Families
by Cynthia Mather & Kristina Debye, 1994

Sibling Abuse: Hidden Physical, Emotional, and Sexual Trauma, by Vernon Wiehe, 1997

Helping Abused Children, by Patricia Kehoe, PhD, 1988
ISBN: 0943990181

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