Abuse Books

Taylor and her mother, Ms. Lindsey, have a great relationship. Taylor is quite the inquisitive and bubbly, little girl. When she comes across things she does not quite understand, she does not hesitate to ask about them. She asks her mom whatever...

'Some Secrets Should Never Be Kept' is a beautifully illustrated children's picture book that sensitively broaches the subject of keeping children safe from inappropriate touch. We teach water and road safety, but how do we teach Body Safety...

Sad, Scared, Confused is a conversation between a nine year old boy and his parents about sexual abuse.  This book can be a resource to educate all children about sexual abuse whether they have experienced it or not.  It can be a tool to...

In this contemporary YA novel by bestselling author Carol Lynch Williams (The Chosen One), fifteen-year-old fraternal twins Annie and Sarah are sisters, but that is where their interaction ends. Then Annie begins to withdraw from the family, forcing...

This book STOP BULLYING, BE A FRIEND, STAND UP AND SPEAK OUT tells various stories of children's bullying experiences in a classroom setting with their teacher. It introduces children to bullying, identifies some types of bullying, teaches children about...

Called a "masterpiece" in a starred review from School Library Journal, award-winning author Chris Crutcher's acclaimed Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes is an enduring classic.This bestselling novel is about love, loyalty, and friendship in the face of...

We Were Liars meets Looking for Alaska in a uniquely funny and heartbreaking teen novel about a passionate-yet-doomed friendship, set against a backdrop of wealth and glamour.Willa Parker, 646th and least-popular resident of What Cheer, Iowa, is headed...

An intimate look into the dark world of toxic relationships and teen dating violence.Sweet and self-conscious Sasha Collins has never had a boyfriend. She never would have imagined that anyone, much less the star of the varsity baseball team, would...

It’s the summer of 1962 in the small town of Springdale, Connecticut. Thirteen-year-old Bibi Reilly and her family welcome fun-loving Aunt Addie for a two-week vacation. When Dad loses his license for speeding and Mom breaks her leg, Addie extends...

Congratulations on choosing this book.You are about to meet some very interesting characters. The aim of this book is to raise questions and encourage conversation regarding some different ways of contending with racism, bullying, gender identity,...

Bullying comes in many forms which effects people in many ways. It leads to depression, anxiety and suicide - resulting in many problems that parents and children must deal with. This book is to help bring awareness and resolution through community,...

Children who have adverse life experiences are often judged by their behaviour or may be labelled with diagnoses. They are often in survival mode because of their traumatic experiences. Outside My Window helps readers to understand what happens in...

When a family argument turns into an urgent hunt for a missing child, seventeen-year-old Annie Boots must do everything in her power to bring her nephew home safely. Chris Crutcher, the acclaimed and bestselling author of Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes,...

Children are very vulnerable and from the time of birth, they need to be nourished and guided. At a very early age, kids learn from adults, rights and wrongs, dos and don’ts and experience natural feelings that are scary and unexplained to them at...

Teach Peace Development, Inc. is a Canadian not-for-profit organization. Our beliefs are that no child should be used as a weapon of war and that targeted education can break this cycle. By educating those in direct contact with children-teachers-we can...