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The youngest of three siblings, fourteen-year-old Anke feels both relieved and neglected that her father abuses her brother and sister but ignores her, but when she catches him with one of her friends, she finally becomes angry enough to take action.

A gripping and compassionate tale of family and faith, whispers and accusations, and the deeply hidden truths we're compelled to uncover. After surviving a near-fatal accident, thirty-year-old Lizzy Mitchell faces a long road to recovery. She remembers little about the days she spent in and out of consciousness, save for one thing: She saw her beloved deceased uncle, Father Mike, the man who raised her in the rectory of his Maine church until...

Written from a kid's point of view, I said no!, helps kids set healthy boundaries for their private parts, and describes how to deal with inappropriate behavior by others.

Maggie is upset because someone she knows has been touching her in a way that makes her uncomfortable and says that she must keep it a secret, but she finally decides to tell her parents. Includes parent's guide.

Explains to children that they have control over their own bodies and tells them how to say no when someone wants them to do something which makes them feel uncomfortable.

"For three decades, Laurie Kahn has treated clients who were abused as children? People who were injured by someone whom they believed to be trustworthy, someone who professed to love them. Their abusers? A father, stepfather, priest, coach, babysitter, aunt, neighbor? Often were people who inhabited their daily lives. Love is why they come to therapy. Love is what they want, and love is what they say is not going well for them. Kahn, too, had to...

Depicts children in various situations involving adults who attempt to molest them and discusses ways of preventing or dealing with such behavior.

This story is about the author's unlikely road to motherhood --of how a painful legacy of the past is confronted and met with peace.