Tuesday, April 30, 2024

In Honor of #SAAM and #SAAPM Here Are #YAsurvivorBooks # 166 to 180

 

 

 April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, otherwise known as #SAAM. April is also Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, or #SAAPM for short. Sexual Assault is an epidemic, one that crosses all countries, continents, genders, ages, ethnicities, and does not care about how much money you have or don't have, or what class you are or aren't. Here are a few statistics:

  • 1 in 4 girls experience unwanted sexual assault, abuse, or rape before they turn 18.
  • 1 in 6 boys experience unwanted sexual assault, abuse, or rape before they turn 18.
  • Individuals who identify in the LGBTQIA categories experience even more unwanted sexual assault, abuse, or rape than those from heteronormative gender categories.
Survivors heal best in community. Books give survivors voice. Therefore, survivors need to find themselves represented by books that talk about their lived experiences and how to heal and recover from those lived experiences when they include trauma such as sexual assault.

I am also a survivor of sexual assault myself, and I needed books like these growing up, mostly because I had to find my way through the trauma to healing on my own. My family didn't know how to help, and I didn't trust counselors. Funny thing, I became one, and now I am helping other trauma survivors find their way out of the burning building of trauma and into the fresh air of healing and recovery.

To that end, I have created a curated list of #YAsurvivorBooks which I will share in increments of 15 books at a time. This list includes titles which discuss child abuse, incest, rape, human trafficking, and sexual assault. My goal for sharing this list is to help survivors and their loved ones find books that represent their lived experiences.

Please read, review, and share these books among your friends and family and loved ones, as it is very likely you know, or they know at least someone who could benefit from these books. Keep coming back each week for more titles and let's see how big this list grows.

In the USA, there are approximately 70 million survivors of sexual assault. In the UK, that number is just below 14 million survivors. Worldwide, that number is well over 100 million survivors. Will you help me change that number? Let's get it to go down, instead of climbing higher and higher.

List of #YAsurvivorBooks 166-180:

166. The Voice, Jennifer Anne Davis


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167. The Courage of Elfina, Andre Jacob (author), Christine Delezenne (illustrator)




168. Fighting Words, Kimberly Brubaker Bradley




169. Border Child, Michel Stone




170. How Wendy Redbird Dancing Survived the Dark Ages of Nought, Lyn Fairchild Hawks


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171. Firekeeper's Daughter, Angeline Boulley




172. Stolen Voices, Terrie and Paul Duckett




173. The Iguana Tree, Michel Stone




174. Girl Last Seen, Nina Laurin




175. Traffick, Ellen Hopkins




176. The Book of Fred, Abby Bardi




177. Hunger, Roxane Gay




178. Not That Bad, edited by Roxane Gay




179. Spilled Milk, K. L. Randis




180. Every Bone a Prayer, Ashley Blooms






Sunday, April 28, 2024

In Honor of #SAAM and #SAAPM Here Are #YAsurvivorBooks # 151 to 165

 


  April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, otherwise known as #SAAM. April is also Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, or #SAAPM for short. Sexual Assault is an epidemic, one that crosses all countries, continents, genders, ages, ethnicities, and does not care about how much money you have or don't have, or what class you are or aren't. Here are a few statistics:

  • 1 in 4 girls experience unwanted sexual assault, abuse, or rape before they turn 18.
  • 1 in 6 boys experience unwanted sexual assault, abuse, or rape before they turn 18.
  • Individuals who identify in the LGBTQIA categories experience even more unwanted sexual assault, abuse, or rape than those from heteronormative gender categories.
Survivors heal best in community. Books give survivors voice. Therefore, survivors need to find themselves represented by books that talk about their lived experiences and how to heal and recover from those lived experiences when they include trauma such as sexual assault.

I am also a survivor of sexual assault myself, and I needed books like these growing up, mostly because I had to find my way through the trauma to healing on my own. My family didn't know how to help, and I didn't trust counselors. Funny thing, I became one, and now I am helping other trauma survivors find their way out of the burning building of trauma and into the fresh air of healing and recovery.

To that end, I have created a curated list of #YAsurvivorBooks which I will share in increments of 15 books at a time. This list includes titles which discuss child abuse, incest, rape, human trafficking, and sexual assault. My goal for sharing this list is to help survivors and their loved ones find books that represent their lived experiences.

Please read, review, and share these books among your friends and family and loved ones, as it is very likely you know, or they know at least someone who could benefit from these books. Keep coming back each week for more titles and let's see how big this list grows.

In the USA, there are approximately 70 million survivors of sexual assault. In the UK, that number is just below 14 million survivors. Worldwide, that number is well over 100 million survivors. Will you help me change that number? Let's get it to go down, instead of climbing higher and higher.

List of #YAsurvivorBooks 151-165:

151. The Sky is Mine, Amy Beashel




152. Tonight We Rule the World, Zack Smedley




153. We are the Ashes, We are the Fire, Joy McCullough




154. The Space Between Us, Jessica Martinez




155. Speak No Evil, Liana Gardner




156. 33 Snowfish, Adam Rapp




157. Speak (Graphic Novel), Laurie Halse Anderson (author) and Emily Carroll (Illustrator)




158. Goodbye, Perfect, Sara Barnard




159. Grace, Richard Paul Evans




160. Healing the Survivors, Jacquelyn Weis




161. He Loves Me Not, Nenia Corcoran




162. Inevitable Deceptions, Sheena Perry




163. Spin, K. J. Farnham




164. Tell Me When You Feel Something, Vicki Grant




165. The Hanged Man, Francesca Lia Block






Saturday, April 27, 2024

In Honor of #SAAM and #SAAPM Here are #YAsurvivorBooks # 136 to 150

 

 

 April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, otherwise known as #SAAM. April is also Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, or #SAAPM for short. Sexual Assault is an epidemic, one that crosses all countries, continents, genders, ages, ethnicities, and does not care about how much money you have or don't have, or what class you are or aren't. Here are a few statistics:

  • 1 in 4 girls experience unwanted sexual assault, abuse, or rape before they turn 18.
  • 1 in 6 boys experience unwanted sexual assault, abuse, or rape before they turn 18.
  • Individuals who identify in the LGBTQIA categories experience even more unwanted sexual assault, abuse, or rape than those from heteronormative gender categories.
Survivors heal best in community. Books give survivors voice. Therefore, survivors need to find themselves represented by books that talk about their lived experiences and how to heal and recover from those lived experiences when they include trauma such as sexual assault.

I am also a survivor of sexual assault myself, and I needed books like these growing up, mostly because I had to find my way through the trauma to healing on my own. My family didn't know how to help, and I didn't trust counselors. Funny thing, I became one, and now I am helping other trauma survivors find their way out of the burning building of trauma and into the fresh air of healing and recovery.

To that end, I have created a curated list of #YAsurvivorBooks which I will share in increments of 15 books at a time. This list includes titles which discuss child abuse, incest, rape, human trafficking, and sexual assault. My goal for sharing this list is to help survivors and their loved ones find books that represent their lived experiences.

Please read, review, and share these books among your friends and family and loved ones, as it is very likely you know, or they know at least someone who could benefit from these books. Keep coming back each week for more titles and let's see how big this list grows.

In the USA, there are approximately 70 million survivors of sexual assault. In the UK, that number is just below 14 million survivors. Worldwide, that number is well over 100 million survivors. Will you help me change that number? Let's get it to go down, instead of climbing higher and higher.

List of #YAsurvivorBooks 136-150:

136. After the Ink Dries, Cassie Gustafson





137. Dangerous Play, Emma Kress





138. Fractured, Shay Siegel




139. Teeth, Hannah Moscovitz





140. Letters to My Sister's Shrink, Heather Balog





141. Muted, Tami Charles





142. My Whole Truth, Mischa Thrace





143. Nickel Plated, Aric Davis





144. Off the Record, Camryn Garrett





145. Reinventing Hannah, Jack A. Ori





146. That Dark Infinity, Kate Pentecost





147. The Good Girls, Claire Eliza Bartlett





148. The Life I'm In, Sharon G. Flake





149. The Marvelous Mirza Girls, Sheba Karim





150. The Secret Sense of Wildflower, Susan Gabriel