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The Banned Books Club / by Novak, Brenda,author.;
"Despite their strained relationship, when Gia Rossi's sister, Margot, begs her to come home to Wakefield, Iowa, to help with their ailing mother, Gia knows she has no choice. After her rebellious and at-times-tumultuous teen years, Gia left town with little reason to look back. But she knows Margot's borne the brunt of their mother's care and now it's Gia's turn to help, even if it means opening old wounds. As expected, Gia's homecoming is far from welcome. There's the Banned Books Club she started after the PTA overzealously slashed the high school reading list, which is right where she left it. But there is also Mr. Hart, her former favorite teacher. The one who was fired after Gia publicly and painfully accused him of sexual misconduct. The one who prompted Gia to leave behind a very conflicted town the minute she turned eighteen. The one person she hoped never to see again. When Margot leaves town without explanation, Gia sees the cracks in her sister's "perfect" life for the first time and plans to offer support. But as the town, including members of the book club, takes sides between Gia and Mr. Hart, everything gets harder. Fortunately, she learns that there are people she can depend on. And by standing up for the truth, she finds love and a future in the town she thought had rejected her."--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Social problem fiction.; Novels.; Book clubs (Discussion groups); Child sexual abuse by teachers; Child sexual abuse; Families; Homecoming; Interpersonal relations; Mothers and daughters; Prohibited books; Sisters; Teachers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Arctic predator : the crimes of Edward Horne against children in Canada's North / by Lippa, Kathleen,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The shocking crimes of teacher Ed Horne wrought lasting damage on Inuit communities in Canada's Arctic. In the 1970s, a young schoolteacher from British Columbia was becoming the darling of the Northwest Territories education department with his dynamic teaching style. He was learning to speak the local language, Inuktitut, something few outsiders did. He also claimed to be Indigenous -- a claim that would later prove to be false. In truth, Edward Horne was a pedophile who sexually abused his male students. From 1971 to 1985 Horne's predations on Inuit boys would shatter life in the communities where he worked -- towns of close-knit families that would suffer the intergenerational trauma created by his abuse. After years of research, journalist Kathleen Lippa examines the devastating impact Horne's crimes had on individuals, families, and entire communities. Her compelling work lifts the veil of silence surrounding the Horne story once and for all"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; True crime stories.; Horne, Edward (Teacher); Child molesters; Child sexual abuse by teachers; Generational trauma; Inuit children;
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The color purple / by Walker, Alice,1944-author.;
This book is part of our Book Sanctuary collection. A Book Sanctuary is a physical or digital space that actively protects the freedom to read. It provides shelter and access to endangered books. Launched by Chicago Public Library in 2022, The Book Sanctuary initiative brings attention to challenged titles, and commits to making these books accessible. Innisfil ideaLAB & Library's Book Sanctuary Collection represents books that have been challenged, censored or removed from a public library or school in North America. More than 50 adult, teen, and children's books are in our collection and are available for browsing and borrowing in our branches and online. Explore the collection to learn more about why these books were challenged.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Banned book sanctuary.; Classics; Literary; African American women; Adult child sexual abuse victims; Abused wives; Sisters; Abused wives.; Adult child sexual abuse victims.; African American women.; Sisters.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Spotlight [videorecording] / by Keaton, Michael,1951-actor.; McAdams, Rachel,1978-actor.; McCarthy, Tom,1966-screenwriter,director.; Ruffalo, Mark,actor.; Shore, Howard.; Entertainment One (Firm : Canada),publisher.;
Camera, Masanobu Takayanagi ; production design, Stephen Carter ; editor, Tom McArdle ; music, Howard Shore.Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber, John Slattery.A team of investigative reporters for the Boston Globe work to expose decades of sexual abuse by Catholic priests and cover-ups of the crimes by the Catholic Church.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1.
Subjects: Catholic Church; Biographical films.; Child sexual abuse; Feature films.; Historical films.; Investigative reporting;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Bad : an unprecedented investigation into the Michael Jackson cover-up / by Howard, Dylan,author.;
"He was the King of Pop, a superstar without equal, the idol of millions of young people around the world. But was Michael Jackson also a sexual predator without equal, someone who preyed on the very fans who adored him? Bad is the revelatory untold true story of the strange and larger-than-life career of Michael Jackson, the King of Pop. In the wake of the controversial two-part documentary Leaving Neverland, which told the stories of two young boys who were befriended by the singer and have claimed they suffered years of agonizing abuse, Dylan Howard set out to investigate Jackson's life and death in unprecedented depth, to determine--as one lawyer suggested--that the pop star ran 'the most sophisticated child sexual abuse procurement and facilitation operation the world has known.' After all the highly publicized trials and unfounded accusations, stunning new information has finally come to light: irrefutable evidence that one of the best-known, best-loved figures in the world was a monster behind closed doors--a foul-mouthed, abusive, drug-sodden freak whose deeds and the reasons for those deeds are revealed now for the first time. A dramatic narrative account based on dozens of interviews, Howard shares Jackson's own riveting personal journal--obtained exclusively for this book--interviews with family members, multiple first-person sources--some of whom have asked to remain anonymous--as well as thousands of pages of court documents. Here is Jackson's life story, told for the first time with stories and testimony that will leave you shaken"--Publisher description.
Subjects: Jackson, Michael, 1958-2009.; African American singers.; African American rock musicians.; Child sexual abuse;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Darker / by James, E. L.,author.; based on (work):James, E. L.Fifty shades trilogy.; sequel to:James, E. L.Grey.;
Their scorching, sensual affair ended in heartbreak and recrimination, but Christian Grey cannot get Anastasia Steele out of his mind, or his blood. Determined to win her back, he tries to suppress his darkest desires and his need for complete control, and to love Ana on her own terms. But the horrors of his childhood still haunt him, and Ana's scheming boss, Jack Hyde, clearly wants her for himself. Can Christian's confidant and therapist, Dr. Flynn, help him face down his demons? Or will the possessiveness of Elena, his seducer, and the deranged devotion of Leila, his former submissive, drag Christian down into the past? And if Christian does win Ana back, can a man so dark and damaged ever hope to keep her?
Subjects: Erotic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Sexual dominance and submission; Adult child abuse victims; Stalking; Dysfunctional families; Man-woman relationships;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 3
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American daughter : a memoir / by Plymale, Stephanie Thornton,author.; Wald, Elissa,author.;
The founder of the Heritage Home Foundation nonprofit documents her secret abuse-marked childhood in and out of foster care and what she discovered while investigating the story of her mother's own harrowing past.
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Plymale, Stephanie Thornton.; Adult child sexual abuse victims; Dysfunctional families; Foster children; Mothers and daughters;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Old God's time / by Barry, Sebastian,1955-author.;
"Recently retired policeman Tom Kettle is settling into the quiet of his new home, a lean-to annexed to a Victorian castle overlooking the Irish Sea. For months he has barely seen a soul, catching only glimpses of his eccentric landlord and a nervous young mother who has moved in next door. Occasionally, fond memories return, of his family, his beloved wife June and their two children, Winnie and Joe. But when two former colleagues turn up at his door with questions about a decades-old case, one which Tom never quite came to terms with, he finds himself pulled into the darkest currents of his past"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Adult child sexual abuse victims; Cold cases (Criminal investigation); Ex-police officers; Grief; Retirees; Secrecy; Widowers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Caprice / by Booth, Coe.;
After a wonderful seven weeks at Ainsley International School, twelve-year-old Caprice has been offered a full scholarship and she should be delighted, but instead she is full of doubts because what happened at the last night dance has brought back the memory of being sexually abused by her uncle as a four-year-old; worse, her maternal grandmother is ill, and that means going back to the house in Baltimore where it all happened--Caprice has never told anybody but now, as she realizes that her grandmother knew, she tries to find the words to tell someone, and the strength to finally confront her abuser.Ages 9-12.Grades 4-6.LSC
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Sexually abused girls; Sexually abused children; Grandmothers; Parent and child; Friendship;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Out of the woods : a girl, a killer, and a lifelong struggle to find the way home / by Olsen, Gregg,author.;
"In May 2005, authorities discovered the Groene family murdered in their Idaho home. The family's youngest members-eight-year-old Shasta and her brother, nine-year-old Dylan-were nowhere to be found. As a community prayed for their return, Shasta and Dylan were already miles away in the woods of Montana at the hands of serial killer Joseph Edward Duncan. After a harrowing forty-eight day ordeal, Shasta was rescued. In many ways, her survival story was only beginning. In the following years, while Shasta struggled to outrun her trauma, a pattern of self-destructive behavior shadowed her like an ever-worsening thunderstorm. She still had hope buried deep inside. Every bit as much as the little girl who had been held captive in the woods. This would be an all-new battle for Shasta. And she was determined not to lose"--
Subjects: True crime stories.; Child sexual abuse; Kidnapping victims; Kidnapping; Murder victims' families; Murder; Psychic trauma.; Rape victims; Serial murder investigation; Serial murder investigation.; Serial murderers; Sex offenders; Sexually abused children.; Sexually abused girls; Survival.;
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