In the Action Research Project from which this website was created, the following books had multiple recommendations from a variety of different sources...
1.) The Courage to Heal by Ellen Bass and Laura Davis (1988 and subsequent editions)
a. Recommended by five organizations
b. Recommended by research literature
c. Listed as helpful by two different personal accounts
2.) Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson (1999)
a. Recommended by three organizations
b. Recommended by two research articles
c. Listed as helpful (and favorited) in a personal account
3.) The Color Purple by Alice Walker (1982)
a. Recommended by an organization
b. Recommended by research literature
c. Listed as helpful by a survey taker
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Leaping Upon the Mountains: Men Proclaiming Victory Over Sexual Child Abuse
By Mike Lew
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Victims No Longer: The Classic Guide for Men Recovering from Childhood Sexual Abuse
By Mike Lew
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The Bluest Eye
By Toni Morrison
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Bastard Out of Carolina
By Dorothy Allison
(recommended by three organizations)
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Girlchild: A Novel
By Tupelo Hassman
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So Much Pretty: A Novel
By Cara Hoffman
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Miles from Nowhere
By Nami Mun
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower
By Stephen Chbosky
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Push: A Novel
By Sapphire
(recommended by two organizations)
The following titles were suggested by advocacy organizations and survivors:
The following titles were suggested by multiple organizations:
The following titles were suggested by advocacy organizations and research literature:
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
By Dr. Maya Angelou
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Invisible Girls: The Truth About Sexual Abuse—A Book for Teen Girls, Young Women, and Everyone Who Cares About Them
By Patti Feuereisen
(recommended by two organizations)
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How Long Does it Hurt?: A Guide to Recovering from Incest and Sexual Abuse for Teenagers, Their Friends, and Their Families
By Cynthia L. Mather
(recommended by two organizations)
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The Me Nobody Knows
By Barbara Bean and Shari Bennet
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Sarah’s Waterfall: A Healing Story of Sexual Abuse
By Ellery Akers
(recommended by two organizations)
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When She Hollers
By Cynthia Voigt
The Courage to Heal
By Ellen Bass and Laura Davis
Speak
By Laurie Halse Anderson
Lucky
By Alice Sebold
Telling: A Memoir of Rape and Recovery
By Patricia Weaver Francisco
After Silence: Rape & My Journey Back
By Nancy Venable Raine
Bastard Out of Carolina
By Dorothy Allison
The Rape Poems
By Frances Driscoll
Leaping Upon the Mountains: Men Proclaiming Victory Over Sexual Child Abuse
By Mike Lew
Victims No Longer: The Classic Guide for Men Recovering from Childhood Sexual Abuse
By Mike Lew
Boys Don't Tell: Ending the Silence of Abuse
By Randy Ellison
A Child Called It: One Child's Courage to Survive
By David Pelzer
Miss America by Day
By Marilyn Van Derbur
Invisible Girls: The Truth About Sexual Abuse--A Book for Teen Girls, Young Women, and Everyone Who Cares About Them
By Patti Feuereisen
Father's Touch
By Donald D'Haene
Recovering from Rape
By Linda E. Ledray
Push: A Novel
By Sapphire
Sarah's Waterfall: A Healing Story of Sexual Abuse
By Ellery Akers
It Happened to Me: A Teen's Guide to Overcoming Sexual Abuse (Workbook)
By William Lee Carter