Buried beneath the baobab tree by Nwaubani, Adaobi 

BTSB Prebound(HarperCollins, 2018)

BTSB #: 469268 Available

Dewey: FAges: 12-16   
AR: 6 UG Lexile: 920

Genres: Multicultural

Subjects: Boko Haram - Fiction Kidnapping victims - Nigeria - Fiction Sexual abuse - Fiction Terrorism - Nigeria - Fiction Survival skills - Fiction Africa - Fiction

Summary: A new pair of shoes, a university degree, a husband -- these are the things that a girl dreams of in a Nigerian village. And with a government scholarship right around the corner, everyone can see that these dreams aren't too far out of reach. But the girl's dreams turn to nightmares when her village is attacked by Boko Haram, a terrorist group, in the middle of the night. Kidnapped, she is taken with other girls and women into the forest where she is forced to follow her captors' radical beliefs and watch as her best friend slowly accepts everything she's been told. Still, the girl defends her existence. As impossible as escape may seem, her life and her future is hers to fight for.

Charm & strange by Kuehn, Stephanie 

BTSB Prebound(St. Martin's Griffin, 2013)

BTSB #: 534100 Available

Dewey: FAges: 14-18   
AR: 4.1 UG RC: 4.3 9-12

Genres: General Fiction

Subjects: Psychological abuse - Fiction Mental illness - Fiction Sexual abuse - Fiction

Summary: A lonely teenager exiled to a remote Vermont boarding school in the wake of a family tragedy must either surrender his sanity to the wild wolves inside his mind or learn that surviving means more than not dying.

Chirp by Messner, Kate 

BTSB Prebound(Bloomsbury Children's Books, 2020)

BTSB #: 639765 Available

Dewey: FAges: 10-14   
AR: 4.6 MG

Genres: Mystery Fiction

Subjects: Bildungsromans Farms - Fiction Friendship - Fiction Secrets - Fiction Sexual abuse - Fiction Mystery fiction Vermont - Fiction

Summary: Moving to Vermont the summer after seventh grade, a young gymnast hides a secret as she makes new friends and investigates her grandmother's claim that someone is trying to destroy her cricket farm.

Chirp by Messner, Kate 

Paperback(Bloomsbury Children's Books, 2020)

BTSB #: 639815 Available

Dewey: FAges: 10-14   
AR: 4.6 MG

Genres: Mystery Fiction

Subjects: Bildungsromans Farms - Fiction Friendship - Fiction Secrets - Fiction Sexual abuse - Fiction Mystery fiction Vermont - Fiction

Summary: Moving to Vermont the summer after seventh grade, a young gymnast hides a secret as she makes new friends and investigates her grandmother's claim that someone is trying to destroy her cricket farm.

Fade by McMann, Lisa 

Audio Book(Findaway World, LLC, 2010)

BTSB #: P01042 Available

Dewey: FAges: 13-18   


Genres:

Subjects: Dreams - Fiction Sexual abuse - Fiction High schools - Fiction

Summary: Using her ability to tap into other people's dreams, eighteen-year-old Janie investigates an alleged sex ring at her high school that involves teachers using the date rape drug on students.

Grown by Jackson, Tiffany D. 

Paperback(HarperCollins, 2021)

BTSB #: 482756 Available

Dewey: FAges: 14-18   
AR: 3.9 UG

Genres: Multicultural

Subjects: African American women singers - Fiction Rhythm and blues musicians - Fiction African American singers - Fiction Homicide - Fiction Abused women - Fiction Sexual abuse - Fiction

Summary: When legendary R&B artist Korey Fields spots Enchanted Jones at an audition, her dreams of being a famous singer take flight. Until Enchanted wakes up with blood on her hands and zero memory of the previous night. Who killed Korey Fields? Before there was a dead body, Enchanted's dreams had turned into a nightmare. Because behind Korey's charm and star power was a controlling dark side. Now he's dead, the police are at the door, and all signs point to Enchanted.

Grown by Jackson, Tiffany D. 

BTSB Prebound(HarperCollins, 2020)

BTSB #: 482764 Available

Dewey: FAges: 14-18   
AR: 3.9 UG

Genres: Mystery Fiction

Subjects: African American women singers - Fiction Rhythm and blues musicians - Fiction African American singers - Fiction Homicide - Fiction Abused women - Fiction Sexual abuse - Fiction

Summary: When Enchanted Jones wakes with blood on her hands and zero memory of the previous night, no one-the police and Korey's fans included-has more questions than she does. All she really knows is that this isn't how things are supposed to be. Korey was Enchanted's ticket to stardom.

Parachutes by Yang, Kelly 

Paperback(HarperCollins, 2021)

BTSB #: 971377 Available

Dewey: FAges: 14-18   


Genres: Multicultural Family Life

Subjects: Chinese - Fiction High school students - Fiction Conduct of life - Fiction Private schools - Fiction School stories Sexual abuse - Fiction California - Fiction Shanghai (China) - Fiction

Summary: They're called parachutes: teenagers dropped off to live in private homes and study in the US while their wealthy parents remain in Asia. Claire Wang never thought she'd be one of them, until her parents pluck her from her privileged life in Shanghai and enroll her at a high school in California. Suddenly she finds herself living in a stranger's house, with no one to tell her what to do for the first time in her life. She soon embraces her newfound freedom, especially when the hottest and most eligible parachute, Jay, asks her out. Dani De La Cruz, Claire's new host sister, couldn't be less thrilled that her mom rented out a room to Claire. An academic and debate-team star, Dani is determined to earn her way into Yale. Dani and Claire find themselves on a collision course, intertwining in deeper and more complicated ways, as they grapple with life-altering experiences.

Scars by Rainfield, C. A. 

Audio Book(Findaway World, LLC, 2013)

BTSB #: P02301 Available

Dewey: FAges: 13-18   


Genres:

Subjects: Sexual abuse - Fiction Emotional problems - Fiction Cutting (Self-mutilation) - Fiction Self-mutilation - Fiction Artists - Fiction Lesbians - Fiction Memory - Fiction

Summary: Fifteen-year-old Kendra, a budding artist, has not felt safe since she began to recall devastating memories of childhood sexual abuse, especially since she cannot remember her abuser's identity, and she copes with the pressure by cutting herself.

Stained by Rainfield, C. A. 

Audio Book(Findaway World, LLC, 2013)

BTSB #: P02305 Available

Dewey: FAges: 13-18   


Genres: General Fiction

Subjects: Sexual abuse - Fiction Kidnapping - Fiction Survival skills - Fiction Body image - Fiction Personal appearance - Fiction Birthmarks - Fiction Psychopaths - Fiction

Summary: A teenaged girl bullied for her port-wine stain must summon her personal strength to survive abduction and horrific abuse at the hands of a deranged killer.

Summer of Owen Todd by Abbott, Tony 

BTSB Prebound(Farrar Straus Giroux, 2017)

BTSB #: 040199 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 3.9 MG RC: 3.5 6-8 Lexile: 630

Genres:

Subjects: Best friends - Fiction Friendship - Fiction Sexual abuse - Fiction Cape Cod (Mass.) - Fiction

Summary: In the touristy town of Cape Cod, eleven-year-old Owen faces a dilemma when his best friend Sean is sexually abused by a trusted adult, but warns Owen not tell anyone what is happening.

What unbreakable looks like by McLaughlin, Kate 

BTSB Prebound(Wednesday Books, 2020)

BTSB #: 629136 Available

Dewey: FAges: 14-18   


Genres: General Fiction

Subjects: Human trafficking - Fiction Sexual abuse - Fiction Teenage girls - Fiction Drug abuse - Fiction Self-esteem - Fiction Vulgarity in popular culture - Fiction

Summary: Lex endures the horrors of being trafficked with other girls at a hotel. After being rescued and moving in with her aunt and uncle, she cautiously and slowly tries to get back to her normal life only to be raped by her boyfriend and his friends. When the crime pushes her into the limelight, she uses her new power and influence to help others with the support of family, friends, and a new love.