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	WASP QUEEN 4.47 avg rating — 87 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Best New Poets 2011: 50 Poems from Emerging Writers by D.A. Powell (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Scott Abels (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Kimberly Grey (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.75 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Shadow Map: An Anthology by Survivors of Sexual Assault by Joanna C. Valente (Goodreads Author) (Editor), C.A. Conrad (Goodreads Author), Christoph Paul (Goodreads Author) 4.75 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2017	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Red Essay & Other Histories 4.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blood Medals it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Healing from Hidden Abuse: A Journey Through the Stages of Recovery from Psychological Abuse

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