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A Child Called "It" (Dave Pelzer, #1)
by (shelved 184 times as child-abuse)
avg rating 4.14 — 468,105 ratings — published 1995
The Lost Boy (Dave Pelzer #2)
by (shelved 74 times as child-abuse)
avg rating 4.13 — 73,528 ratings — published 1997
The Glass Castle (Paperback)
by (shelved 53 times as child-abuse)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,414,341 ratings — published 2005
I'm Glad My Mom Died (Hardcover)
by (shelved 45 times as child-abuse)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,632,708 ratings — published 2022
Love is the Answer, God is the Cure: A True Story of Abuse, Betrayal and Unconditional Love (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as child-abuse)
avg rating 4.30 — 17,056 ratings — published 2018
Flowers in the Attic (Dollanganger, #1)
by (shelved 35 times as child-abuse)
avg rating 3.86 — 247,287 ratings — published 1979
A Man Named Dave (Dave Pelzer #3)
by (shelved 31 times as child-abuse)
avg rating 3.94 — 36,036 ratings — published 1999
Lolita (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 30 times as child-abuse)
avg rating 3.87 — 981,621 ratings — published 1955
Damaged (Hardcover)
by (shelved 30 times as child-abuse)
avg rating 4.28 — 19,678 ratings — published 2007
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as child-abuse)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,499,578 ratings — published 2017
Living Dead Girl (Hardcover)
by (shelved 29 times as child-abuse)
avg rating 3.77 — 34,495 ratings — published 2008
Bastard Out of Carolina (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as child-abuse)
avg rating 4.15 — 49,292 ratings — published 1992
Before We Were Yours (Hardcover)
by (shelved 27 times as child-abuse)
avg rating 4.40 — 763,142 ratings — published 2017
Educated (Hardcover)
by (shelved 25 times as child-abuse)
avg rating 4.46 — 1,982,930 ratings — published 2018
Perfect Match (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as child-abuse)
avg rating 3.98 — 87,090 ratings — published 2002
Sharp Objects (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as child-abuse)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,285,777 ratings — published 2006
One Child (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as child-abuse)
avg rating 4.28 — 16,539 ratings — published 1980
The Bluest Eye (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as child-abuse)
avg rating 4.14 — 326,181 ratings — published 1970
A Stolen Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as child-abuse)
avg rating 3.98 — 152,276 ratings — published 2011
Where the Crawdads Sing (ebook)
by (shelved 21 times as child-abuse)
avg rating 4.37 — 3,805,718 ratings — published 2018
A Brother's Journey (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as child-abuse)
avg rating 3.93 — 7,222 ratings — published 2000
Ghost Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as child-abuse)
avg rating 4.15 — 10,965 ratings — published 1991
A Little Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as child-abuse)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,016,788 ratings — published 2015
Room (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 20 times as child-abuse)
avg rating 4.08 — 849,793 ratings — published 2010
The Rules of Survival (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as child-abuse)
avg rating 3.98 — 11,916 ratings — published 2006
Sold (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as child-abuse)
avg rating 4.24 — 68,848 ratings — published 2006
When Rabbit Howls (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as child-abuse)
avg rating 4.05 — 18,017 ratings — published 1987
Push (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as child-abuse)
avg rating 3.88 — 60,746 ratings — published 1996
The Lovely Bones (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as child-abuse)
avg rating 3.86 — 2,491,064 ratings — published 2002
Fighting Words (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as child-abuse)
avg rating 4.63 — 14,447 ratings — published 2020
The Nickel Boys (ebook)
by (shelved 17 times as child-abuse)
avg rating 4.25 — 327,938 ratings — published 2019
Orbiting Jupiter (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 17 times as child-abuse)
avg rating 4.23 — 61,307 ratings — published 2015
The War That Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life, #1)
by (shelved 17 times as child-abuse)
avg rating 4.49 — 121,167 ratings — published 2015
Sickened: The Memoir of a Munchausen by Proxy Childhood (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as child-abuse)
avg rating 3.74 — 20,503 ratings — published 2003
Monday's Not Coming (ebook)
by (shelved 16 times as child-abuse)
avg rating 4.26 — 91,593 ratings — published 2018
Mystic River (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as child-abuse)
avg rating 4.18 — 173,642 ratings — published 2001
Me & Emma (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as child-abuse)
avg rating 3.91 — 22,387 ratings — published 2005
Three Little Words (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as child-abuse)
avg rating 4.20 — 17,926 ratings — published 2008
Sybil: The Classic True Story of a Woman Possessed by Sixteen Personalities (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as child-abuse)
avg rating 3.99 — 91,493 ratings — published 1973
Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as child-abuse)
avg rating 4.49 — 131,083 ratings — published 2025
Sadie (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as child-abuse)
avg rating 4.02 — 134,485 ratings — published 2018
Orphan Train (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as child-abuse)
avg rating 4.20 — 475,429 ratings — published 2013
Mommie Dearest (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as child-abuse)
avg rating 3.67 — 11,826 ratings — published 1978
True (. . . Sort Of)
by (shelved 15 times as child-abuse)
avg rating 4.15 — 5,006 ratings — published 2011
Broken (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as child-abuse)
avg rating 4.28 — 4,388 ratings — published 2008
Cry Silent Tears: The Horrific True Story of the Mute Little Boy in the Cellar (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as child-abuse)
avg rating 4.23 — 4,563 ratings — published 2008
The Color Purple (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as child-abuse)
avg rating 4.28 — 774,655 ratings — published 1982
Demon Copperhead (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as child-abuse)
avg rating 4.46 — 912,850 ratings — published 2022
If You Tell: A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 14 times as child-abuse)
avg rating 3.97 — 376,059 ratings — published 2019
My Dark Vanessa (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as child-abuse)
avg rating 4.09 — 452,802 ratings — published 2020
“In order to survive her tumultuous childhood, Mary created another Fat Mary, a companion and consoler, who took away her hurts, fears, and questions and kept them safe until Mary was older and mature enough to process the abuse and neglect she had endured.”
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“Violators cannot live with the truth: survivors cannot live without it. There are those who still, once again, are poised to invalidate and deny us. If we don't assert our truth, it may again be relegated to fantasy. But the truth won't go away. It will keep surfacing until it is recognized. Truth will outlast any campaigns mounted against it, no matter how mighty, clever, or long. It is invincible. It's only a matter of which generation is willing to face it and, in so doing, protect future generations from ritual abuse.”
― Safe Passage to Healing: A Guide for Survivors of Ritual Abuse
― Safe Passage to Healing: A Guide for Survivors of Ritual Abuse
