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SOCIAL ISSUES: A child called it by Dave Pelzer

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		A man named Dave : a story of triumph and forgiveness Dave Pelzer's incredible and inspiring life story has already captured the interest of more than one million readers. A Man Named Dave is the long-awaited conclusion to his trilogy in which he describes how he triumphed over years of physical and emotional abuse from his parents to become a self-accepting and confident adult. Pelzer, David J. 362.7609 PELZER

		Blackbird : a childhood lost and found Lauck's heartbreaking and inspiring memoir--debuting to advance critical acclaim--tells how an ordinary child growing up under the blue skies of Carson City, Nevada, in the early 1970s lost her childhood after her world became unhinged by family tragedy. Lauck, Jennifer. B LAUCK LAUCK

		Falling leaves : the true story of an unwanted Chinese daughter This enthralling, emotionally wrenching saga of a prosperous Chinese family, living during a time of political upheaval in China, reveals the effects of communism and capitalism on a family caught in the collision of East and West. Mah, Adeline Yen, 1937- B MAH MAH

		First person plural : my life as a multiple In the tradition of "Sybil" and "When Rabbit Howls", a gripping account of one man's heroic efforts to cope with Dissociative Identity Disorder. Line drawings. West, Cameron, 1955- 616.8523 WEST

		Flowers in the attic Andrews, V. C. (Virginia C.) FIC ANDREWS

		Ghost girl : the true story of a child in peril and the teacher who saved her Jadie never spoke. She never laughed, or cried, or uttered any sound. Despite efforts to reach her, Jadie remained locked in her own troubled world, until one remarkable teacher persuaded her to break her self-imposed silence. Nothing in all of Torey Hayden's experience could have prepared her for the shock of what Jadie told her, a story too horrendous for Torey's professional colleagues to acknowledge. Yet a little girl was living in a nightmare, and Torey Hayden responded in the only way she knew how, with courage, compassion, and dedication, demonstrating once again the tremendous power of love and the relilience of the human spirit. Hayden, Torey L. 362.7 HAYDEN

		Stolen lives : twenty years in a desert jail A New York Times Bestseller A Publishers Weekly Bestseller An Oprah's Book Club® Selection Malika Oufkir was the eldest daughter of General Oufkir, the King of Morocco's closest aide. Malika spent most of her childhood and adolescence in the court harem, surrounded by luxury and privilege. In 1972, her father was executed after an attempt to assassinate the king. Malika, her five brothers and sisters, and her mother were immediately imprisoned in a desert penal colo After twenty years, theOufkir children managed to dig a tunnel with their bare hands and make an audacious escape. Malika was finally able to leave Morocco and begin a new life in exile in 1996. Stolen Lives is an unforgettable story of one woman's journey to freedom. Oufkir, Malika, 1953- B OUFKIR OUFKIR

		The watcher As she sits watching a seemingly perfect family and a handsome lifeguard on the beach, a lonely, troubled girl projects herself into the fantasy lives she has created for them. Howe, James, 1946- TEEN HOWE

		This boy's life : a memoir In this unforgettable memoir of boyhood in the 1950s, we meet the young Toby Wolff, by turns tough and vulnerable, crafty and bumbling, and ultimately winning. Separated by divorce from his father and brother, Toby and his mother are constantly on the move. Between themselves they develop an almost telepathic trust that sees them through their wanderings from Florida to a small town in Washington State. Fighting for identity and self-respect against the unrelenting hostility of a new stepfather, Toby's growing up is at once poignant and comical. His various schemes--running away to Alaska, forging cheeks, and stealing cars--lead eventually to an act of outrageous self-invention that releases him into a new world of possibility. Wolff, Tobias, 1945- B WOLFF WOLFF

		What Jamie saw Having fled to a family friend's hillside trailer after his mother's boyfriend tried to throw his baby sister against a wall, nine-year-old Jamie finds himself living an existence full of uncertainty and fear. Coman, Carolyn. J COMAN

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SOCIAL ISSUES: A child called it by Dave Pelzer