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Strong at the Heart: How It Feels to Heal from Sexual Abuse
enlarge	Author: Carolyn Lehman Creator: Laura Davis Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) Category: Book List Price: ~~$18.00~~ Buy Used: $4.44 You Save: $13.56 (75%) New (31) Used (18) from $4.44 Media: Hardcover Edition: 1st Reading Level: Young Adult Number Of Items: 1 Pages: 176 Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2 Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.8 x 0.7 ISBN: 0374372829 Dewey Decimal Number: 362.764 EAN: 9780374372828 ASIN: 0374372829 Publication Date: November 3, 2005 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Editorial Reviews: Product Description DIVDIVB#8220;This book is an absolute gift to the world.#8221; #8211; Jacqueline Woodson/P/BEvery year more than half a million young people are sexually abused or assaulted in North America. This groundbreaking book brings readers face-to-face with nine survivors who speak with candor and courage about the abuse they experienced, how they have healed, and how they are moving forward with their lives. White, black, Latino, and Native American, these everyday heroes come from a wide range of communities and have found different ways to cope with and overcome sexual trauma. Through moving personal stories and striking photographs they take readers into their lives, offering insight and hope for anyone affected by this all-too-common childhood experience./P/DIVDIVIn this book about healing, young readers and their families will find additional information in the resource section, a comprehensive guide to the best help lines, books, films, and Web sites on healing and resilience./DIV/DIV

Customer Reviews: Read 2 more reviews... Sensitive and Ground Breaking January 14, 2008 2 out of 2 found this review helpful As a therapist who has done considerable work with incest and sexual abuse, I give this the highest rating. I think it makes an important contribution to the field and particularly to people of any age, gender or sexual orientation that are dealing with their own recovery. It is sensitive and soulful. Enlightening November 9, 2006 2 out of 2 found this review helpful Strong at the Heart presents very personal stories. These individual stories together present the resilency of the heart. Very moved and inspired to continue my work as Rape Crises Counselor Indispensable read July 25, 2006 2 out of 2 found this review helpful I have not suffered childhood abuse but was recommended this book as a source of inspiration and education on helping people to face and overcome the abuse they've suffered and suppressed for years. This book is a breath of fresh air for victims and friends interested in helping loved ones heal persistent, bottled up wounds; it provides hope and can be a great source of inspiration for all readers. Good book for survivors March 3, 2006 1 out of 1 found this review helpful I really like this book because it comes from various survivors. They tell their stories. This is positive from a theraputic standpoint when working with survivors of sexual abuse. I recommend this awesome book for all survivors of abuse January 5, 2006 5 out of 6 found this review helpful I purchased two copies of this great book for Christmas. One for myself and another for a survivor that wrote me after she read my story of abuse in the local paper, the Rock River Times. Speaking as a victim of a brutal rape at the age of 13 by a priest, this book deals with all aspects of stories told by victims/survivors of sexual abuse in all areas. The abuse itself, the relentless shame that comes with it, coming forward, going public, getting the much needed medical help, finding the strength, truth, faith and hope to live because so many do not. Those that took their lives are so often forgotten and we should never stop fighting for what happened to them at the hands of these perpetrators. There are many books that deal with facts and figures regarding sexual abuse but this book has a wealth of information for survivors to utilize. It would be great to see more books of this nature published to help calm the minds and souls of so many survivors and their families that thirst for this knowledge. It gives contacts, websites, phone numbers, etc., for organizations such as SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, The Healing Alliance (LINKUP), Male Survivor, CONTACT crisis lines, and much more. Simply put, buy this book, survivor or not - it'll warm your heart, educate you in the process and bring a tear to your eyes. Thanks for reading my review and peace be with you, always.br /br /Donald Bondickbr /Rockford, Illinois

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