Reading List: Young Adult Fiction About Abuse
YA & adult reading list focused on physical abuse — recommended titles, brief trigger notes, and resources for teens, caregivers, and educators.
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Read Your Way Through May
Explore your next gripping read with P.D. Workman’s May-themed book recommendations! Discover page-turners that align with this month’s special themes and your unique reading preferences. Uncover your next favorite book today!
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Books Featuring Prison Breaks
I’ve done all kinds of themed posts and book lists here before, but one that I haven’t done is prison breaks!
This topic was prompted by my latest release, On the Slab Pie, which revolves around a prison break.
As I was brainstorming for this book, I started to wonder how many people Erin Price had ended up putting in prison in the first seventeen books of the series. And… it’s a fairly significant number. There are a couple of books where no one ended up going to prison for one reason or another, and other books where two or more people end up there. So I decided it was time for a reunion with a few of these villains!
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Fiction Books for ADHD Awareness
October is National ADHD Awareness month, so I thought it would be a good time to shine a spotlight on ADHD. I asked around in my author circles for fiction books with main characters with ADHD, and got… nothing. But don’t worry, I didn’t let that stop me! I have tracked down a number of books for you.
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Murder in the Park: Long Climb to the Top
It is release day for Long climb to the Top, Book #2 in the Parks Pat Mysteries series!
Since I featured other new releases last week, I wanted to try something else this week, so I am focusing on other books with murders that take place in parks or natural spaces. Check them out!
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Personal Power in Fiction
books, to tell the truth) is that of personal power. What does Reg (or another character) do when faced with an insurmountable obstacle? In Reg’s case, being a paranormal setting, it may be something as big as a magical being intent on taking over the world. That’s a pretty big obstacle. But in other series, it may also be Chloe’s struggle with homelessness and a traumatic history. Or Renata’s ongoing battle with mito and paranoid schizophrenia.
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Reading for Celiac Disease Awareness
May is Celiac Disease Awareness month. You may have heard of Celiac Disease and not know what it means. It has also been called Celiac Sprue and a couple of other names. While those with Celiac Disease react to the glutens (proteins) in grains, it is not an allergy like a peanut allergy.
One of the things that I have had people ask me is which is worse, allergies or intolerance (Celiac Disease is an intolerance to glutens.) But it is very individual. Either one can be mild or severe. And with an intolerance like Celiac Disease, you may not realize that you have it, may not have any recognizable symptoms, but it can still cause damage that can result in serious illness such as colon cancer or the inability to absorb nutrients.
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Autism Acceptance: Reading about Intersectionality
I was asking an autistic friend for his thoughts on topics of importance to autists in 2021, and his suggestion was to look at intersectionality. So now I have about thirty tabs open as I have been researching and digging up some resources for you. I hope you’re ready for this!
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Reading for Stalker Awareness
January is National Stalking Awareness Month. Despite all of the advances society has made in the area of relationships, consent, and violence against women, stalking is still a very real problem. And despite the stuff you might see on TV, where stalkers are caught in the space of an hour, many people have been stalked for years, despite multiple police reports and protective orders. Stalkers are frequently released shortly after arrest and sentences when/if they are ever convicted of stalking can be very light. Then, they are back on the street and up to their old tricks.
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Reading List: Books with Racially Diverse Main Characters
There are an increasing number of books out there featuring BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, Person of Colour) main characters. The “default” is still white main characters, but the call for more diverse characters is louder and more insistent, and authors are stepping up to fill the gap. BIPOC authors writing characters from their own cultures (#ownvoices) are particularly sought after.
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