Recommended
Reading List
While there are many sources of information available, the
following is a list to help children and non-offending parents and caregivers
move from victimization to empowerment and healing.
For Children
Something Happened and I’m Scared to
Tell: A Book for Young Victims of
Abuse
by Patricia Kehoe, PhD, Illustrated by Carol Deach, 1987
A Very Touching Book for Little People
and for Big People
by Jan Hindman, 1985
My Body is Private
by Linda Walvoord Girard and pictures by Rodney Page
Your Body Belongs to You
by Cornelia Spelman, Virginia Silverstein an Laura
Silverstein Nunn, 2000
The Right Touch
For Adults
Silently Seduced:
When Parents make Their Children Partners: Understanding Covert Incest
by Kenneth M. Adams, 1991
Children and Trauma: A Guide for Parents and Professionals
by Cynthia Monahon, 1993
Protect Your Child From Sexual Abuse:
A Parent’s Guide
Trauma and Recovery
by Judith Herman, 1997
The Courage to Heal
by Ellen Bass and Laura Davis, 1990
Father – Daughter Incest
Sexual Assault of Children and
Adolescents
by A. Burgess, N. Groth, L. Holstrom, and S. Sgroi
Allies in Healing: When a Person You Love was Sexually Abused as a Child:
A Support Book
The Secret Trauma: Incest in the lives of Girls and Women
by Diana E. H. Russel, 1999
Miss America by Day: Lessons Learned from Ultimate Betrayals and Unconditional
Love
by Marilyn Van Derbur
Protecting your Children From Sexual
Predators
by Leigh Baker
Sexual Healing Journey: A Guide for Survivors of Sexual Abuse
by Wendy Maltz
Inrage:
Healing the Hidden Rage of Child Sexual Abuse
by Linda Callaghan