Things We Haven't Said: Sexual Violence Survivors Speak Out

Things We Haven't Said: Sexual Violence Survivors Speak Out

*A necessary and powerful resource. --Kirkus, Starred Review

*This inclusive, poignant look at a diverse representation of sexual assault survivors tackles an extremely sensitive subject with hope, tools, and resources to not only build a working vernacular for assault victims but to empower teens who have been assaulted.--Booklist, Starred Review

A necessary book on a topic that is often shrouded in silence. All YA collections will want to consider.-School Library Journal

"There are days when I am less stardust than sawdust, less survivor than victim, but that does not mean that the reclamation of my own body is any less eternal." -Jane Cochrane

"How to describe the feeling of not being believed? It is the feeling of disappearing." -Stephanie Oakes

"I used to want to hurt you, to break you, to give you the sort of nightmares I still have so many years later." -Melissa Marr

"It's so easy to say you'll fight when it's not happening to you. But then it was happening to me. And I locked up. My bones had all linked together and I was still." -Bryson McCrone

Things We Haven't Said is a powerful collection of poems, essays, letters, vignettes and interviews written by a diverse group of impressive adults who survived sexual violence as children and adolescents. Structured to incorporate creative writing to engage the reader and informative interviews to dig for context, this anthology is a valuable resource of hope, grit and honest conversation that will help teens tackle the topic of sexual violence, upend stigma and maintain hope for a better future.
Country USA
Brand Zest Books (Tm)
Manufacturer Zest Books ™
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781942186342
ReleaseDate 2018-03-13
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9781942186342

Country	USA
Brand	Zest Books (Tm)
Manufacturer	Zest Books ™
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9781942186342
ReleaseDate	2018-03-13
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9781942186342

Things We Haven't Said: Sexual Violence Survivors Speak Out

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