The most popular abuse & violence books of 2020

These books deal with harm done by one person to another, and with surviving it. Novels and memoirs describe violence at home, in institutions and between strangers, and the long work of recovery. They are written with honesty and respect, and many readers find strength in them. This list shows the ones first published in 2020.

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Ruthie Fear
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Ruthie Fear

Maxim Loskutoff

2020 · 2022 edition

304 pages

This Little Family
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This Little Family

Inès Bayard, Adriana Hunter

2020 · 2021 edition

272 pages

Fights
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Fights

Joel Christian Gill

Published 2020

256 pages

MS-13
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MS-13

Steven Dudley

Published 2020

352 pages

You Too?
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You Too?

Janet Gurtler

Published 2020

320 pages

Let Me Go
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Let Me Go

Casey Watson

Published 2020

320 pages

Saving Savannah
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Saving Savannah

Tonya Bolden, Robin Eller

Published 2020

272 pages

Start by Believing
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Start by Believing

John Barr, Dan Murphy

2020 · 2021 edition

352 pages

Yorick and Bones
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Yorick and Bones

Jeremy Tankard, Hermione Tankard

2020 · 2021 edition

160 pages

Privilege
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Privilege

Mary Adkins

Published 2020

345 pages

Problem Child
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Problem Child

Terrell Carter

2020 · 2024 edition

288 pages

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