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The most popular child abuse books of 2023
These books are about children who were harmed or neglected, and the adults they became. Memoirs and novels describe what happened and the long effort to understand it and heal. They are painful to read, and they are testaments to resilience. This list shows the ones first published in 2023.
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Misplaced Childhood A True Story of Resiliency and Child Advocacy
Joan Ulsher
Published 2023
316 pages
Still Standing
Paul Kennedy, Chrissie Foster
Published 2023
336 pages
Son of a Whore A Memoir
Herman Lategan
Published 2023
248 pages
The Farrows of Hollywood Their Dark Side of Paradise
Marilyn Ann Moss
Published 2023
328 pages
It's Not About Food, Drugs, Or Alcohol It's About Healing Complex PTSD
Mary Giuliani
Published 2023
338 pages
Why, Father? From the No.1 bestselling author, a new true story of abuse and survival for fans of Cathy Glass
Toni Maguire
Published 2023
352 pages
Light in Bandaged Places Healing in the Wake of Young Betrayal
Liz Kinchen
Published 2023
312 pages
Trans Children in Today's Schools
Aidan Key
Published 2023
544 pages
Break the Code of Silence Raising My Voice to Protect Our Kids
Brian Claypool
Published 2023
208 pages
Dancing on a Crack in a Hollow House My Broken Story - Through Harm to Hope
Kathryn Traub
Published 2023
254 pages
Body Safety for Young Children Empowering Caring Adults
Kimberly King
Published 2023
200 pages
Rotten Fruit is Falling Down Because I Shake the Tree
Erin Arvizu
Published 2023
266 pages
One of the Boys Surviving Dartmouth, Family, and the Wilderness of Men
Lynn Lobban
Published 2023
356 pages
Raising Badass Kids The Savvy Parents' Guide to Predator-Proofing Tweens & Teens
C. J. Scarlet
Published 2023
264 pages
Who Am i
Chad Gaines
Published 2023
150 pages
Secrets and Lies
David Meagher
Published 2023
288 pages
Close to Home Sexual Abusers and Serial Killers, Memoir and Murder
Janine O'Neill
Published 2023
462 pages
Heal Your Sh!t Find Your Happy
Christine Varnavas
Published 2023
278 pages
The Killing Closet
V. L. Brunskill
Published 2023
276 pages
Secrets and Silence Uncovering the Legacy of the Cleveland Child Sexual Abuse Case
Beatrix Campbell
Published 2023
306 pages
Stop the Silence Thriving After Child Sexual Abuse
Pamela J. Pine
Published 2023
246 pages
Speak of It A Memoir
Marcos McPeek Villatoro
2023 · 2026 edition
224 pages
Avenging Child Sex Abuse Vigilante Violence in Prisons and the Community
Joshua Long, Jason Vukovich
Published 2023
292 pages