Stop Sexual Exploitation Week NL (Adult + YA)

Every May, Newfoundland & Labrador brings awareness to sexual exploitation in our province through increased education.

In collaboration with CASEY and Thrive, we have assembled a booklist for adults and young adults, covering the stories of real sexual abuse survivors and resources for understanding and healing from sexual abuse/exploitation.

Updated March 17, 2026
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Stop Sexual Exploitation Week NL (Adult + YA)

Every May, Newfoundland & Labrador brings awareness to sexual exploitation in our province through increased education.

In collaboration with CASEY and Thrive, we have assembled a booklist for adults and young adults, covering the stories of real sexual abuse survivors and resources for understanding and healing from sexual abuse/exploitation.

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Nobody's girl : a memoir of surviving abuse and fighting for justice
Giuffre, Virginia Roberts
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The unforgettable memoir by the late Virginia Roberts Giuffre, the woman who dared to take on Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell "Make no mistake: this is a book about power, corruption, industrial-scale sex abuse and the way in which...
This Happened to Me: A Reckoning Hardcover
Price, Kate.
Paper Book
A Washington Post Noteworthy Book (of July and August); a Book Riot Best Nonfiction Book of Summer; WBUR (Boston Public Radio) Twelve Books to Read This Summer "Price not only rises above the hurt and hate, she uses her hard-won insights to shine a light for...
One way back : a memoir
Ford, Christine Blasey
Paper Book
Now a New York Times bestseller "A blisteringly personal memoir...a thoughtful exploration of what it feels like to become a main character in a major American reckoning." --The Washington Post "An insightful tour de force." --People<...
#MeToo and you : everything you need to know about consent, boundaries, and more
Bondy, Halley
Paper Book
Can you define a healthy relationship? Would you recognize unsafe or abusive behavior if you saw it or heard about it? "My friend said if I don't give her my new shoes, she won't invite me to her party." "My older neighbor invites me over to play video games but told me not to tell...
Unbound : my story of liberation and the birth of the Me Too movement
Burke, Tarana
Paper Book
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Searing. Powerful. Needed." --Oprah "Sometimes a single story can change the world. Unbound is one of those stories. Tarana's words are a testimony to liberation and love." --Brené Brown From...
American daughter : a memoir
Plymale, Stephanie Thornton
Paper Book
The sharp and surprising true story of a woman who finally sets out to understand her past, and the mother she had one day hoped to forget. Full of unexpected twists and unbelievable revelations, American Daughter is an immersive memoir that will have you on the edge of your seat to the very last...
Credible : why we doubt accusers and protect abusers
Tuerkheimer, Deborah.
Paper Book
In this landmark book, a former prosecutor, legal expert, and leading authority on sexual violence examines why we are primed to disbelieve allegations of sexual abuse--and how we can transform a culture and a legal system structured to dismiss accusers   ...
Drawing power : women's stories of sexual violence, harassment, and survival
Paper Book
More than 60 female comics creators share their personal experiences with sexual violence and harassment through new and original comicsInspired by the global #MeToo Movement, Drawing Power: Women's Stories of Sexual Violence, Harassment, and Survival is a collection of original, nonfiction comics...
Grass
Gendry-Kim, Keum Suk
Paper Book
Appeared on best of the year lists from The New York Times, The Guardian, and more! Winner of The Cartoonist Studio Prize for Best Print Comic of the Year! Grass is a powerful antiwar graphic novel, telling the life story of a Korean girl named Okseon Lee...
Finding me : a decade of darkness, a life reclaimed : a memoir of the Cleveland kidnappings
Knight, Michelle
Paper Book
The #1 New York Times Bestseller and inspirational memoir by Michelle Knight, whose survival story gripped the world and continues to inspire and offer hope. Michelle was a young single mother when she was kidnapped by a local school bus driver named Ariel Castro. For more...
Silent no more : Victim 1's fight for justice against Jerry Sandusky
Fisher, Aaron
Ebook
Victim 1, at fourteen years of age, spoke up against Jerry Sandusky in the Penn State scandal, and now for the first time tells his story. Aaron Fisher was an eager and spirited eleven-year-old when legendary Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky recruited him into his Second Mile...
The sexual healing journey : a guide for survivors of sexual abuse
Maltz, Wendy
Ebook
"Men and women who have despaired that their sex lives would never change will find hope and answers in this friendly, encouraging, and essential guide." --Laura Davis, coauthor of The Courage to Heal and author of Allies in Healing This widely...
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