Sexual Assault Awareness Month

April 2026 marks the official 25th anniversary of Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

Updated April 15, 2026
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Believing : our thirty-year journey to end gender violence
Hill, Anita
Paper Book
From the woman who gave the landmark testimony against Clarence Thomas as a sexual menace, a new manifesto about the origins and course of gender violence in our society; a combination of memoir, personal accounts, law, and social analysis, and a powerful call to arms from one of our most...
The big questions book of sex and consent
Freitas, Donna
Paper Book
What this book is NOT: The fear-based How-To on sex and consent, oversimplified and focused on technicalities, that represents so much of our sexual education today. What this book IS: A journey into the Big Questions that will turn you into a...
Chasing the truth : a young journalist's guide to investigative reporting
Shamir, Ruby
Paper Book
The perfect book for all student journalists, this young readers adaptation of the New York Times bestselling She Said by  Pulitzer Prize winning reporters' Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey will inspire a new generation of young journalists.   Soon to be a...
Even when your voice shakes
Goka, Ruby Yayra
Paper Book
A young woman speaks out against her wealthy abuser in this riveting YA novel from one of Ghana's most celebrated children's book authors. When Amerley is offered a job working for one of her mother's old school friends, she knows she has to accept. Her wages will feed her family...
A girl like that
Bhathena, Tanaz
Paper Book
A Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Book of 2018 A Canadian Children's Book Centre Best Book of 2018 An Ontario Library Association White Pine Award Shortlist Pick A Globe and Mail Top 100 Book A Quill...
Girls like us
Giles, Gail
Paper Book
"A sensitive and affecting story of two young women learning to thrive in spite of their hard circumstances." -- Booklist (starred review) Quincy and Biddy are both graduates of their high school's special ed program, but they couldn't be more...
I have the right to : a high school survivor's story of sexual assault, justice, and hope
Prout, Chessy
Paper Book
"A bold, new voice." --People "A nuanced addition to the #MeToo conversation." --Vice A young survivor tells her searing, visceral story of sexual assault, justice, and healing in this gutwrenching memoir. The numbers are staggering:...
Know my name : a memoir
Miller, Chanel
Paper Book
Universally acclaimed, rapturously reviewed, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for autobiography, and an instant New York Times bestseller, Chanel Miller's breathtaking memoir "gives readers the privilege of knowing her not just as Emily Doe, but as Chanel Miller the writer,...
The mirror season
McLemore, Anna-Marie
Paper Book
"An unforgettable story of trauma and healing, told in achingly beautiful prose with great tenderness and care." --#1 New York Times-bestselling author Karen M. McManus When two teens discover that they were both sexually assaulted at the same party, they develop a...
Notes on a silencing : a memoir
Crawford, Lacy
Paper Book
A "powerful and scary and important and true" memoir of a young woman's struggle to regain her sense of self after trauma, and the efforts by a powerful New England boarding school to silence her--at any cost (Sally Mann, author of Hold Still). ...
The no where girls
Reed, Amy Lynn
Paper Book
'Empowering, brutally honest, and realistically complex' Buzzfeed 'A call-to-action to everyone out there who wants to fight back' Bustle 'With a powerful message about consent on the one hand and a diverse range of female...
The perks of being a wallflower
Chbosky, Stephen
Paper Book
"A timeless story for every young person who needs to understand that they are not alone." --Judy Blume "Once in a while, a novel comes along that becomes a generational touchstone. The Perks of Being a Wallflower is one of those books." --R. J. Palacio, #1 New York...
Shout : a poetry memoir
Anderson, Laurie Halse
Paper Book
A New York Times bestseller and one of 2019's best-reviewed books, a poetic memoir and call to action from the award-winning author of Speak, Laurie Halse Anderson! Bestselling author Laurie Halse Anderson is known for the unflinching way she writes about, and...
Speak
Anderson, Laurie Halse
Paper Book
The groundbreaking National Book Award Finalist and Michael L. Printz Honor Book with more than 3.5 million copies sold, Speak is a bestselling modern classic about consent, healing, and finding your voice. "Speak up for yourself--we want to know what you have to say."...
The way I used to be
Smith, Amber
Paper Book
New York Times bestseller! In the tradition of Speak, Amber Smith's extraordinary debut novel "is a heart-twisting, but ultimately hopeful, exploration of how pain can lead to strength" (The Boston Globe). Eden was always good at being good. Starting...
Welcome to consent : how to say no, when to say yes, and how to be the boss of your body
Stynes, Yumi; Kang, Melissa
Paper Book
Every person is the boss of their own body! This lively guide--another engaging and essential resource from the creators of Welcome to Your Period!--digs deep into all aspects of consent. Understanding consent is important for people with all kinds of bodies, in all kinds...
Women talking
Toews, Miriam
Paper Book
The basis of the Oscar-winning film from writer/director Sarah Polley, starring Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley, with Ben Whishaw and Frances McDormand. INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER "This amazing, sad, shocking, but touching novel, based on a real-life...

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