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
Price, Kate (Scientist)
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...
Silenced no more : surviving my journey to hell and back
Ransome, Sarah.
Paper Book
Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell survivor Sarah Ransome shares the shocking inside story of her time trapped in the horrific sex trafficking ring. How could Jeffrey and Ghislaine operate a rape pyramid scheme for twenty-plus years, all as the powerful leaders they hobnobbed...
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...
You too?
Paper Book
A timely and heartfelt collection of essays inspired by the #MeToo movement, edited by acclaimed author Janet Gurtler. Featuring Beth Revis, Mackenzi Lee, Ellen Hopkins, Saundra Mitchell, Jennifer Brown, Cheryl Rainfield and many more. When #MeToo went viral, Janet Gurtler was among the...
Whatever gets you through : twelve survivors on life after sexual assault
Paper Book
Personal stories of surviving after the trauma of sexual assault. In the era of #MeToo, we've become better at talking about sexual assault. But sexual assault isn't limited to a single, terrible moment of violence: it stays with survivors, following them wherever...
Scared selfless : my journey from abuse and madness to surviving and thriving
Stevens, Michelle (Psychologist)
Paper Book
A powerful memoir of a shocking and improbable journey from torture to recovery. Scared Selfless will do for Multiple Personality Disorder what An Unquiet Mind did for bipolar depression. In this harrowing yet unflinching reflection, Michelle, now a psychotherapist, sheds light on the threat of...
The last girl : my story of captivity, and my fight against the Islamic State
Murad, Nadia
Paper Book
WINNER OF THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE * In this "courageous" (The Washington Post) memoir of survival, a former captive of the Islamic State tells her harrowing and ultimately inspiring story.   Nadia Murad was born and raised in Kocho, a small village of farmers...
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...
The witness wore red : the 19th wife, who brought polygamous cult leaders to justice
Musser, Rebecca
Paper Book
The revealing and inspiring memoir of a woman forced into polygamous marriage in FLDS Church and her brave struggle to protect others from the same fate. Rebecca Musser grew up in fear, concealing her family's polygamous lifestyle from the "dangerous" outside...
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