The Bird That Stole Our Innocence
The Bird That Stole Our Innocence

Author: Edward Clark

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2015-07-16

Total Pages: 330

ISBN-13: 1329391063

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(LARGE PRINT 3rd EDITION) The fourth book in the Rod Gentry series. Ninety million dollars is at stake in Brevard County, Florida. The "good folks" trying to save a beautiful bird from extinction say that's what it will cost to save it. To stop the bird's habitat from being destroyed by development, buy up the land with tax money, or confiscate it through regulation. Who cares about the little landowners who worked the land for a lifetime? And why should we care about the people who will never come to our state because housing is too expensive? The new Florida resident unashamedly says, "I've got mine! To Hell with the rest of them!", or the one born here who says "We don't have room for any more people!" When did we get to the point of denying to our fellow Americans the opportunity of home ownership that we hold so dear for ourselves? Rod Gentry sets out to find the facts. Is the bird endangered? And where will the ninety million dollars come from? And where will it end up?

Innocent
Innocent

Author: Eric Walters

Publisher: Orca Book Publishers

Published: 2015-09-29

Total Pages: 239

ISBN-13: 1459806670

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After the orphanage she lives in is destroyed by fire, Betty, an innocent and trusting teen, takes a job as a maid in Kingston, Ontario. Welcomed into the household of the wealthy Remington clan, Betty makes friends with the staff at the house and soon discovers that her mother had also been a maid there—and that her father is in a nearby jail, convicted of murdering her mother. When she meets her father, she is taken aback by his claims of innocence, and she decides to try to uncover the truth about her mother’s murder and her father’s conviction. A friendly young policeman assists her in her investigation (and shows an interest in Betty that is more romantic than professional). But all is not well in the Remington household, and someone doesn’t want Betty to learn the truth. Part of the SECRETS—a series of seven linked novels that can be read in any order.

Dear Freedom Writer
Dear Freedom Writer

Author: The Freedom Writers

Publisher: Crown

Published: 2022-03-29

Total Pages: 449

ISBN-13: 0593239873

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The students of today tell their stories of adversity and growth in letters to the original Freedom Writers—authors of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Freedom Writers Diary—who write supportive and powerful letters in response. Over twenty years ago, the students in first-year teacher Erin Gruwell’s high school class in Long Beach, California, were labeled “unteachable”—but she saw past that. Instead of treating them as scores on a test, she understood that each of them had a unique story to tell. Inspired by books like Anne Frank’s diary, her students began writing their own diaries, eventually dubbing themselves the Freedom Writers. Together, they co-authored The Freedom Writers Diary, which launched a movement that remains incredibly relevant and impactful today. Their stories speak to young people who feel as if those around them do not care about their lives, their feelings, and their struggles. They want to be heard; they want to be seen. In Dear Freedom Writer, the next generation of Freedom Writers shares its struggles with abuse, racism, discrimination, poverty, mental health, imposed borders, LGBTQIA+ identity, and police violence. Each story is answered with a letter of advice from an original Freedom Writer. With empathy and honesty, they address these young people not with the platitudes of a politician or a celebrity, but with the pragmatic advice of people who have dealt with these same issues and come out on the other side. Through its eye-opening and inspiring stories, Dear Freedom Writer paints an unflinchingly honest portrait of today’s youth and offers a powerful message of perseverance, understanding, and hope.

Stolen Girl - I was an innocent schoolgirl. I was targeted, raped and abused by a gang of sadistic men. But that was just the beginning ... this is my terrifying true story
Stolen Girl - I was an innocent schoolgirl. I was targeted, raped and abused by a gang of sadistic men. But that was just the beginning ... this is my terrifying true story

Author: Katie Taylor

Publisher: Kings Road Publishing

Published: 2013-01-07

Total Pages: 222

ISBN-13: 1782193634

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Katie was an innocent 13-year-old schoolgirl when she was targeted, raped and abused by a gang of sadistic men. But that was just the beginning...Bullied from an early age Katie had low self-esteem which made her a prime target for the paedophile that followed her home from school. In the following months she was systematically groomed and raped by a group of predatory Asian men who separated her from her friends and passed her between them. But it was the ring leader Zeb who lured her with drugs and alcohol before raping her at a secret house which he used to exploit young girls. Katie's abuse went on for two agonizing years until Zeb came up with an even more sickening plan. Stolen Girl is the shocking true story of a lost childhood innocence but it is also one of hope and how Katie found the strength and courage not only to escape her abusers but to bring them to justice.

Deadly Innocent
Deadly Innocent

Author: Babu Gautam

Publisher: Partridge Publishing

Published: 2020-04-06

Total Pages: 161

ISBN-13: 1543706711

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Deadly Innocent, picarseque on more than one counts, imaginatively recounts the short-lived life of an adolescent rebel, Leelu. The picaro here is a troubling teenager whose exploits come as cries to the busy world, and go unheard. On a factual account he's a rebel without cause. But the facts make way for the truth, when we come across the uncut reality of an adolescent underworld in the times of cholera and war. In a rising republic of sufferings and hope, India that was, Leelu, the rascal kid, lived his today as if there's no tomorrow. In a quasi- Freudian account, Leelu's delinquency is essentially a consequence of the broken family. Unlike his perennially absent father, Leelu asserts his presence wherever he is, to pronounce himself a real man. The reason behind his destructive acts is nothing but 'you gotta do something' against the authoritative system. For an errant boy, on the verge of being declared enemy of the society, and the 'cosh' being in the hands of the social authority, 'vanishing into thin air' was the only way to redemption, if it has to be. The truth remains, at the end, that Leelu was too damaged to have survived.

The Innocent and the Merciless
The Innocent and the Merciless

Author: Auna Raunea

Publisher: Trafford Publishing

Published: 2011-05-04

Total Pages: 178

ISBN-13: 1426962770

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Auna Raunea was just two years old when her father threatened to stuff her in a potato sack and throw it in the river. It was only the beginning of what would be a twenty-one year journey through hellat the hands of a man she should have been able to trust implicitly. The Innocent and the Merciless is the true story of how a little girl lost not only her purity, but also her childhood, to a father intent on sexually abusing and emotionally torturing his own blood. Forced to sleep on a bare mattress or worse yet, a cold floor, little Auna never had anyone to talk to, to love her, or to listen to her cries for helpexcept her beloved dog Murphy. Made to endure years of abuse by not only her father, but also his best friend, Auna narrates a heartbreaking story of how she somehow managed to survive through death threats, brutal rapes, and verbal humiliations to emerge from the darkness to reach peace and healing. Auna Raunea's innocence may be gone forever, but her hope still lives on. Her courageous story will encourage victims of any kind of abuse to never give upno matter what.

The Jackson Heights Project: the Devastation of an Innocent Family
The Jackson Heights Project: the Devastation of an Innocent Family

Author: Jo Anne Meadows

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2010-11-03

Total Pages: 85

ISBN-13: 1453508171

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In The Jackson Heights Project, author Jo Anne Meadows pours out her heart about her struggles, trauma, and unforgettable experiences of her life and the life of her late dad. Throughout this memoir, Jo Anne shares what happened to her and her family as a result of living with an alcoholic and abusive dad. Her family was torn apart due to her dads illness and by certain people who were envious of him and a negative influence in his life. Jo Anne decided to write, and she titled her book The Jackson Heights Project because this is where she lived and grew up with her mom, dad, and seven siblings during the good and bad times of their lives. She regrets the life her family had after her dad started drinking and physically abusing her mom who did not deserve this type of treatment. Jo Annes dad was a hard worker, however, and was well known as a great gospel singer in the group the Valley Spiritual Singers. Jo Anne believes her dad would have had a great future with his gospel career if he had not started drinking. One day while performing at a gig, one of the greatest gospel groups of all-time the Mighty Clouds of Joy heard him sing and asked him to come join their group. He declined and gave up on everything he worked so hard for as his life fell into a downward spiral. In The Jackson Heights Project, readers will discover how this family managed to deal with the negative effects of alcoholism and what their lives were like after their various experiences of the devastation as an innocent family. Jo Anne currently resides in Los Angeles, California, with a family of her own and is still healing from her past. Sharing her story in the pages of this book has been very therapeutic. She dedicates this book to her late dad, Mr. Joseph Joe Meadows Sr. (April 1, 1936November 4, 1983).

An Innocent Theft
An Innocent Theft

Author: Robert Stelle

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2001-08

Total Pages: 230

ISBN-13: 0595196489

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Insurance Detective Deitrich pursues a dangerous search with the help of the FBI, and a mafia Don, for $2,250,000 worth of fine art. He follows leads from St. Louis, to Phoenix, Cape Cod, Atlanta, and rural Calder Creek, Georgia. Theft and murder center around the once wealthy and respected Calder family as the mystery unfolds.