A woman like you : the face of domestic violence : interviews and photographs /

Mandy Baker was sexually abused when she was eight. No one explained to her what had happened, and she was forbidden to talk about that night. Now, eight years later, Mandy is experiencing problems that she cannot solve on her own. She is constantly nauseous, especially around boys. She cannot participate in a romantic relationship, and it is impossible for her to communicate with her family. Increasingly confused by so many conflicting emotions, the girl finally seeks help. When she finds the courage to express what she has held inside for so long, her walls of silence are broken down. In this candid, stirring novel, Weinstein writes sensitively and believably about an important, timely issue. Ages 13-up. (Mar.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved

Anderson's striking, black-and-white photo-essays profiling 35 victim/survivors effectively convey her message that domestic violence is an "equal opportunity" crime. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Mandy must confront several family secrets before she can begin to recover from the rape that occurred when she was eight years old. Most of the characters are underdeveloped, although Mandy's shrewish mother is wildly overdrawn. The plot is poorly executed; the first-person narrative is flat; and the dialogue is dreadful. From HORN BOOK 1991, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.