Abuse in Children's Fiction

The Book of Everything by Guus Kuijer

• Thomas lives in fear of his abusive father 

Call Me Hope by Gretchen Olson

• Pub Date: 2007
• Grades 4-7 interest
• See also in Teen Fic: Connecting with books, Mother-Daughter Relationship 
• Hope, who is trying to cope with a verbally abusive mother, bonds with Anne Frank's diary.

The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

• Pub Date: 2015
• Sequel: The War I Finally Won 
• Ada escapes her abusive mother when she is evacuated with other children during World War II. 

Snow Lane by Josie Angelini

• Pub Date: 2018
• Grades 4-6 interest
• Annie lives in a large dysfunctional family.