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  "...reading may serve as therapy, enabling a survivor to confront rather than repress painful memories... language arts teachers must develop effective pedagogies for teaching father-daughter incest narratives." --Jo Anne Pagano, author of Exiles and Communities: Teaching in the Patriarchal Wilderness This Incest Literary Pathfinder is primarily focused towards students enrolled in Mount Mercy's education program. One in three girls reporting the experience of sexual abuse prior to reaching the age of eighteen (Courage to Heal, Bass and Davis 20) indicates a prevalent societal problem. Teachers are often in a unique readers advisory relationship with students, guiding and suggesting types of books that may facilitate healing. My intent is to save education students time in curriculum development by gathering these related resources together in one place. I consciously selected "teen" as a developmental self-descriptor of the young people I work with instead of the "young adult" label artificially created by libraries and publishers. Because 40% of Mt. Mercy's students are non-traditional, with the majority living off-campus, a Cedar Rapids metro library source is included for each book. I indicated my personal preferences, so that those with limited time may more productively focus their reading efforts. The Teen Books section groups stories three ways: including a peer boyfriend, excluding a peer boyfriend, and involving other types of sexual abuse. The Adult and Professional Books groups books four ways: novels written for adults and centered around a teen, self-help books, scholarly books, and literary criticism books. This link provides more information for education students who are interested in reading more about the issues in the Teen Books link. Additional opportunities for topical exploration are located in the Articles and Further Resources link. Others who may find this pathfinder helpful are Young Adult public librarians, school librarians, social workers, and psychologists whose work is aimed at teens. Created by Robyn Clark-Bridges, Evening Supervisor at Mount Mercy College's Busse Library in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. This project was completed for a reference class assignment in the University of Iowa School of Library and Information Science program. Last updated 5/11/05. Send comments and suggestions to rclark@mtmercy.edu |