Adult and Professional Books

Articles and Further Resources

ARTICLES                                                                                     

"Child Abuse in Children's and Young Adult Literature," by Eva-Maria Metcalf.  Children's Literature Association Quarterly 17(3):3-22, 1992.

"Incestuous Sexual Abuse Themes in Contemporary Novels for Adolsecents:  A Cultural Study," by W. Bernard Lukenbill.  The New Review of Children's Literature and Librarianship, 5: 151-167, 1999.

"Who Can Tell My Story?" by Jacqueline Woodson.  Horn Book Magazine, Jan/Feb98,  74(1):34-39.

BUSSE LINKS                                                                              

Child Development 

Human Sexuality

Virtual Criminal Justice Library

Virtual Education Library

Virtual Psychology Library 

Virtual Social Work Library

Women's Studies

BUSSE JOURNALS                                                                    

Child Abuse and Neglect                                                                                                
Child Development                                                                                           Children                                                                                                                    
Children Today                                                                                                              
Child Welfare                                                                                                  

BUSSE REFERENCE                                                                 

Child Abuse and Neglect:  an Annotated Bibliography   HV711 .K3x Ref.         
Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice   HV 6017 .E52 1983 Ref.                               
Handbook of Child Psychology   HV BF 721 .H242 1998 Ref.                      
Interdisciplinary Glossary on Child Abuse and Neglect   HV741 .U6x Ref.               
Statistical Record of Children   Ref HQ 792 .U6 S73 1994 Ref.

DATABASE  & INTERNET SEARCHING                              

*Search under words like "incest" -- "child sexual abuse" -- "child abuse"                        

*Add combination words to the above main searches like "impact" -- "literature" --"effect" -- "treatment" -- "counseling" -- "survivors"                                                   

*Also try "bibliotherapy" -- "post traumatic stress disorder" -- "dissociation" -- "eating disorders"                                                                                                            

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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