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Domestic Violence Awareness Month 2018
Be. the. One.To Share Related Books and Movies for Adults and Children
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A Fairfax County, Virginia publication. Printed Sept. 2018
Fairfax County Office for Women
& Domestic and Sexual Violence Services
Recommended Domestic Violence Awareness Month Media The Office for Women & Domestic and Sexual Violence Services in collaboration with Fairfax County Libraries has curated this list of books and movies related to domestic violence.
Non-Fiction BooksDomestic Violence at the Margins: Readings on Race, Class, Gender, and Culture — Natalie J. Sokoloff (Editor)
When Dad Hurts Mom: Helping Your Children Heal the Wounds of Witnessing Abuse — Lundy Bancroft
Why Does He Do That?: Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men — Lundy Bancroft
Safety Planning with Battered Women: Complex Lives/Difficult Choices — Jill M. Davies
Keeping the Faith: Guidance for Christian Women Facing Abuse — Marie M. Fortune
Son of a Gun: A Memoir — Justin St. Germain
Children Who See Too Much: Lessons from the Child Witness to Violence Project — Betsy McAlister Grovers
Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence - From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror — Judith Lewis Herman
Incite! Women of Color Against Violence — Andrea Lee Smith, Beth E. Richie, Julia Sudbury, Janelle White (Editors)
Color of Violence: The INCITE! Anthology — various
Roar: True Tale of Women Warrior — Jessica Robinson, Magin Gregg, Mary Lucas, Judy Nicastro, Kim O’Connell, Laura Pimentel, Danielle Stonehirsch, Mary Foxworth, Madison Symes, Urmilla Khanna, J.P. Robinson
When Love Goes Wrong: What to Do When You Can’t Do Anything Right — Ann Jones
The Macho Paradox: Why Some Men Hurt Women and How All Men Can Help — Jackson Katz
The Batterer as Parent: Addressing the Impact of Domestic Violence on Family Dynamics — Lundy Bancroft, Jay G. Silverman
Whom Shall I Fear: A spiritual Journey of a Battered Woman — Lavon Morris-Grant
A Private Family Matter: A Memoir — Victor Rivas Rivers
Men Explain Things to Me — Rebecca Solnit
Goodbye, Sweet Girl: A Story of Domestic Violence and Survival — Kelly Sundberg
Not to People Like Us: Hidden Abuse in Upscale Marriages — Susan Weitzman
Fiction BooksPurple Hibiscus — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Something to Be Brave For — Priscilla Bennett
What She Left Behind — Tracey Bilen
The Round House — Louise Erdich
The Captain’s Daughter — Leah Fleming
Gone Girl — Gillian Flynn
The Girl on the Train — Paula Hawkins
Backseat Saints — Joshilyn Jackson
When I Hit You — Meena Kandasamy
Big Little Lies — Liane Moriarty
Picture Perfect — Jodi Picoult
Black and Blue — Anna Quindlen
Safe Haven — Nicholas Sparks
The Joy Luck Club — Amy Tan
Children’s BooksThe Day My Daddy Lost His Temper: Empowering Kids That Have Witnessed Domestic Violence — Carols S. McCleary, Naomi Santana
Clover’s Secret — Christine M. Winn, David Walsh
Something Is Wrong at My House: A Book about Parents Fighting — Diane Davis
How Are You Feeling Today Baby Bear?: Exploring Big Feelings After Living in a Stormy Home — Jane Evans
A Terrible Thing Happened — Margaret M. Holmes
Tuff Stuff: A Children’s Book about Trauma — Joy Berry, Ernie Hergenroeder
When Mommy Got Hurt — Ilene Lee
A Place for Starr: A Story of Hope for children Experiencing Family Violence — Howard Schor
Ibby’s Feelings — Baaqia Uqdah
MoviesThe Burning Bed (no rating)
The Color Purple (PG-13)
Enough (PG-13)
Fried Green Tomatoes (PG-13)
I, Tonya (R)
The Perfect Guy (PG-13)
This Boy’s Life (R)
Waitress (PG-13)
What’s Love Got To Do With It? (R)