The Youth At-Risk Library
Discover essential books for understanding at-risk youth, featuring poignant memoirs like *A Child Called It* and *One Child* by Torey Hayden. Explore this curated library list for resources on resilience, family challenges, and supporting vulnerable teens and children.
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One Child
by Torey Hayden
Finally, a beginning . . . The time had finally come. The time I had been waiting for through all these long months that I knew sooner or later had to occur. Now it was here. She had surprised me so much by actually crying that for a moment I did nothing but look at her. Then I gathered her into my arms, hugging her tightly. She clutched onto my shirt so that I could feel the dull pain of her fingers digging into my skin. She cried and cried and cried. I held her and rocked the chair back and on its rear legs, feeling my arms and chest get damp from the tears and her hot breath and the smallness of the room.
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The Heart Knows Something Different: Teenage Voices from the Foster Care System
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