Pt. 1. Neglect. Understanding the parentified child by reading Margaret Haddix's Don't you dare read this, Mrs. Dunphrey / Sue Street, Joan F. Kaywell -- A reader's and counselor's response to Heather Quarles's A door near here / Jessica Pawelkop, Leah Armstrong -- Pt. 2. Emotional abuse. Escaping the emotional hold using Chris Crutcher's Ironman as a springboard for discussion / Sue Street, Joan F. Kaywell -- Han Nolan's Born blue: using self expression to heal the wounds of emotional abuse and neglect / Danielle Lyons, Candace Odierna -- Without witches and wizards: surviving emotional abuse and neglect through journaling on James Deem's 3 NBS of Julian Drew / Nicole Schaefer-Farrell, Eileen Kennedy -- Pt. 3. Physical abuse. Staying fat for Sarah Byrnes: a counselor picks up where Crutcher stops off / Sue Street, Joan F. Kaywell -- Precocious teacher encounters professional social worker: conversations toward understanding physical abuse through Chris Crutcher's Whale talk / Shannon D. Dosh, Carolyn T. Royalty -- Pt. 4. Sexual abuse. Winning the battle for self after the big lie in Chris Crutcher's Chinese handcuffs / Joan F. Kaywell, Sue Street -- Voices of healing: how creative expression therapies help us heal through an in depth look at Laurie Halse Anderson's novel Speak / Diane Ressler, Stan Giannet -- Finding strength in friendship in Jacqueline Woodson's I hadn't meant to tell you this / Leslie Hibbs, Tom McDevitte -- A therapeutic teacher's reader response to Beatrice Sparks' Treacherous love / Terry Burkard Plaia, Judy Plummer Bailey.