Books like Monster by Hall, Allan

"3,096 days : The incredible story of eight years of abuse and humiliation-- and the fighting spirit that allowed her to escape unbroken"--Cover.

An intimate memoir recounting how a mother discovered her husband's sexual abuse of their daughter.

An investigative look at Joran van der Sloot, the Dutchman linked to the disappearances of Natalee Holloway in Aruba and Stephany Flores Ramirez in Peru.

It is commonly acknowledged that sexual abuse of children is a grave and pervasive problem and that child molesters are predators who compulsively repeat their crimes and have little hope of cure. Yet as recently as twenty years ago many experts viewed the problem as a far less serious one, declaring that molestation was very rare and that molesters were merely confused individuals unlikely to repeat their offenses. Over the past century, opinion has fluctuated between these radically different perspectives. This timely book traces shifting social responses to adult sexual contacts with children, whether this involves molestation by strangers or incestuous acts by family members. The book explores how and why concern about the sexual offender has fluctuated in North America since the late nineteenth century.

In sixth grade, black girl Marie befriends white classmate Lena, only to uncover that Lena’s father is secretly abusing her. The story tackles friendship, race, and the painful reality of child sexual abuse.