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)