Scars
- Author Cheryl Rainfield
- Narrator Emily Bauer
- Publisher Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date 1 September 2013
- Run Time 6 hours and 34 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Abuse, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Anxiety, depression and self-harm, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Emotions, moods and feelings.
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Fifteen-year-old Kendra hasn't felt safe since she began to recall devastating memories of childhood sexual abuse, especially because she still can't remember the most important detail: her abuser's identity. Frightened, Kendra believes someone is always watching and following her, leaving menacing messages only she understands. If she lets her guard down even for a minute, it could cost Kendra her life. To relieve the pressure, Kendra cuts; aside from her brilliantly expressive artwork, it's her only way of coping. Since her own mother is too self-absorbed to hear her cries for help, Kendra finds support in others instead, from her therapist and her art teacher, from Sandy, the close family friend who encourages her artwork, and from Meghan, the classmate who's becoming a friend—and maybe more. But the truth about Kendra's abuse is just waiting to explode, with startling, unforeseen consequences. Scars is the unforgettable story of one girl's frightening path to the truth.
Critics Review
u201cScars is a brave novel, anread-in-one-sitting-except-when-you-have-to-put-it-down-to-breathe novel.u201d
u201cRainfield writes with great empathy andncompassion as she tells Kendrau2019s story. Kendrau2019s pain is palpableu2026It is clearnthat Rainfield has firsthand knowledge of these topics, and she handles themndeftly.u201d
u201cThe excellent resource section covers widelynrespected books, web sites, organizations, and help lines for youth seekingninformation on extreme abuse, cutting, same-sex attraction, and dissociation.nThis book will be a particular comfort and source of insight for teens facingnany of these challenges, but whatever their life experience, they will be onnthe edge of their seats, rooting for Kendra to unravel the mystery that shadowsnher life. This is one heck of a good book!u201d
u201cEmotions ring true in this thriller/survivor storyu2026A raw and honest story.u201d
u201c[The] sense of overwhelming emotion mightnappeal to teens wrestling with similar issues. The book becomes most enjoyablennear the end, when it makes an implausible hairpin turn into the realm ofnpsychothriller.u201d
u201cScars is a painful and well-told story, obviouslynwritten with the heartu2019s blood of the author. It could prove to be a life-savernfor other young victims of abuse and self-harm.u201d
u201cRainfieldu2019s gripping, chillingly honest accountnof an abused teenu2019s fight to survive her history, and its consequent self-harmnis written with such compassion and empathy that this is ultimately a story ofnhope.u201d
u201cScars is the must-read for anynteen. I couldnu2019t put it down.u201d
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