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A dark relationship evolves between a high schooler and her English teacher in this breathtakingly powerful memoir about a young woman who must learn to rewrite her own story.
Nobody's Girl is the posthumous memoir by Virginia Giuffre, published in October 2025, detailing her experiences as a victim of sex trafficking by Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, including abuse by powerful men like Prince Andrew.
One girl's experience of educator sexual abuse at the hands of her middle school teacher. It follows her journey, beginning with her tumultuous childhood, meeting the teacher, and the grooming process he created to lure her into a false sense of trust and ultimate betrayal.
Explores a manipulative grooming relationship between a 15-year-old boarding school student and her 42-year-old English teacher, Jacob Strane. Written in the first person, the story uses a fragmented timeline to contrast the girl's innocent perception of the relationship with the harsh reality of the abuse
The devastating and powerful memoir from a French publisher who was abused by a famous writer from the age of thirteen.
Confronted with the news that her former high school band director has been arrested for child sexual abuse. The police are asking for anyone with information about the teacher to come forward, and Megan has plenty.
An astonishing memoir that explores how far we will go to protect ourselves, and the healing made possible when we face our secrets and begin to share our stories
With wit and irreverence, lexicographer Kory Stamper cracks open the obsessive world of dictionary writing, from the agonizing decisions about what to define and how to do it to the knotty questions of ever-changing word usage.
Groom Scroll Highlights
A 4-part series for Hulu that follows one woman's journey as she reexamines her past relationship with a trusted teacher, exposing an epidemic of widespread grooming in U.S. high schools.
Actor, model, and global superstar Brooke Shields’ journey from a sexualized young girl to a woman who embraces her identity and voice.
Photojournalist Amanda Mustard turns her investigative lens on the sexual abuse committed by her grandfather, unearthing a high-stakes personal journey in pursuit of the truth and reconciliation for Amanda's family.
Survivors, whistleblowers and experts recount the Boy Scouts' decades-long cover-up of sexual abuse cases and its impact.