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trauma
A close look at how Christian authors and secular voices alike have written about trauma. Each book is weighed against Scripture so you can decide what to trust.
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Recommended9.5
Mistaken Identity: Two Families, One Survivor, Unwavering Hope
by Don Van Ryn, Susie Van Ryn, Newell Cerak, Colleen Cerak, and Whitney Cerak
griefsuffering
Recommended9.2
The Atonement Child
by Francine Rivers
sanctity of lifetrauma
Recommended8.5
Love, Aubrey
by Suzanne M. LaFleur
grieftrauma
Recommended8.5
A Chance in the World: An Orphan Boy, a Mysterious Past, and How He Found a Place Called Home
by Steve Pemberton
adoption & foster careabuse
Recommended8.5
Unbroken
by Laura Hillenbrand
biographywar
Recommended8.5
Maus: A Survivor's Tale
by Art Spiegelman
holocaustmemoir
Recommended8.0
A Game of Fox & Squirrels
by Jenn Reese
fantasyabuse
Recommended7.5
Orphan Train Girl
by Christina Baker Kline
historical fictionadoption & foster care
Recommended7.5
Forged by Fire
by Sharon M. Draper
abusetrauma
Recommended7.5
When Life Gives You Mangoes
by Kereen Getten
mysterycoming of age
Recommended7.5
Summer Solstice
by Lynn Weathington
romancehealing
Recommended7.5
Canyon's Edge
by Dusti Bowling
survivaladventure
Read with discernment6.8
That Bird Has My Wings: The Art and Struggle of an Incarcerated Man
by Jarvis Jay Masters
memoirabuse
Read with discernment6.8
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
by Bessel van der Kolk
mental healthtrauma
Read with discernment6.8
Ask Again, Yes
by Mary Beth Keane
forgivenessfamily
Read with discernment6.8
Stitches
by David Small
memoirtrauma
Read with discernment6.8
Homegoing
by Yaa Gyasi
historical fictionrace & racism
Read with discernment6.8
Home Front
by Kristin Hannah
marriagetrauma
Read with discernment6.8
Rhythm of War
by Brandon Sanderson
fantasywar
Read with discernment6.8
Ugly
by Constance Briscoe
memoirabuse
Read with discernment6.8
The Lost for Words Bookshop
by Stephanie Butland
traumahealing
Read with discernment6.8
Everything Is Fine Here
by Iryn Tushabe
familytrauma
Read with discernment6.8
Hysterical Girls of St. Bernadette's
by Hanna Alkaf
mental healthtrauma
Read with discernment6.8
Mockingjay
by Suzanne Collins
science fictionwar