03775cam a2200565 4500 598844990 TxAuBib 20220602120000.0 ||||||s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781250856500 1250856507 7ff3aca5-32fa-4d64-a3f8-72fd47bbffc5 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 7571728 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Mills, Stephen. Chosen [Libby] : A Memoir of Stolen Boyhood. Macmillan Audio, 2022. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 300MB. scandal. summer camp. drug use. recovery. Jewish authors. trauma. sexual abuse. audiobooks. victim. survivor memoir. harassment. Autobiography. Coming of age. child abuse. Jewish literature. books on tape. Nonfiction. personal narrative . male sexual abuse. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 300MB. child molestation. audio books. Biography & Autobiography. Sociology. Nonfiction. HTML:The epilogue is read by the author. "An unparalleled achievement, a work of shattering, almost unbearable radiance. I did not stop crying throughout. For Mills. For my young self. For all of us who have lived and continue to live in that pitiless abyss of childhood abuse. To read this courageous book is to be transformed utterly by Mills's empathy, resilience, and grace. Mark my words: Chosen is destined to be a classic because this is a book that will save lives." —Junot Díaz, author of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao At thirteen years old, Stephen Mills is chosen for special attention by the director of his Jewish summer camp, a charismatic social worker intent on becoming his friend. Stephen, whose father died when he was four, places his trust in this authority figure, who first grooms and then molests him for two years. Stephen tells no one, but the aftershocks rip through his adult life, as intense as his denial: self-loathing, drug abuse, petty crime, and horrific nightmares, all made worse by the discovery that his abuser is moving from camp to camp, state to state, molesting other boys. Only physical and mental collapse bring Stephen to confront the truth of his boyhood and begin the painful process of recovery—as well as a decades-long crusade to stop a serial predator, find justice, and hold to account those who failed the children in their care. The trauma of sexual abuse is shared by one out of every six men, yet very few have broken their silence. Unflinching and compulsively readable, Chosen eloquently speaks for those countless others and their families. It is a rare act of consummate courage and generosity—the indelible story of a man who faces his torment and his tormentor and, in the process, is made whole. A Macmillan Audio production from Metropolitan Books.. Judaica. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2022-07-31 20:00:03. Barr, Adam. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=7ff3aca5-32fa-4d64-a3f8-72fd47bbffc5&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=7ff3aca5-32fa-4d64-a3f8-72fd47bbffc5&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)