![]() ![]() ![]() They dismiss Adri's angst, and later, disclosures, out of hand and treat her like a fractious child for trying to look out for her younger sister. Adri and Becky's parents are probably a textbook case of how NOT to respond to one's child's disclosures that they may have been molested. ![]() The '80s: Evident from the then-current day-care sex abuse hysteria treated as fact in this story as well as references to the Soviet Union.This book can be borrowed from the Internet Archive with a free account. Written at the height of the day-care sex-abuse hysteria, which, for the most part, has since been discredited, this book addresses difficult subject matter, including a pattern of institutionalized child sexual abuse dating back nearly twenty years, with the aim of educating readers about the warning signs of such abuse and the importance of getting help. Everything comes to a head when, with Ryan's help, Adri realizes that she was molested at Treehouse - the same preschool/daycare center her sister is currently attending. Meanwhile, her sister, Becky, aged three, is undergoing a marked personality change: acting out destructively, having severe nightmares, and expressing gruesome ideas. In this novel, seventeen-year-old Adrienne "Adri" Meyer is experiencing angst over problems being close to her boyfriend, Ryan O'Connor, as well as disturbing flashbacks, many of which involve a rabbit. Secrets Not Meant to be Kept is a 1987 young adult novel by Gloria D. ![]()
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