WHY MY CUP?
HOW I OVERCAME GROWING UP IN A CRACK HOUSE
By Uhmbaya Laury, with Celene Adams
“Disobedient little children's better off dead,” Uhmbaya’s mother says when Uhmbaya ‘talks back’ about how crack cocaine is ruining their family. Mama says she's quoting the Bible, and Uhmbaya's scared to defy her. But ever since drug dealers moved into their southeast San Diego apartment complex, Mama and the rest of the family have been on a downward spiral of addiction, and Uhmbaya knows she has to speak up. It's a lot for a 10-year-old girl to handle, but she has to try.
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CAGED:
ONE WOMAN’S JOURNEY FROM CULT ABUSE TO FREEDOM
By Robert Hirsch, Ph.D.; Celene Adams, executive editor
WHen clinical psychologist Dr. Robert Hirsch enters his waiting room to meet a new client, his eyes fall upon a woman crouched in the corner with her arms wrapped tightly around herself. Dr. Hirsch has just met Anne, a young woman who will haltingly and painfully relay an unforgettable story of physical, emotional, and sexual abuse at the hands of religious cult leaders. As Dr. Hirsch slowly draws her out, Anne reveals the details of her experience in a world where children are kept in cages, mysterious deaths are ruled accidental, and religion is used as an excuse to justify heinous acts. A powerful trust between doctor and patient develops as Anne summons the strength to testify against her oppressors and liberate herself from the psychological cage they trapped her in, changing both of them forever.