Only available in ebook format for now, Sixty-7 is a novella from Aynoit Ashor's Family Secrets series. Told from the point of view of a 10 year old boy, it's an account of the abuse of his mother by her boyfriend. Ashor covers a lot of territory in this short read. With his father in jail, the young boy is being raised by his mother, but he has fond memories of the times when the three were a complete family. Even with his father in jail, they maintain a relationship through visits and frequent phone calls. When his mother gains the attention of a shady newcomer, the boy seeks ways to protect her by any means possible, even if she doesn't realize that she's in danger.
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Told in simplistic words, this is a short that could and should be used in schools to educate children on what domestic violence looks like. Too many children begin to think that it's the norm when they see it on a daily basis. And if nothing else motivates you to share or read this, the author offers an interesting statistic, "Sixty-seven percent of boys in jail for murder are there for killing their mother's abuser."
Domestic violence is best understood as a pattern of abusive behaviors -- including physical, sexual, and psychological attacks as well as economic coercion -- used by one intimate partner against another (adult or adolescent) to gain, maintain, or regain power and control in the relationship. Batterers use of a range of tactics to frighten, terrorize, manipulate, hurt, humiliate, blame, often injure, and sometimes kill a current or former intimate partner.
For more general information about domestic violence, including potential warning signs for emotional, physical, or sexual abuse, visit the National Domestic Violence Hotline's information page: What is Domestic Violence?
Available: Kindle or Nook format
Published: March 2011
Theme: Love is Blind by Eve
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