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Neglect books

Here are 48 books with a lot of neglect, starting with The Glass Castle, Angela's Ashes and Matilda.

• The Glass CastleJeannette Walls
• Angela's AshesFrank McCourt
• MatildaRoald Dahl
• The MetamorphosisFranz Kafka
• If You Find MeEmily Murdoch
• Breaking Night: A Memoir of Forgiveness, Survival, and My Journey from Homeless to HarvardLiz Murray
• Keep Holding OnSusane Colasanti
• Don't You Dare Read This, Mrs. DunphreyMargaret Peterson Haddix
• Behind Closed Doors: A True Story of Abuse, Neglect and Survival Against the OddsJenny Tomlin
• The Kid : A True StoryKevin Lewis
• One Foot WrongSofie Laguna
• Demon CopperheadBarbara Kingsolver
• Where the Crawdads SingDelia Owens
• Running with ScissorsAugusten Burroughs
• LeftoversLaura Wiess
• Amelia's Story: A Childhood LostD.G. Torrens
• The Cement GardenIan McEwan
• Lullabies for Little CriminalsHeather O'Neill
• Small as an ElephantJennifer Richard Jacobson
• Cut: The True Story of an Abandoned, Abused Little Girl Who Was Desperate to Be Part of a FamilyCathy Glass
• BloodTony Birch
• Ma, He Sold Me for a Few CigarettesMartha Long
• Dog BoyEva Hornung
• Firefly CloakSheri Reynolds
• Girl Unbroken: A Sister's Harrowing Story of Survival from The Streets of Long Island to the Farms of IdahoRegina Calcaterra, Rosie Maloney
• Daphne's BookMary Downing Hahn
• Fifteen Days Without a HeadDave Cousins
• Ordinary BeautyLaura Wiess
• The Secret GardenFrances Hodgson Burnett
• A Child Called "It"Dave Pelzer
• LilaMarilynne Robinson
• One Crazy SummerRita Williams-Garcia
• A Chance in the World: An Orphan Boy, a Mysterious Past, and How He Found a Place Called HomeSteve Pemberton
• My Sweet Orange TreeJose Mauro de Vasconcelos
• North of Normal: A Memoir of My Wilderness Childhood, My Unusual Family, and How I Survived BothCea Sunrise Person
• The Time of the GhostDiana Wynne Jones
• Lean On PeteWilly Vlautin
• Afternoon of the ElvesJanet Taylor Lisle
• Born BlueHan Nolan
• A Child Called "It" and The Lost BoyDave Pelzer
• The Boy from Baby House 10: From the Nightmare of a Russian Orphanage to a New Life in AmericaAlan Philps, John Lahutsky
• Dorie, the girl nobody lovedDoris Van Stone
• Ma, I'm Gettin Meself a New MammyMartha Long
• We Begin at the EndChris Whitaker
• PerfumePatrick Süskind
• Orphan TrainChristina Baker Kline
• The RuinDervla McTiernan
• The Bluest EyeToni Morrison

More to browse

• Death of a Parent
• Death of a Child
• Death of a Spouse
• Death of a Sibling
• Death of a Friend
• Sudden Loss
• Long Illness
• Loss of a Home
• Pet Loss
• Survivor's Guilt
• War Trauma
• Childhood Trauma
• Domestic Abuse
• Sexual Assault
• Emotional Abuse
• Bullying