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Strong Positive-Message T-Shirts, Hoodies, Notebooks, and more now available. #Survivors are strong. #MeToo #TimesUp
I’m happy to announce that my t-shirts and hoodies are now available available for sale with no minimum at Threadless. The three designs: You Are Stronger Than You Know; Sometimes You Have To Be Your Own Hero; and You Don’t … Continue reading
Posted in book lover gifts, book swag, Cheryl Rainfield, child abuse, diverseYA, edgy YA, gifts for book lovers, It Gets Better, LGBTQ YA fiction, literary gifts, self-harm, strong girl protagonist, YA Saves
Tagged CherylRainfield, csa, metoo, SCARS, self-harm, sexualabuse, survivor, timesup, yabooks, yalit, YAsaves
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I am honored to have two of my books mentioned in Bibliotherapy For Teens on SLJ
I am honored to have two of my books–SCARS and STAINED–included under PTSD/Abuse & Assault in “Bibliotherapy for Teens: Helpful Tips and Recommended Fiction” by librarian Erin E Moulton on School Library Journal’s site. Erin wrote a moving and insightful … Continue reading
Posted in Cheryl Rainfield, Scars, self-harm, STAINED
Tagged abduction, Cheryl Rainfield, cutting, PTSD, Rainfield, rape, SCARS, self-harm, self-mutilation, selfharm, sexual abuse, slj, STAINED
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I am honored SCARS is in a B&N blog post: “8 Great YAs About Mental Health Issues” #YAsaves #WeNeedDiverseBooks
I am honored that SCARS is included in a thoughtful B&N blog post: “8 Great YAs About Mental Health Issues” written by Dahlia Adler. Dahlia includes some powerful YA books on various mental health issues, including Wintergirls by Laurie Halse … Continue reading
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Tagged #WeNeedDiverseBooks, Cheryl Rainfield, mental health, mental health issues, SCARS, self-harm, YA mental health, YAsaves
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SCARS audiobook now available for pre-order!
SCARS audiobook is now available for pre-order! It releases Sept 1st–a month before STAINED releases. The SCARS audiobook is read by Emily Bauer. It’s a different cover than the original book, but it’s still the same book on the inside. … Continue reading
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Tagged Cheryl Rainfield, cutting, LGBT, queer, SCARS, SCARS audiobook, self-harm, sexual abuse, YA audiobook, YA LGBT
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Get a free SCARS bonus short story when you sign up for my author newsletter.
Get a free SCARS bonus short story when you sign up for my author newsletter. This short story has never before been released, and is only available to my newsletter subscribers. My newsletter will let you know about my new … Continue reading
SCARS in the front display of indie bookstore Blue Heron Books. See my books in the wild? Send me a photo and I’ll feature it.
I love it when my friends and readers send me photos of my books out in the wild. It feels so good to see! My friend and fellow YA author Erin Thomas (who is a fantastic writer and writing teacher … Continue reading
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Tagged Blue Heron Books, Cheryl Rainfield, Erin Thomas, queer, SCARS, self-harm, sexual abuse, YA writer
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Today Is Self-Injury Awareness Day. I hope you’ll read and share this post.
Today, March 1st, is Self-Injury Awareness Day. I think it’s so important to help get more compassionate information and resources out there about self-harm–not just today, but every day. So many people self-harm in secret, and suffer in great emotional … Continue reading
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Tagged Cheryl Rainfield, cutting, reasons to not hurt yourself, SCARS, self-harm, self-injury, Self-Injury Awareness Day, self-mutilation
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Cheryl Rainfield on SCARS being challenged, and the need for “dark” books – for Banned Book Week
In the video below, I talk about Scars being challenged, why I wrote Scars, and the need for “dark” books – for Banned Book Week. I read banned and challenged books, and I hope you do, too! Here are some … Continue reading
Posted in banned books, banned YA books, Cheryl Rainfield, Scars
Tagged banned books, banned books week, banned YA books, challenged books, Cheryl Rainfield, cutting, gay, incest, lesbian, LGBT, queer, SCARS, self-harm, sexual abuse
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Drawing on life in fiction: art I talked about in SCARS
You may know, if you follow my blog or have read interviews with me, that I drew on a lot of my own life experience to write SCARS. Like Kendra, I’m a sexual abuse survivor, I used self-harm to cope, … Continue reading
Posted in Cheryl Rainfield, child abuse, Scars, self-harm
Tagged art, Cheryl Rainfield, CherylRainfield, SCARS, self-harm, selfharm, sexual abuse, therapy
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