Timmy is all of nine years old--he plays ball--he loves to hear stories about the sea--Timmy is an abused child. SOME SECRETS ARE FOR SHARING is his story, told from the youngster's viewpoint. This book tells of the PROBLEM, REACTIONS, INTERVENTION, PROCESS & RECOVERY of both the child & the family. SOME SECRETS ARE FOR SHARING is a book for children to read or to read to children. The primary purposes are to help the abused child understand that there IS someone to listen & help & to give the involved adult reader insight & perspective about the abuse problem. Every year, over a million children are abused in one way or another. Most of these children are alone with their feelings. Even if they receive professional help, there is a strong likelihood that their experiences will not be shared with their peers. In SOME SECRETS ARE FOR SHARING, the reader is not only faced with the experience of a boy named Timmy who has been abused, but reads about the feelings, behaviors & struggles Timmy has to deal with as an abused child. By Randy Winston-Hiller. MAC Publishing, 5005 East 39th Avenue, Denver, CO 80207-1106. 1-800-698-0148. $5.95 plus $1.24 shipping.