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Discover fiction, history, social analysis, and therapeutic resources from Craig S. Thurmond, MSW, and Peace In Progress Media.
Protective-services fiction
The Night Worker
J.C. Borum works where family loyalty, institutional pressure, and human vulnerability collide. These novels bring readers inside child and adult protective services, where judgment carries consequences long after a case ends.
Start with The Weight of Small Things, then read both volumes of Sins of the Father, followed by both volumes of Those Who Refuse to See.
Reading order 01
The Weight of Small Things
A raw protective-services novel about trauma, survival, professional judgment, and the cases that follow a worker home.
US retail prices: Paperback $16.99 · Hardcover $22.95
Reading order 02
Sins of the Father — Volume One
J.C. Borum follows the small details into a case shaped by family loyalty, reputation, institutional pressure, and carefully managed explanations.
US retail prices: Paperback $13.99 · Hardcover $21.99
Reading order 03
Sins of the Father — Volume Two
The investigation reaches deeper into power, county politics, silence, and the cost of refusing the story that makes everyone comfortable.
US retail prices: Paperback $14.99 · Hardcover $21.99
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Those Who Refuse to See — Volume One
A boy hidden behind a pantry door. An older woman trapped in her own home. A teenage girl carrying a mother's responsibilities. J.C. Borum confronts three households where fear, bias, and institutional hesitation keep suffering out of sight.
US retail prices: Paperback $16.99 · Hardcover $24.99
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Those Who Refuse to See — Volume Two
J.C. Borum faces threats, court pressure, and the difficult work that comes after intervention. As the Bellamy, Harrell, and Price cases continue, he must protect vulnerable people without letting the work consume his own life.
US retail prices: Paperback $16.99 · Hardcover $24.99
For reader purchases and current retail links, browse the fiction catalog. For bookstore orders, contact us directly.
History & social analysis
The Underground Stream
A separate nonfiction collection about white Americans who broke ranks with the racial order. Across two volumes, these profiles explore conscience, moral courage, and the choice to turn conviction into action.
Volume One
The Underground Stream, Volume One
Profiles of white Americans who broke ranks with the racial order and chose conscience over comfort.
US retail prices: Paperback $14.25 · Hardcover $22.97
Volume Two
The Underground Stream, Volume Two
A continuation of the history of white defection from racial loyalty—and what becomes possible when conscience becomes action.
US retail prices: Paperback $12.99 · Hardcover $19.99
For reader purchases and current retail links, browse the history catalog. Bookstore inquiries are handled by email.
Social analysis & community
The Stack
A framework of nine commitments centered on Black life, memory, community, and durable freedom.
Second edition
The Stack: 9 Commitments for a Durable Black Life — Second Edition
Nine commitments for protecting Black life, preserving memory, strengthening community, and building durable freedom.
US retail prices: Paperback $12.99 · Hardcover $16.99
The second edition is available in Kindle, paperback, and hardcover. View the current editions on Amazon. Contact us for bookstore ordering inquiries.
Culturally responsive resources
Therapeutic series
Two coordinated series for African American children ages 5–9 and the adults supporting them. Each pairs a professional therapist guide with a caregiver guide and a coloring and activity book.
African American girls ages 5–9
My Light Shines Bright: Therapist Guide
A culturally responsive, trauma-informed guide supporting identity safety, self-worth, emotional literacy, boundaries, and regulation for African American girls ages 5–9.
Free companion PDFs
Downloadable resources designed to be used with the therapist guide.
African American boys ages 5–9
I Am Proud of Who I Am: Therapist Guide for Boys
Culturally affirming interventions and guided discussions supporting confidence, emotional strength, identity, and resilience for African American boys ages 5–9.
Free companion PDFs
Downloadable resources designed to be used with the therapist guide.
The companion resources above are free PDF downloads. For therapist-guide retail links and more about coordinated use, explore the therapeutic resources. Ask us about bookstore ordering and edition details.
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Craig S. Thurmond, MSW
Peace In Progress Media