Sheff, David
Summary: From David Sheff, author of Beautiful Boy (2008), and Nic Sheff, author of Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines (2008), comes the ultimate resource for learning about the realities of drugs and alcohol for middle grade readers. This book tells it as it is, with testimonials from peers who have been there and families who have lived through the addiction of a loved one, along with the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Y 616.86 SHETyndall, Nicole B.
Summary: Since her mom's cancer scare, Hadley hasn't been one for taking risks, and she definitely has no interest in dating. She is focusing on her photography and getting into the art school of her dreams. Braden, star of the swim team, is all bravado and charm and impulsivity. From their first moment together, they are perfect sparring partners, equally matched. Braden shows Hadley how to live again....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Press 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC TYNLockhart, E.
Summary: Beechwood Island, off the coast of Massachusetts. Caroline "Carrie" Sinclair tells the ghost of her son Johnny about the summers of the 1980s: her sister Rosemary drowning; her sisters Bee and Penelope flirting with boys and pretending nothing tragic had happened. Caroline had had face surgery that reshaped her bone structure; now her addiction to the pain pills is getting out of control. When...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC LOCKrajnik, Elizabeth
Summary: "Children are taught from a young age that drugs and alcohol are bad. This informative book explores the reasons why. Using accessible language and full-color images, this text explains what drugs are and what they do to your body. Readers will learn that some types of drugs, such as medicines, are helpful, but can be dangerous when used inappropriately. Tough topics such as addiction and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 363.45 KRAGoldsmith, Connie
Summary: Prince and Michael Jackson were among the many thousands of Americans who die each year from drug overdoses in the United States. Learn about the complex triggers that lead to addiction and overdose and the challenges of rehabilitation.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twenty-First Century Books 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 362.2 GOLGlasgow, Kathleen
Summary: After a fatal car accident that reveals Emory's brother Joey's opioid addiction, Emory struggles to help him on his road to recovery and make herself heard in a town that insists on not listening.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Press 2021
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Summary: To escape her small town, her parents crumbling marriage, and her drug-addicted brother, Hope jumps at the chance to attend the exclusive Ravenhurst Academy. But her problems follow her to school, her online boyfriend asks her to pose for some photos that go viral, and Hope falls into a dark place she is not sure she can find her way out of.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dundurn 2016
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC NELMacGregor, Maya
Summary: Follows 17-year-old Will as they struggle with the aftermath of parental abuse and learn to a forge a new life for themself.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Astra Young Readers 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC MACJones, Emma
Summary: Homelessness is a problem that affects millions of people around the world. When discussing important issues such as homelessness, it is important to understand the pertinent facts in order to form a solid argument. Readers are presented with those pertinent facts through enlightening main text and helpful text features, including fact boxes and graphic organizers. Full-color photographs...
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Publisher / Publication Date: KidHaven Publishing 2018