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1) Addiction
Publisher
Greenhaven Press
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
Explores the issues surrounding addiction by placing opinions from a wide range of sources in a pro/con format. Features articles that express various perspectives on this topic.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
A leading behavioral scientist and recovered addict presents an authoritative guide to understanding drug addiction that offers clear explanations of brain science and illustrative personal stories to reveal how addiction happens and what can be done about it.
4) From above
Author
Series
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Riley Donovan uncovers the truth about the death of a popular high school football player.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
A comprehensive reference for parents and educators explains the origins of substance abuse while offering advice for how to identify risk factors and take steps to prevent vulnerable teens from developing an addiction disorder.
11) This Boy
Author
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Formats
Description
Informed in no uncertain terms that he is a far cry from the alpha male types that dominate his high school, Paul makes an unexpected new friend and captures the attention of his crush while gradually succumbing to addiction.
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
A sixth grader navigates the challenges of finding a place for herself in middle school, while her older brother fights an opioid addiction. When their parents decide to send Austin to rehab and Emma to stay with family friends in Wyoming for the summer, Emma seizes the chance to get away.
Author
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Drawing on her own journey to sobriety, the author and founder of a global sobriety support community, shares a list of things she needed to hear when she was deep in her own battle, along with stories and advice that can be universally applied to any challenge you face.
Author
Publisher
Wonderwell
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
A former alcoholic who nearly lost everything, the author, combining his own experiences with his extensive background in psychology, exposes the lies we all too willingly accept about alcohol and interrogates the part culture plays in reinforcing these lies, showing us how to break free from alcohol addiction.
Author
Publisher
Feiwel & Friends
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
As she worries about her mother who is entering a rehab facility for alcoholism, eleven-year-old Veronica struggles with secrets, her favorite sport softball, and what she really wants to do with her life.
16) Wild Bird
Author
Pub. Date
2017
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
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Formats
Description
When her behavior escalates out of control, fourteen-year-old Wren is taken away to a wilderness therapy camp where she is forced to develop new skills, including the courage to ask for help.
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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Formats
Description
Jaquira Díaz writes an unflinching account of growing up as a queer biracial girl searching for home as her family splits apart and her mother struggles with mental illness and addiction. From her own struggles with depression and drug abuse to her experiences of violence to Puerto Rico's history of colonialism, every page vibrates with music and lyricism.
19) Mr. 60%
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Selling drugs to support his uncle, who has cancer, and putting little effort into his schoolwork, Matt is partnered with cheerful social outcast Amanda at an after-school club, and she becomes determined to get Matt to enjoy life.
20) Gather
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
Ian Gray isn't supposed to have a dog, but a lot of things that shouldn't happen end up happening anyway. And Gather, Ian's adopted pup, is good company now that Ian has to quit the basketball team, find a job, and take care of his mom as she tries to overcome her opioid addiction. Despite the obstacles thrown their way, Ian is determined to keep his family afloat no matter what it takes. And for a little while, things are looking up: Ian makes friends,...
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