Personal & social issues: drugs & addiction (Children's&YA) books

A National Book Award finalist delivers a hard-hitting story about a 14-year-old boy whose life in a North Carolina...  Read More >>

Unaware that a hired killer has followed them from Chicago, three eighteen-year-old flappers relocate to separate...  Read More >>

Eleven-year-old Martha tries to keep her family together after her mother's death as her father struggles with alcoholism....  Read More >>

A frank story about the daughter of a meth addict who finds a stable home with her loving aunt and begins to figure...  Read More >>

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Reveals the hidden side of parties and night-clubs. Mixing teens and the world of drugs and alcohol, this title...  Read More >>

Antidepressants affect a variety of biochemical pathways and areas of the brain and are typically used in conjunction...  Read More >>

Fourteen-year-old Jamie, aka Punkzilla, is on a mission: to see his older brother, Peter ( P ), before P dies of...  Read More >>

An award-winning writer and playwright ( 33 Snowfish ) hits the open road for a searing novel-in-letters about a...  Read More >>

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A National Book Award finalist delivers a hard-hitting story about a 14-year-old boy whose life in a North Carolina...  Read More >>

A National Book Award finalist delivers a hard-hitting story about a 14-year-old boy whose life in a North Carolina...  Read More >>

For use in schools and libraries only. Sutter Keely is the life of the party. He has no plans for the furture and...  Read More >>

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For twelve-year-old Diego and his family, home is the San Sebastian Women's Prison in Cochabamba, Bolivia. His parents...  Read More >>

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For the runaway Punkzilla, kicking a meth habit and a life of petty crime in Oregon is a prelude to reconnecting...  Read More >>

Fourteen-year-old Jamie, aka Punkzilla, is on a mission: to see his older brother, Peter ( P ), before P dies of...  Read More >>

"The story about Jeremy is a great story that will inspire all children at ages 9 and up and even adults as well....  Read More >>

After his mother dies and his father begins drinking again, Luke decides to leave New York City. Though he's just...  Read More >>

Presents arguments supporting the current recreational drug laws and those calling for reform and liberalization...  Read More >>

Presents arguments supporting the current recreational drug laws and those calling for reform and liberalization...  Read More >>

After his mother dies and his father begins drinking again, Luke decides to leave New York City. Though he's just...  Read More >>

A young adult guide to the physical, emotional, social, psychological disease of addiction. It explores addiction...  Read More >>

"Sixteen-year-old Brent Bishop is sent on an unusual journey of repentance--building wind toys across the land--after...  Read More >>