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Overview"Alcohol addiction happens--but how does it feel when it happens to you? Developing an alcohol addiction is a devastating, life-changing experience that happens to thousands of young people every year. Discover what it is like to be addicted to alcohol through the heartfelt stories of survivors. Learn how it ""happened to them,"" read their journeys to recovery, and find out more about the causes and treatments of alcohol addiction in this open, sensitive, and informative exploration." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ella Newell , Sarah EasonPublisher: Cheriton Children's Books Imprint: Cheriton Children's Books Dimensions: Width: 16.80cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.272kg ISBN: 9781914383076ISBN 10: 1914383079 Pages: 48 Publication Date: 01 August 2022 Recommended Age: From 11 to 12 years Audience: Children/juvenile , Children / Juvenile Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsStereotypes are broken in this series about difficult life situations. Each title tackles social issues relevant to young adults but still foreign to many readers. Teens are challenged to check their preconceived ideas about what it means to be homeless, who joins a gang, and how hard it is to battle drug addiction. Readers will learn about the nuisances of these trying situations: the various reasons people join gangs, transitional homelessness vs chronic homelessness, and the different types of eating disorders. These are supplemented with statistics from organizations and experts. While these are tough topics the author offers paths to recovery and ways to help. Each chapter contains a section called 'It Happened to Me' with fictionalized accounts of survivors told in a journal-like format. Vocabulary words are bolded and an extensive glossary is included along with an index, suggested books and websites, and organizations that can help. VERDICT It would have been more powerful if the authors had gathered true stories rather than fictionalizing the accounts, but this series still provides important information for research and for creating empathy toward impacted individuals. Recommended. --School Library Journal -- (4/1/2022 12:00:00 AM) Stereotypes are broken in this series about difficult life situations. Each title tackles social issues relevant to young adults but still foreign to many readers. Teens are challenged to check their preconceived ideas about what it means to be homeless, who joins a gang, and how hard it is to battle drug addiction. Readers will learn about the nuisances of these trying situations: the various reasons people join gangs, transitional homelessness vs chronic homelessness, and the different types of eating disorders. These are supplemented with statistics from organizations and experts. While these are tough topics the author offers paths to recovery and ways to help. Each chapter contains a section called 'It Happened to Me' with fictionalized accounts of survivors told in a journal-like format. Vocabulary words are bolded and an extensive glossary is included along with an index, suggested books and websites, and organizations that can help. VERDICT It would have been more powerful if the authors had gathered true stories rather than fictionalizing the accounts, but this series still provides important information for research and for creating empathy toward impacted individuals. Recommended.--School Library Journal -- Journal (4/1/2022 12:00:00 AM) Author InformationElla Newell has written hundreds of information books for children on a wide variety of subjects, including personal health and wellbeing. Sarah Eason has written a wide variety of information books for children on many topics from history and geography through space science and social sciences. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |