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

Eleven-year-old Grace Anderson thinks she is about to experience one of the greatest moments of her life, but it...  Read More >>

-Originally published as Straightling: A Memoir in 2012 in the United States by CreateSpace Independent Publishing...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1999 as: Boys behaving badly.  Read More >>

"""Finn is a gentle, tortured dealer and addict whose life is slipping away. When he finds an almost magical drug...  Read More >>

An innocent teen becomes a hostage stuck in the middle of a dangerous drug-fueled feud in this third installment...  Read More >>

The true story of an innocent teen boy caught in the middle of a dangerous drug-fueled feud.  Read More >>

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Simple step-by-step line illustrations make it easy for children to draw with confidence. 15 different dinosaurs...  Read More >>

Over 26 million children in America are exposed to alcoholism in their family, and there is a lack of books about...  Read More >>

Upon returning from a year in Oregon to Texas and her alcoholic father, Kira is distressed to find three of her...  Read More >>

The revised and expanded Matrix Model is an evidence-based intensive outpatient program that is backed by over twenty...  Read More >>

'Often funny, sometimes shocking, always real' - Vikki Wakefield, author of Inbetween Days Justin's back, and wants...  Read More >>

In this high-interest novel for teen readers, Jackson gets in over his head when he tries to save a girl from her...  Read More >>

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Provides a thorough overview of the major pros and cons of legalizing marijuana. Readable text, interesting sidebars,...  Read More >>

Provides a thorough overview of the major pros and cons of legalizing marijuana. Readable text, interesting sidebars,...  Read More >>

Catalina Jane Robins (called CJ by her friends and family) is over the life she is living. At eighteen years old,...  Read More >>

In this contemporary twist on Robert Louis Stevenson's Jekyll and Hyde, when popular high school cheerleader Cassidy...  Read More >>

When 15-year-old Lucy tries to make her life better, she accidentally makes it worse.  Read More >>

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Seventeen-year-old London Mendes is the son of a Cuban mother and Seattle-native bookseller, and he knows exactly...  Read More >>

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A heart-wrenching YA LGBT story touching on substance abuse and inspired by true events. Samantha Boward finds...  Read More >>

Tracy would be the first to tell you that she never expected her life to turn out the way it did. Tracy was the...  Read More >>