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

Toya, Sandra and Cicely have been friends since the sixth grade. They are now seniors with only a few goals in life:...  Read More >>

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Unfortunately, this world offers all kinds of substances to partake in, even illegal substances that are easy to...  Read More >>

The setting is a run-of-the-mill carnival in rural America during the roaring 20's. Amid the fun and gaiety, the...  Read More >>

Did you know that ant colonies have three distinct castes that work together? Depending on the species, animals...  Read More >>

Winner of the Top Fiction award for the 2016 In the Margins Best Books for Teens book award! Tamara had thought...  Read More >>

Justin had made a mistake. A big, life-changing mistake. He already failed June once. He wasn't there when she needed...  Read More >>

Justin had made a mistake. A big, life-changing mistake. He already failed June once. He wasn't there when she needed...  Read More >>

Winner of the Top Fiction award for the 2016 In the Margins Best Books for Teens book award! Tamara had thought...  Read More >>

Winner of the Top Fiction award for the 2016 In the Margins Best Books for Teens book award! Tamara had thought...  Read More >>

Winner of the Top Fiction award for the 2016 In the Margins Best Books for Teens book award! Tamara had thought...  Read More >>

If you asked Ruby, she'd tell you she's happy with her life. She's tough and independent and doesn't depend on anyone...  Read More >>

If you asked Ruby, she'd tell you she's happy with her life. She's tough and independent and doesn't depend on anyone...  Read More >>

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A first-person cautionary tale about how one girl's seemingly minor choices quickly spiraled into a life as a sex...  Read More >>

A Dog's Tail is a picture book story narrated by Alice the rottweiler and one of which explores the impact parental...  Read More >>

Drugs and Other Dumb Things: Jimmy's Story follows a young family in trouble. Jim, the oldest child, has been going...  Read More >>

The Fault in Our Stars meets Go Ask Alice in this dramatic, literary-commercial romance about a teenage girl who...  Read More >>

Problem gambling is becoming an increasingly worrying issue that can lead to substantial debt, difficulties at work...  Read More >>

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Pagan Jones went from America's sweetheart to fallen angel in one fateful night in 1960: the night a car accident...  Read More >>

Seventeen-year-old Jim JD Dillinger knows exactly how his miserable suburban life is going to play out. At least...  Read More >>

Binge drinking can lead to high-risk behavior and health risks, including alcohol poisoning, impaired judgment,...  Read More >>

Kids who have lived with the chaos of addiction are often relieved, but just as often confused, when a parent enters...  Read More >>

Beautiful but troubled Colleen Minou is the only girl who ever looked at Ben Bancroft as more than just a spaz—more...  Read More >>