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The beckoners The beckoners Carrie Mac When Zoe moves to a new town, she finds the line between victim and tormentor is easily crossed. OL15829378W
Comfort Comfort Carolee Dean Fourteen-year-old Kenny Roy Willson fantasizes about escape from his hometown of Comfort, Texas, following his alcoholic father's release from prison. OL15835414W
Chemical dependency and the dysfunctional family Chemical dependency and the dysfunctional family Jeff Biggers Discusses the causes and dangers of chemical dependency, its effects on the family, and ways to get help in dealing with this problem. OL17730327W
Everything will be all right Everything will be all right Douglas Wallace In this raw testimony of a heart-breaking, hardscrabble childhood, Doug Wallace paints an unforgettable portrait of a child determined to free himself from the cycle of poverty that strangled his fam… OL17742302W
Ellen Foster Ellen Foster Kaye Gibbons Having suffered abuse and misfortune for much of her life, a young child searches for a better life and finally gets a break in the home of a loving woman with several foster children. OL1802338W
The bold saboteurs The bold saboteurs Chandler Brossard "This autobiographical novel marks Brossard's emergence from the formal influence of Flaubert and Camus into a wildly free, multilayered narrative where fantasy and reality, sanity and insanity coexi… OL18340622W
Transgenerational addiction Transgenerational addiction Jeff Biggers Discusses drug abuse and alcoholism, how they may be passed from one generation to the next, and the problems they can cause in families. OL1888273W
CHILDREN EXPOSED TO PARENTAL SUBSTANCE MISUSE: IMPLICATIONS FOR FAMILY PLACEMENT; ED. BY RENA PHILL… CHILDREN EXPOSED TO PARENTAL SUBSTANCE MISUSE: IMPLICATIONS FOR FAMILY PLACEMENT; ED. BY RENA PHILL… Rena Phillips 1 online resource (341 pages) OL18993216W
Girl unbroken Girl unbroken Regina Calcaterra "They were five kids with five different fathers and an alcoholic mother who left them to fend for themselves for weeks at a time. Yet through it all they had each other. Rosie, the youngest, is fawn… OL20037680W
Blending perspectives and building common ground Blending perspectives and building common ground United States. Administration for Children and Families Introduction -- Understanding addiction, substance abuse treatment, and recovery -- The nature of child maltreatment -- The extent and scope of the problem -- The complexity of child and family needs… OL20656069W
'We ain't got no drink, Pa' 'We ain't got no drink, Pa' Hilda Kemp Growing up in the slums of 1920s and 30s Bermondsey, Hilda Kemp's childhood was one of chaos and fear. Hilda knew what it was to grow up in desperate poverty, what it was to feel hunger. The eldest o… OL20869333W
Breathe for me Breathe for me Terri Whitmire Tara Fowler, the child of an alcoholic mother, survives deplorable living conditions, abuse and neglect to become the whole woman God predestined her to be. OL24161517W
If I should die before I wake If I should die before I wake Eileen Munro "In her bestselling memoir'As I Lay Me Down to Sleep, ' Eileen Munro vividly documented the abuse she experienced at 'the hands of her adoptive parents and, later, within the care system. The birth o… OL24194782W
Alcohol Alcohol Paula McGuire Discusses how alcohol affects the body, dangers and consequences of drinking too much, and how to handle peer pressure and living with an alcoholic parent. OL2681839W
When someone in the family drinks too much When someone in the family drinks too much Richard C. Langsen A self-help guide to enable children to cope with alcoholism in the family setting. OL3514576W
When your parent drinks too much When your parent drinks too much Eric Ryerson A self-help guide for teenagers with alcoholic parents, discussing alcoholism, methods of dealing with it, and where to go for help. OL5096820W
Family secrets Family secrets Rachel V. Tells the stories of fifteen individuals who grew up with alcoholic parents, and explains how they have learned to accept their childhood memories and move on. OL5279690W
The lost boy The lost boy David J. Pelzer Imagine a young boy who has never had a loving home. His only possesions are the old, torn clothes he carries in a paper bag. The only world he knows is one of isolation and fear. Although others had… OL66944W
The Moonlight Man The Moonlight Man Paula Fox,Rafael Lara Martínez Fifteen-year-old Catherine and her father take their first joint vacation in Nova Scotia and finally get to know each other. OL67372W
A Teenager's Journey A Teenager's Journey Richard B. Pelzer Many thousands of readers were moved by Richard B. Pelzer's heart-wrenching memoir, A Brother's Journey, in which he detailed the horrifyingly abusive childhood he endured at the hands of his mother,… OL8135461W
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