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The Pearl That Broke It's Shell
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Nadia Hashimi |
In Kabul, 2007, with a drug-addicted father and no brothers, Rahima and her sisters can only sporadically attend school, and can rarely leave the house. Their only hope lies in the ancient custom of … |
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Chemical dependency and the dysfunctional family
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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. |
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Sing, Unburied, Sing
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Jesmyn Ward |
**A SEARING AND PROFOUND SOUTHERN ODYSSEY BY NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER JESMYN WARD**
In Jesmyn Ward's first novel since her National Book Award-winning *Salvage the Bones*, this singular American… |
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Transgenerational addiction
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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. |
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CHILDREN EXPOSED TO PARENTAL SUBSTANCE MISUSE: IMPLICATIONS FOR FAMILY PLACEMENT; ED. BY RENA PHILL…
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Rena Phillips |
1 online resource (341 pages) |
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Breaking night
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Liz Murray |
The author offers an account of her journey from a fifteen-year-old living on the streets and eating garbage to her acceptance into Harvard, a feat that prompted a Lifetime movie and a successful mot… |
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If only you people could follow directions
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Jessica Hendry Nelson |
"If Only You People Could Follow Directions is a spellbinding debut by Jessica Hendry Nelson. In linked autobiographical essays, Nelson has reimagined the memoir with her thoroughly original voice, f… |
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All the ugly and wonderful things
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Bryn Greenwood |
"As the daughter of a drug dealer, Wavy knows not to trust people, not even her own parents. It's safer to keep her mouth shut and stay out of sight. Struggling to raise her little brother, Donal, ei… |
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Blending perspectives and building common ground
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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… |
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With or without you
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Domenica Ruta |
The author grew up in Danvers, Massachusetts, a working-class, unforgiving town north of Boston where in the 17th century women were hanged as witches, in a trash-filled house on a dead-end road surr… |
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Clara Hale
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Bob Italia |
Presents the life of the New York woman whose love of children led her to establish a foster care program to help babies born addicted to drugs. |
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The rope swing
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Candace Kearns Read |
"The Rope Swing is the story of one woman's attempt to save her aging Hippie mother from drug addiction. Candace Kearns Read's memoir tells the story of her days as a Hollywood script reader and prod… |
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Drugs and your parents
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Rhoda McFarland |
Readers who have a parent or parents that are alcohol/drug abusers learn how to survive in a chemically dependent household, and find out where to get help for their parent(s) and themselves. |
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For teenagers living with a parent who abuses alcohol/drugs
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Edith Lynn Hornik-Beer |
Presents advice in question and answer form on how to deal with alcoholism in the home. |
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