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Up Country Up Country Alden R. Carter When his mother's drinking problem causes him to spend several months with country relatives in upstate Wisconsin, sixteen-year-old Carl begins to build a new life for himself, only to see it threate… OL103077W
Love You Hate You Miss You Love You Hate You Miss You Elizabeth Scott Get this, I'm supposed to be starting a journal about "my journey." Please. I can see it now: Dear Diary, As I'm set adrift on this crazy sea called "life" ... I don't think so.It's been seventy-five… OL12048485W
The heart of a chief The heart of a chief Joseph Bruchac An eleven-year-old Penacook Indian boy living on a reservation faces his father's alcoholism, a controversy surrounding plans for a casino on a tribal island, and insensitivity toward Native American… OL121186W
Schizophrenie und Alkohol Schizophrenie und Alkohol Joachim Zeiler Die Zahl der Fälle, in denen der Psychiater mit Schizophrenen konfrontiert wird, die einen zusätzlichen Substanzmissbrauch betreiben, steigt an. Erstmals wird eine breit angelegte klinische Untersuch… OL12214574W
Skullcrack Skullcrack Ben Bo Jonah, a troubled boy who escapes from his dreary life with an alcoholic father by surfing on the coast of Ireland, discovers that he has a twin sister with whom he has an unusual mental link. OL12435W
Vivre avec l'alcool Vivre avec l'alcool Louise Nadeau Ouvrage d'ensemble sur la question de l'alcool: caractéristiques, effets, consommation, problèmes, etc. SDM OL13557237W
Border crossing Border crossing Jessica Lee Anderson Manz, a troubled fifteen-year-old, ruminates over his Mexican father's death, his mother's drinking, and his stillborn stepbrother until the voices he hears in his head take over and he cannot tell r… OL13691533W
John Barleycorn John Barleycorn Jack London It all came to me one election day. It was on a warm California afternoon, and I had ridden down into the Valley of the Moon from the ranch to the little village to vote Yes and No to a host of propo… OL144798W
The honor girl The honor girl Grace Livingston Hill Pretty, young Elsie Hathaway was good at everything. She had received every honor imaginable in whatever she did. But on an errand to her father's house, Elsie suddenly realized that there was much… OL14848588W
The much-adored Sandy Shore The much-adored Sandy Shore Angela Elwell Hunt To prove to her mother and stepfather that she is not self-centered, Cassie decides to help an overweight high-school classmate change her image. OL14852420W
The Year of My Miraculous Reappearance The Year of My Miraculous Reappearance Catherine Ryan Hyde Cynnie takes care of herself--and more importantly, she takes care of her little brother, Bill. So it doesn't matter that her mom is drunk all the time. Cynnie's got her own life. Cynnie's the one Bi… OL14927675W
Tink Tink Bodil Bredsdorff Feeling as thought he does not belong there, Tink leaves Crow Cove, only to return with the drunken Burd, who teaches Tink to fish and to have confidence in himself and his place in the community. OL15013097W
Hooked Hooked Elaine Landau Describes a wide variety of addictions, from substance abuse to compulsive behaviors, and explores some of the causes and treatments that are available. OL15040232W
You'll miss me when I'm gone You'll miss me when I'm gone Stephen Roos Convinced that he is a rotten kid and disgusted that his father is still taking physical advantage of his mother even though they are now divorced, sixteen-year-old Marcus finds that a vodka bottle i… OL15069017W
Stephanie Stephanie Jack Weyland Reluctant to admit her addiction to alcohol and drugs, sixteen-year-old Stephanie finds it impossible to give up drinking and pills until she faces her problems in a hospital treatment program. OL15071524W
Notes from a spinning planet-- Mexico Notes from a spinning planet-- Mexico Melody Carlson When Maddie joins her journalist aunt on vacation in Mexico, she finds a rival for Ryan's affection, a friend who has a drinking problem, and most important, a new trust in God. OL15109835W
New York debut New York debut Melody Carlson Life at the Carter house is in an uproar, with Taylor coming home from rehab treatment, Kriti developing a possible eating disorder, and Eliza creating competition between the girls for the New York … OL15109913W
Drinking Drinking Laurence P. Pringle Describes the history of alcohol, its effects on the body and personality, how to deal with peer pressure to drink, and how to get help for alcoholism. OL15124352W
Daily reflections Daily reflections Alcoholics Anonymous "The book offers sharing, day by day, from a broad cross section of members, which focuses on the Three Legacies of Alcoholics Anonymous: Recovery, Unity and Service. Daily Reflections has proved to … OL15159740W
Home is where they take you in Home is where they take you in Brenda Seabrooke As she establishes an increasingly close relationship with a couple on a nearby ranch, a young girl comes to realize that there is nothing left between herself and her alcoholic mother. OL15205926W
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