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Blessing's bead

2022
In 1917, Aaluk leaves for Siberia while her sister Nutaaq remains in their Alaskan village and becomes one of the few survivors of an influenza epidemic, then in 1986, Nunaaq's great-granddaughter leaves her mother due to a different kind of sickness and returns to the village where they were born.

Constellations

2023
In 1980s Troy, New York, nonbinary teenager Claire's stint in court-ordered rehab may be exactly what they need to unpack all the bad they have experienced--if they can stay sober in a world seemingly never made for them.

The tenant of Wildfell Hall

2022
"A mysterious woman has arrived at Wildfell Hall. Unmarried and living alone, she is the subject of whispers and rumors. Where has she come from? Where is her husband? Gilbert is determined to find out about this secretive woman. And, when he gets her journal, he finally has the chance ..."--Back cover.

Life in the balance

2022
As she worries about her mother who is entering a rehab facility for alcoholism, eleven-year-old Veronica struggles with secrets, her favorite sport softball, and what she really wants to do with her life.

Drug and alcohol addiction

2023
Describes drug and alcohol addiction, including the science of drug and alcohol addiction, the effects of drug and alcohol addiction, and how drug and alcohol addiction is treated.

Learning to fall

2022
Daphne spends a vacation with her estranged father, whom she has not seen in years, and the pair bond over their love of skateboarding.

The five wounds

a novel
2022
"It's Holy Week in the small town of Las Penas, New Mexico, and thirty-three-year-old unemployed Amadeo Padilla has been given the part of Jesus in the Good Friday procession. He is preparing feverishly for this role when his fifteen-year-old daughter Angel shows up pregnant on his doorstep and disrupts his plans. Their reunion sets her own life down a startling path. . . . The [story] . . . spans the baby's first year as five generations of the Padilla family converge: Amadeo's mother, Yolanda, reeling from a recent discovery; Angel's mother, whom Angel isn't speaking to; and disapproving Tio Tive, keeper of the family's history"--Provided by publisher.

The five wounds

a novel
2021
"It's Holy Week in the small town of Las Penas, New Mexico, and thirty-three-year-old unemployed Amadeo Padilla has been given the part of Jesus in the Good Friday procession. He is preparing feverishly for this role when his fifteen-year-old daughter Angel shows up pregnant on his doorstep and disrupts his plans. Their reunion sets her own life down a startling path. . . . The [story] . . . spans the baby's first year as five generations of the Padilla family converge: Amadeo's mother, Yolanda, reeling from a recent discovery; Angel's mother, whom Angel isn't speaking to; and disapproving Tio Tive, keeper of the family's history"--.

Alcohol information for teens

health tips about alcohol use, abuse, and dependence : including facts about alcohol's effects on mental and physical health, the consequences of underage drinking, understanding alcoholic family members, and more
2021
"Provides basic consumer health information for teens on effects of alcohol use, alcohol and mental-health issues, treatment of addictions, and prevention of alcohol and drug use. Includes index and directory of alcohol and substance abuse"--Provided by publisher.

Last night I sang to the monster

a novel
Eighteen-year-old Zach does not remember how he came to be in a treatment center for alcoholics, but through therapy and caring friends, his amnesia fades and he learns to face his past while working toward a better future.

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