alcoholism

Fourteen-year-old Joseph tries to avoid trouble and keep in touch with his father, who is serving in Iraq, as he and his alcoholic, drug-addicted mother move from one homeless shelter to another.

Examines the social problems related to the consumption of alcoholic beverages by college students, and discusses health, behavioral, and safety consequences of binge drinking, effective prevention programs, countermeasures for college campuses, and other related topics.

Autobiographical account of a woman who battled alcoholism for twenty years, discussing how the addiction affected her relationships, job performance, and mental and physical health. Also examines her experience with various methods of quitting and her eventual success with a rehabilitation program.

A self-help guide to enable children to cope with alcoholism in the family setting.

When her father disappears mysteriously on a trucking job, eleven-year-old Buddy moves in with relatives she hardly knows and finds herself in a dysfunctional family with secrets about the past.

Feeling as though 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.

Describes what alcohol is, how it affects the body, and what happens when people drink too much.

When his strange family moves into her quiet southern Indiana town, sixth-grader Lydia Carson initially despises her new neighbor and classmate, who seems as wild as the raccoon that is his closest companion.

When Maggie's father's drinking becomes out of hand, it affects the entire family, especially Maggie, in a book that discusses the family problems alcoholism can cause and the ways children can cope with an alcoholic family member.