children of drug addicts

Liz Murray, who was homeless at the age of fifteen and had drug-addicted parents, reflects on how she overcame obstacles and eventually attended Harvard University.

"The daughter of a drug dealer, Wavy knows not to trust people, not even her own parents. For her little brother, Wavy is the only responsible adult. Obsessed with the constellations, she finds peace in the starry night sky above the fields behind her house. Until her star gazing causes an accident. After witnessing his motorcycle wreck, she forms an unusual friendship with Kellen, one of her father's thugs with a heart of gold. And when she is a teenager, Wavy's relationship with Kellen is the only tender thing in a brutal world"--Back cover.

The author describes how she struggled as the child of two drug addicts, and was homeless at age fifteen but still managed to graduate from high school in two years, and win a "New York Times" scholarship that took her to Harvard University.

The powerful, unforgettable graphic memoir from Jarrett Krosoczka, about growing up with a drug-addicted mother, a missing father, and two unforgettably opinionated grandparents.

Compiles first-person accounts of young adults discussing their experiences with drugs and alcohol or as children of alcoholics and drug addicts.

Discusses how drug adiction affects the entire family.

When her uncle agrees to pay the tuition at a private boarding school, seventeen-year-old Pearl hopes to escape the homelessness and drama of life with her mother, a former rock star who has ruined her life with drugs.

"A riveting and emotionally harrowing debut about two young brothers and their physically and psychologically abusive father..."--Provided by publisher.