You Are Not Alone
Anorexia. Bulimia. Drug abuse. Single parenthood. These books deal with tough topics and just might help you deal, too. Click on each book to find it in the catalog and check it out.
Candy (drug abuse)
by Kevin Brooks
Teen Fiction/Brooks, Kevin
After falling deeply in love with a desperate, drug-taking girl, Joe’s life begins to fall apart as mind games make an impact. But Joe is unwilling to see his dreams of music die, so he must find a way to get control back for himself while saving the girl from her self-destructive ways in the process.
Crank (drug abuse)
By Ellen Hopkins
Teen Fiction
Kristina Georgia Snow is the perfect daughter, gifted high school junior, quiet, never any trouble. But on a trip to visit her absentee father, Kristina disappears and Bree takes her place. Bree is the exact opposite of Kristina. Through a boy, Bree meets the addictive drug “Crank” And what begins as a wild ecstatic ride turns into a struggle through hell for her mind, her soul — her life.
Cut (self-mutilation)
by Patricia McCormick
Teen Paperbacks M
While confined to a mental hospital, thirteen-year-old Callie slowly comes to understand some of the reasons behind her self-mutilation, and gradually starts to get better.
The First Part Last (teenage fatherhood)
by Angela Johnson
Teen Paperbacks J
Bobby’s carefree teenage life changes forever when he becomes a father and must care for his adored baby daughter.
Hanging on to Max (single parenthood)
by Margaret Bechard
Teen Fiction
When his girlfriend decides to give their baby away, seventeen-year-old Sam is determined to keep him and raise him alone
It’s Kind of a Funny Story (depression)
by Ned Vizzini
Teen Fiction
This humorous account follows a New York City teenager’s battle with depression and his time spent in a psychiatric hospital.
Love Sick (bulimia)
by Jake Coburn
Teen Fiction
After an accident seems to end his college and athletic dreams, Ted is offered a second chance at school if he agrees to spy on a classmate and help her father monitor her bulimia.
My Sister’s Bones (anorexia)
by Cathi Hanauer
General Fiction
This author’s first novel is the study of a family, the doctor-father who pushes his children to perfection, the mother who does not like to challenge her husband, the kids who love/hate their father and love/pity their mother. It portrays family dynamics and how each member contributes to the problem.
Skin (anorexia)
by Adrienne Vrettos
Teen Fiction
When his parents decide to separate, eighth grader Donnie watches with horror as the physical condition of his sixteen-year-old sister, Karen, deteriorates due to an eating disorder.
Speak (date rape)
by Laurie Halse Anderson
Teen Fiction
A traumatic event near the end of the summer has a devastating effect on Melinda Sordino’s freshman year in high school.
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