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Author
Series
Friendship letters volume 2
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Doretta Schwartz used to be so happy and passed her positive attitude along to friends in several letters she wrote each month. But that all changed the day she learned of her fiancé's death and a heavy weight of depression fell upon her. Feeling empty, she puts away her letter writing and won't even respond to calls from friends. William's twin brother, Warren, is also grieving his loss, while at the same time, trying to be supportive to his parents...
Author
Series
Publisher
Cheriton Children's Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Alcohol addiction happens-but how does it feel when it happens to you? Developing an alcohol addiction is a devastating, life-changing experience that happens to thousands of young people every year. Discover what it is like to be addicted to alcohol through the heartfelt stories of survivors. Learn how it "happened to them," read their journeys to recovery, and find out more about the causes and treatments of alcohol addiction in this open, sensitive,...
Author
Language
English
Description
Wyvern, Lord Highfire of the Highfire Eyrie, is the last dragon on Earth and is hiding out in a Louisiana swamp. He strikes a deal with Cajun swamp rat Squib: Squib will keep him company and fetch supplies for him and Vern will protect Squib from the dirty cop that is chasing him. However, there will be soon be a fiery reckoning, in which dragons will either finally become extinct... or Vern's glory days are back.
Author
Series
Legacy of faith volume 2
Language
English
Description
Ashley Showalter and Ben Henning have so much in common. Both were raised by single moms. Both want to help where they see a need. And both work with horses in the Idaho valley. Ashley runs a horse rescue operation, while Ben has started an equine therapy barn on his great-great grandfather's farm--and both Ashley and Ben have the feeling that there could be something more between them. But they share something else that may drive them apart if the...
Author
Series
Friendship letters volume 1
Language
English
Description
Life is good on their Pennsylvania Amish farm for newlyweds Vic and Eleanor Lapp--until the day Vic's youngest brother drowns in their pond and Vic turns to alcohol to numb the pain. Things get so bad that Vic loses his job and their marriage is coming apart. Eleanor is desperate to help her husband and writes letters to her friend, Doretta, living in Indiana for advice. The trust Eleanor places in her friend and the gentle words she receives in return...
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Majella is happiest out of the spotlight, living a quiet life away from neighbors' stares and the gossips of the small town in Northern Ireland where she grew up during the Troubles. But underneath her seemingly predictable existence, she doesn't know where her father is, and every person in her town has been changed by the lingering divide between Protestants and Catholics. When Majella's grandmother dies, she comes to realize there may be more...
10) A father's fight
Publisher
Green Apple Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Hitting rock bottom, an aging boxer's rivalry within himself restores his vitality with hopes of retraining to fight for what matters most.
Author
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Drinking cost Helen her marriage and custody of her seven-year-old son, Ollie. When she meets wealthy, charismatic philanthropists Ava and Swift Havilland, the vulnerable Helen is instantly enchanted... As Helen increasingly falls under the Havillands' influence...Ava and Swift hold out the most seductive gift: their influence and help to regain custody of her son. But the debt Helen owes them is about to come due.
14) Smashed
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Kate and Charlie are a young married couple whose bond is built on a mutual love of music, laughter and drinking--especially the drinking. When Kate's drinking leads her to dangerous places and her job as a school teacher is put into jeopardy, she decides to join AA and get sober. Her new lifestyle calls into question whether or not her relationship with Charlie is built on love or just a boozy diversion from adulthood.
Author
Publisher
Avery
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Challenge your thinking, find clarity, and form new habits with a 30-day alcohol-free experiment from the author of This Naked Mind . Changing your habits can be hard without the right tools. This is especially true for alcohol because habits are, by definition, subconscious thought processes. Through her methodical research of the latest neuroscience and her own journey, Annie Grace has cracked the code on habit change by addressing the specific...
Author
Publisher
Sirius
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Problem drinking begins with emotions. The desire to have "just the one" to relax after work. The turning to a bottle of wine when things are going wrong and you're feeling stressed. The big special days, such as birthdays and Christmas, which wouldn't be the same without a drink. We wrongly believe that we can't have fun without a drink, won't relax without a drink, won't be ourselves without a drink. Meanwhile, this error is wreaking havoc with...
Author
Series
Publisher
Rosen Pub
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
Recognizing and understanding the behavior of an alcoholic parent, as well as the impact it has on the child of an alcoholic, are important first steps toward physical well-being and emotional healing. Readers will find the tools they need to identify a drinking problem, the support required to come to terms with an alcoholic person in their family, and the resources that can help them and the entire family heal. --Provided by the publisher.
18) Alcohol abuse
Author
Series
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
"Provides comprehensive information on alcohol abuse, including first-person interviews, signs and symptoms, physical dangers, recovery, and solutions"--
19) Buried
Author
Publisher
Dutton Books
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
When her alcoholic mother goes missing, seventeen-year-old Claudine begins to spin out of control, despite her attempts to impose order on every aspect of her life.
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"For fans of the Netflix hit series Dead to Me and bestselling domestic suspense fiction by Shari Lapena and Liane Moriarty, a novel set in suburban New Jersey about a dead husband with a serious alcohol problem, an angry, betrayed wife, and the family friends whose talent for keeping secrets might lead to everyone's undoing"--
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