Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Drugs and addiction
Hachette Children's Group Will You Catch Me
Book SynopsisFrom the author of A Room Full of Chocolate comes a heartwarming story about identity and courage, and a tremendous young girl who cares for her alcoholic mother. For fans of Jacqueline Wilson and Sarah Lean. Nell Hobs lives with a tortoise called Bob Marley, guinea pigs Asbo and Chaos, goldfish Beyoncé and Destiny, gerbils Fizz and Tyrone, Aunty Lou the Hamster ... and her mum, who drinks too much. Nell does everything she can to be a good daughter so that her mum will stop. But when things get really hard, Nell stands on her head. Everything looks better upside down, don't you know? Nell wishes she knew who her dad was. When new teacher Mr Samuels makes history come alive and tells the class the story of Nell Gwynn, the Orange Girl who became one of the first actresses on the London stage, Nell is captivated and is determined to dress up as an Orange Girl for the Costume Parade. She hatches a plan with her best friend Michael: a waTrade ReviewAn emotional roller-coaster of a story with a courageous and caring heroine. * Parents in Touch *The book that I would like to choose is Will You Catch Me? by Jane Elson. I loved it for the heroine, Nell, who tells her story as 'the only naturalist on the Beckham Estate'. Nell has many problems, but also many friends. Her voice is perfect; you can hear her speak beside you as you read, wise, hilarious, brave and stubborn. A North London Anne of Green Gables: less poetry, more minibeasts, identical charm! -- Hilary McKay for Booktrust * BookTrust *This is a moving tale of friendship, wildlife, conservation, families, love and alcohol abuse. Its a tale of bravery - self belief and how friends can sometimes pull together to make things right. It is also the story of imagination and Nell Gwyn - a companion to King Charles II - a fascinating character, of whom I knew a little, but now know so much more.This is the story of a modern day Nell whose mother tries hard to be someone she can admire. To be the mother Nell needs, but things are not easy. Nell spends her days caring for her mum, hoping to trace her dad, and nurturing any wildlife she comes across that need respite or care.Her friend Michael lives nest door with his brother, aids and abets her - an inventor with wild and glorious ideas which means that at school he is often signing the punishment book, staying late for detention and generally getting into scraps. His brother is exasperated by him and can't believe it when he finds that all his laces from his boots have been stolen away to be used in Michael's latest invention - to help Nell feed all her small creatures.There are too many children affected by their parent's addiction to alcohol. This is a story for them, for those with whom they make contact, with whom they hopefully get help and understanding.This is a story of hope. * Sue Chambers - A Bookseller *
£8.20
James Lorimer and Company Ltd., Publishers Outta Here
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£13.49
James Lorimer and Company Ltd., Publishers Outta Here
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£25.19
Dundurn Group Ltd New Dark Ages
Book SynopsisThe X Gang face off with Earl Turner, a presidential candidate straight out of their nightmares.It is a dangerous, divisive time in America. A far-right political candidate is seeking the presidency and stirring up hatred against minorities. The X Gang, meanwhile, have lost one of their friends to that presidential candidate and are encountering manifestations of hate practically everywhere they go. With his band, the Hot Nasties, about to embark on its first North American tour, and several recent murders in the punkscene linked to its gigs, Kurt Blank and the rest of the X Gang have some difficult decisions to make.New Dark Ages is about surviving in a nasty, brutish, and short-sighted time and whether one should just go along or fight back.Trade ReviewThis fast paced, engaging and entertaining read is also extremely timely, and one we should all pay attention to as we sadly witness the rise of a dangerous new form of alt-fascism. * — Jim Lindberg, Pennywise *This book will hit home for older, politically aware teens looking for a story of unconventional heroes rising up against reckless hate. * Booklist *New Dark Ages takes readers into a world not often explored in teen literature — punk rock culture of the early 1980s. * CM Magazine *
£11.77
Dundurn Group Ltd Age of Unreason
Book SynopsisThe X Gang must stand up for their beliefs in a changing world.A new face of violence and hate has come to Portland, Maine, and the punks in the X Gang find themselves targeted once again. It is the early eighties, and the youth subculture they have grown up in is changing. Kurt, X, and the others have reluctantly concluded that they are unlikely to ever change the world with their punk anthems, but that injustice is still worth fighting against. The friends lean on each other for the strength to deal with death, addiction, sexism, and racism they see all around them.Meanwhile, the police and the FBI are on the trail of a killer, and a member of the X Gang holds the secret to the fugitive's sinister motivations. Age of Unreason tells the shocking story of how hatred can become a cause, and how we must stand together against it no matter the cost.Trade ReviewKinsella skilfully blends convincing depictions of both the punk scene and the racist underground with the hoary trope of a band of kids setting out to solve a mystery … a suspenseful page-turner that also gives considerable food for thought. * Quill and Quire, for Recipe for Hate *Tension starts high and stays there in this unflinching page-turner, which offers a fascinating glimpse into the early punk scene and a moving testament to the power of friendship. * Publishers Weekly, for Recipe for Hate *Like the first two books of the series, Age of Unreason is a storehouse of information about punk rock and the culture clashes of the late 80s. Kinsella knows the scene and understands the kids who lived it and loved it. * CM Magazine *
£12.34
Orca Book Publishers Échoué
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£10.95
Hot Key Books Again Again
Book SynopsisIn this novel full of surprises from the New York Times bestselling author of WE WERE LIARS and GENUINE FRAUD, E. Adelaide is catapulted into a summer of wild possibility, during which she will fall in and out of love a thousand times while finally confronting her brother, their history, and her own strength.Trade ReviewE. Lockhart has done it again in this twisty, inventive, philosophical and romantic story about the many ways a person can find, lose, and understand love. -- Gayle Forman, #1 New York Times bestselling author of If I StayMy favorite books are those that are hilarious, poignant, utterly unique and brimming with realistic, loveable characters (preferably including dogs). This book doesn't just have all these elements. It has them in multiple universes. I loved it. -- Jaclyn Moriarty, author of Gravity is the ThingVERDICT: A lyrical read that's also fun as it addresses myriad truths. * School Libraries Journal *A clever, sensitive, funny novel * Irish Daily Mail *
£7.59
Simon Pulse Dancing with Molly
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£10.79
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers RX
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£9.89
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers RX
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£15.29
Simon Pulse Other Broken Things
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£9.89
Simon Pulse 59 Hours
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£11.69
Simon Pulse 59 Hours Simon True
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£15.99
Simon Pulse Deep Water
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£11.69
Simon Pulse Deep Water Simon True
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£15.99
Simon & Schuster The Acid King
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£13.49
Margaret K. McElderry Books Tricks Traffick Boxed Set
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£25.19
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers FAR FROM YOU
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£10.29
Cavendish Square Publishing Dealing with Opioid Misuse
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£40.05
Open Road Media For Teenagers Living With a Parent Who Abuses
Book SynopsisFor Teenagers Living With a Parent Who Abuses Alcohol/Drugs by Edith Lynn Hornik-Beer answers questions about alcoholism asked by teenagers. Included are: What causes alcoholism? Where can I get help? What do I do about the abuse? Should I stay at home? Where can I go? How can anyone expect me to concentrate in school? Why do I fight with my parents even when they are sober?
£9.45
Skyhorse Publishing The Fix
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£9.19
Skyhorse Publishing Peer Pressure for Teens: Advice on Drugs, School,
Book SynopsisAge range 12 to 18In Peer Pressure for Teens, young writers show that it’s possible to stand up to the pressure they may feel from friends and some family members to be "cool." Inspire teen and preteen readers to take responsibility for and make wiser decisions about their lives with the essays in this book—each written by a teenager. Within these pages, Jamel A. Salter, Fan Yi Mok, and Charlene George, and many others, describe how and why they chose to keep it real and fight back against the pressure they felt from friends to use drugs and alcohol; have sex too early; lie, cheat, and steal; and skip or act out in school. Essays include: My Secret Love Losing My Friends to Weed Why Do So Many Teens Cheat? Can't Afford to Follow Hiding My Talent No More Why I Speak My Mind Sex Doesn't Make You a Man My So-Called Friends Making Me Dance Peer Pressure Ended Our Relationship I Want to Be Pretty and Popular The Trouble with Being a Virgin Thinking for Myself and more! Through these essays, teen readers will pick up new ways to say no and advice that will help them stay true to themselves, while parents, teachers, and caregivers will be provided a much-needed glimpse into how the world looks to our younger generations.
£12.74
Hachette Children's Group A First Look At: Addiction: Why Can't You Stop?
Book SynopsisThis book looks at some fothe reasons why people have addictions. This books is meant to be ready with children and is aimed at helping to open up first discussions about the subject. The superb A First Look At series consists of a number of reassuring picturebooks that give advice and promote interaction between children, parents, and teachers on a wide variety of personal, social and emotional issuesCharmingly clear illustrations give readers immediate access to complex situations and feelings Notes for parents and teachers at the back of the book provide valuable advice for how to share this book with your child or class. Written by a trained psychotherapist, journalist and parent, and illustrated by an experienced children's book artist, this title is part of an acclaimed and successful series of picture-book non-fiction for Early Years. Books in the series give advice and promote interaction between children, parents, and teachers on a wide variety of personal, social and emotional issues. They are excellent tools for teachers to use during classroom discussions.Trade ReviewBeautifully illustrated ... a great picture book to read with really young children * The Sun *
£11.39
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC All That’s Left to Say
Book SynopsisHannah MacLaren has grown up between two worlds: scraping by happily with her single, working mum and avoiding the Maryland upper crust in the next town over, where her wealthy cousin and best friend Sophie lives. The plan is to get out: Hannah from paycheck-to-paycheck life, and Sophie from the cosseted world she doesn't fit into. But just before junior year begins, something goes horribly wrong. Sophie overdoses at a party, leaving behind a shocked community and bereft best friends. As the haze of grief begins to clear, Hannah teams up with Sophie’s other best friend, Gabi, to find out what happened that fateful night. Someone gave Sophie oxycodone. Someone knew what was going on. And Hannah will not stop until she has uncovered the truth.Trade ReviewThis is more than a love story. When We Collided carefully yet effortlessly puts mental illness in conversation with the beauty and struggle of adolescence. It is a book I wish I could have written, but am so much better for having read * Julie Murphy, bestselling author of Dumplin’, on WHEN WE COLLIDED *
£8.54
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Rabbit & Robot
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£16.14
Simon & Schuster Breaking Bailey
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£15.99
Simon & Schuster Breaking Bailey
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£10.79
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers I Will Find You Again
Book SynopsisAll the Bright Places meets Ace of Spades in this “compelling, twisty” (Booklist) teen thriller about a girl who can’t stop pushing herself to be the best—even after losing her best friend and the love of her life.Welcome to Meadowlark, Long Island—expensive homes and good schools, ambition and loneliness. Meet Chase Ohara and Lia Vestiano: the driven overachiever and the impulsive wanderer, the future CEO and the free spirit. Best friends for years—weekend trips to Montauk, sleepovers on a yacht—and then, first love. True love. But when Lia disappears, Chase’s life turns into a series of grim snapshots. Anger. Grief. Running. Pink pills in an Altoids tin. A cheating ring at school. Heartbreak and lies. A catastrophic secret. And the shocking truth that will change everything about the way Chase sees Lia—and herself.
£15.99
Aladdin Paperbacks Violets Are Blue
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£15.29
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Go Ask Alice: 50th Anniversary Edition
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£10.79
Margaret K. McElderry Books Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale
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£16.99
Margaret K. McElderry Books Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale
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£11.69
Margaret K. McElderry Books Ironside: A Modern Faerie Tale
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£16.99
Margaret K. McElderry Books The Modern Faerie Tales Collection Tithe Valiant
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£23.75
Greenhaven Publishing Legalization of Marijuana
£39.42
Greenhaven Publishing The Opioid Crisis
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£39.85
Candlewick Press,U.S. Gather
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£15.29
Candlewick Press (MA) Gather
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£9.47
West 44 Books Watches and Warnings
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£24.51
Bloomsbury YA Dreamland (YA Edition): The True Tale of
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£16.14
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Shark Teeth
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£15.30
Milkweed Editions The Spider's Web
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£7.60
Facts On File Inc Amphetamines and Methamphetamine
Book SynopsisUnderstanding Drugs provides a fact-based look at many of drugs that teens encounter, explains how they work, and identifies the risks and benefits of using them. Each title spotlights a drug of abuse or a treatment drug. Written in straightforward language, the books break down the biological and chemical processes relevant to each drug, explains the history of the drug, discusses the risks of using or abusing it, and guides readers toward reliable help for dealing with a drug-related problem. The Understanding Drugs series provides concise guides for high school students to the science, history, social issues, and health issues connected to common legal and illegal drugs.
£29.71
Porter House Publications The Cannabis Craze: A Practical Guide for Parents and Teens
£12.99
Innerquest Marijuana Debunked: A handbook for parents,
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£14.95
Skyhorse Publishing The Fix
Book SynopsisOne conversation is all it takes to break a world wide open.Seventeen-year-old Macy Lyons has been through something no one should ever have to experience. And she’s dealt with it entirely alone.On the outside, she’s got it pretty good. Her family’s well-off, she’s dating the cute boy next door, she has plenty of friends, and although she long ago wrote her mother off as a superficial gym rat, she’s thankful to have allies in her loving, laid-back dad and her younger brother.But a conversation with a boy at a party one night shakes Macy out of the carefully maintained complacency that has defined her life so far. The boy is Sebastian Ruiz, a recovering addict who recognizes that Macy is hardened by dark secrets. And as Macy falls for Sebastian, she realizes that, while revealing her secret could ruin her seemingly perfect family, keeping silent might just destroy her.The Fix follows two good-hearted teenagers coming to terms with the cards they were dealt. It’s also about the fixes we rely on to cope with our most shameful secrets and the hope and fear that come with meeting someone who challenges us to come clean.Sky Pony Press, with our Good Books, Racehorse and Arcade imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of books for young readerspicture books for small children, chapter books, books for middle grade readers, and novels for young adults. Our list includes bestsellers for children who love to play Minecraft; stories told with LEGO bricks; books that teach lessons about tolerance, patience, and the environment, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.Trade ReviewIPPY Awards, Gold Medalist in the YA Category, 2016USA Best Books Awards Finalist, 2015"If you loved Looking For Alaska, then check out The Fix." --VerveGirl Magazine"A powerful story of healing . . ." Kirkus Reviews"First shot out of the gate, Sinel bravely addresses tough topics, demonstrating that the weight of secrets can pull us underand their release can save us from drowning." Holly Schindler, critically acclaimed author of A Blue So Dark and FeralA bewitching, beautiful, and brave debut. Readers will marvel at Macy's resilience. Natasha Sinel's writing devastates and uplifts, by turns. An important story of one girl's journey to rewrite the blueprint of her own life by facing the truth inside herself.” Carrie Mesrobian, award-winning author of Sex & Violence and Perfectly Good White Boy"In her YA debut, Natasha Sinel paints a riveting picture of a teenager haunted by her past and struggling with her present. Macy's world is richly drawn, heartbreakingly real, and difficult to put down. The Fix shines." I.W. Gregorio, author of None of the Above"In this masterful debut, Natasha Sinel explores how a shocking act of betrayal can be overlooked within an otherwise loving family. A vivid storyteller, Sinel tackles an emotional topic, portraying the pain and repercussions of Macy’s experience with an honest sensitivity. I was hooked from the opening pages of The Fix." Yvonne Ventresca, award-winning author of Pandemic"A standout YA debut, The Fix perfectly captures how it feels to be crushed under a life-changing, personal secret since childhood. Sinel's unflinchingly honest writing dissects the lies we tell ourselves to cope with trauma and reveals the power we seize when we finally decide to see the truth." Marie Jaskulka, author of The Lost Marble Notebook of Forgotten Girl & Random BoyIPPY Awards, Gold Medalist in the YA Category, 2016USA Best Books Awards Finalist, 2015"If you loved Looking For Alaska, then check out The Fix." --VerveGirl Magazine"A powerful story of healing . . ." Kirkus Reviews"First shot out of the gate, Sinel bravely addresses tough topics, demonstrating that the weight of secrets can pull us underand their release can save us from drowning." Holly Schindler, critically acclaimed author of A Blue So Dark and FeralA bewitching, beautiful, and brave debut. Readers will marvel at Macy's resilience. Natasha Sinel's writing devastates and uplifts, by turns. An important story of one girl's journey to rewrite the blueprint of her own life by facing the truth inside herself.” Carrie Mesrobian, award-winning author of Sex & Violence and Perfectly Good White Boy"In her YA debut, Natasha Sinel paints a riveting picture of a teenager haunted by her past and struggling with her present. Macy's world is richly drawn, heartbreakingly real, and difficult to put down. The Fix shines." I.W. Gregorio, author of None of the Above"In this masterful debut, Natasha Sinel explores how a shocking act of betrayal can be overlooked within an otherwise loving family. A vivid storyteller, Sinel tackles an emotional topic, portraying the pain and repercussions of Macy’s experience with an honest sensitivity. I was hooked from the opening pages of The Fix." Yvonne Ventresca, award-winning author of Pandemic"A standout YA debut, The Fix perfectly captures how it feels to be crushed under a life-changing, personal secret since childhood. Sinel's unflinchingly honest writing dissects the lies we tell ourselves to cope with trauma and reveals the power we seize when we finally decide to see the truth." Marie Jaskulka, author of The Lost Marble Notebook of Forgotten Girl & Random Boy
£12.34
Rindle Books, Incorporated Fix Me
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£10.44
Morgan James Publishing llc If You Give an Ox an Oxy: A Parod(ox)y
Book SynopsisRemember the mouse who wanted a cookie—and a glass of milk to go with it? Or the moose who wanted a muffin? In If You Give an Ox an Oxy, adolescents meet an ox who takes a prescription medication called an opioid. They follow him as he goes from taking a few opioids, to overusing them, and finally becoming addicted, learning about treatment for addiction and how dangerous taking illegal opioid drugs can be. Inspired by the mouse who was clearly addicted to cookies, Ox’s story demonstrates how opioid use often leads to a cycle of addiction and recovery. Too often this cycle is hard to break. Although Ox’s story is told in a childlike way, opioid use is a very serious and complex topic. Written by national expert on the opioid epidemic Dr. Laura E. Happe, If You Give an Ox an Oxy focuses on preventing opioid misuse for the next generation. Dr. Happe transforms the beloved childhood picture book into an educational resource that teens are sure to remember to help them understand the risks of opioid use—and why it’s best not to start in the first place.
£9.49
