Below you will find print and digital titles about addiction in our SHS Learning Commons collection and the Libby collection from the Scott County Library.
Demon Copperhead by
A boy named Demon Copperhead, born to a teenage single mother in a single-wide trailer with no money, is forced to grow up in the U.S. foster care system, with nothing but his deceased father's genetic good looks, his wit, copper-colored hair, and his survival talent to fall back on when things get tough. Foster care, child labor, decrepit schools, perilous success in athletics and loves, addiction, and terrible losses conspire to make his life horrid--and yet Demon vows to survive.
Solo by
Blade never asked for a life of the rich and famous. In fact, he’d give anything not to be the son of Rutherford Morrison, a washed-up rock star and drug addict with delusions of a comeback. Or to no longer be part of a family known most for lost potential, failure, and tragedy, including the loss of his mother. The one true light is his girlfriend, Chapel, but her parents have forbidden their relationship, assuming Blade will become just like his father.
In reality, the only thing Blade and Rutherford have in common is the music that lives inside them. And songwriting is all Blade has left after Rutherford, while drunk, crashes his high school graduation speech and effectively rips Chapel away forever. But when a long-held family secret comes to light, the music disappears. In its place is a letter, one that could bring Blade the freedom and love he’s been searching for, or leave him feeling even more adrift.
You'd Be Home Now by
Up until the accident, sixteen-year-old Emory Ward felt invisible, and that her life was defined by everyone around her: she was the rich great-great-granddaughter of Mill Town's founding business owners, she's the younger sister of beautiful Maddie Ward, and she's the good child, forced to look after her older, drug-addicted brother Joey.
A Quantum Life (Adapted for Young Adults) by
Born in New Orleans in extreme poverty, James Edward Plummer nevertheless was gifted with a brilliant mind. By the fourth grade, he was reading through textbooks on his own and feeling impatient with how slow the material was being covered in class. An unstable home life, though, led to moving to many different homes throughout his childhood, and dealing with economic and social pressures to become involved in crime and drugs. A self-described "gansta-nerd," James continued his education through high school and college, but wrestled with freeing himself from addiction to drugs. When he was accepted into the prestigious Physics PhD program at Stanford University, James was mentored by the sole Black professor in the department, eventually getting clean, changing his name to Hakeem Muata Oluseyi to honor his African ancestry, and fulfilling his dream to be a scientist.
Hey, Kiddo by
A graphic novel memoir by author and illustrator Jarrett Krosoczka who describes growing up with an addict mother, a missing father, and two loving, opinionated grandparents who raised him into his teen years. Describes how Krosoczka relied on his art to express himself and to survive the ups and downs of life.
Sing, Unburied, Sing by
Thirteen-year-old Jojo, a young black Mississippi boy, is being raised by his grandparents, and is forced to become a man too soon because of his mother's meth addiction, his father's imprisonment, and his young sibling who needs him. When Jojo's dad is released from prison, his mother packs up the car with her children and drives towards the penitentiary; and the nightmarish journey makes Jojo question who the men are in his life, and what kind of man he wants to be.
Heroine by
When a car crash sidelines Mickey just before softball season, she has to find a way to hold on to her spot. Behind the plate is the only place she’s ever felt comfortable, and the painkillers she’s been prescribed can help her get there. The pills do more than take away pain; they make her feel good. Her need increases, and it becomes less about pain and more about want, something that could send her spiraling out of control.
Bottled Up by
A high school boy comes to terms with his drug addiction, life with an alcoholic father, and a younger brother who looks up to him.
We Weren't Looking to Be Found by
When Dani, the daughter of the richest, most famous Black family in Texas, and Camila, the daughter of working class Colombian Americans, are placed as roommates at Peach Tree Hills, a treatment center in rural Georgia, the girls think they'll never get along. The girls' backgrounds and inner demons appear to be complete opposites as Dani struggles with drugs, alcohol, and other destructive behaviors while Camila struggles with self-harm. But when they discover a mysterious music box filled with letters from a former resident of PTH, they find common ground and work together to uncover the identity of the letters' author.
There There by
Twelve individuals travel to the Big Oakland Powwow for their own reasons. Following each one, their stories reveal a unique glimpse into the struggles faced by modern Native Americans in urban America, highlighting the complex history and inheritance of both a profound spirituality and a propensity for addiction and suicide.
Rx by
High school honors student Thyme Gilcrest uses her intelligence, popularity, and activities to hide the fact that she is also a drug dealer, supplying friends with illegally obtained prescription medications.
