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.
All That I Can Fix by
In Makersville, Indiana, fifteen-year-old Ronney lives with a drug-addicted mother, a suicidally depressed father, and an overly-sensitive younger sister. He's also in love with a perfectionist girl who doesn't love him back. Adding to the turmoil is an eccentric man outside of town who collects neglected zoo animals, but one day lets the animals out of their cages then kills himself. Ronney's sister is petrified with visions of marauding lions, his parents don't seem to care, and his best friend goes on his own personal safari. In Makersville, a throng of gun control supporters and gun rights advocates descend, bringing the same chaos Ronney feels.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The New David Espinoza by
After a video of him getting slapped by a bully goes viral, David Espinoza decides to join a bodybuilding gym and bulk up over the summer. Frustrated at his slow progress, David is encouraged by other gym-goers to try steroids. Soon, David digs deeper into the seedy side of bodybuilding, and his addiction to steroids begins threatening his relationships. When he finally acknowledges his addiction, David reflects on the damaging effects of muscle dysmorphia and toxic masculinity.
