Las Animas - Bent County Library District

A senior at Windward Academy, Shelbi, who has a diagnosed mental illness, keeps to herself until she forms a connection with Andy Criddle, who is battling addiction, but the closer they get, the more the past threatens to pull them apart.

Welcome to Mummy's world...Daddy likes gadgets. Peter and Jane like starting fires, trying to kill each other and driving Mummy to drink, and Mummy just needs a break...It is Mummys 39th birthday. She is staring down the barrel at a future of people asking if she wants to come to their yoga class, and book clubs, where everyone is wearing statement scarves and they are all tiddly after a glass of Pinot Grigio. But Mummy does not want to go quietly...

Discusses alcohol use in the United States, including the physical effects, the origin of the drinking age, societal mixed messages, and the sociological impacts.

Two teenage girls who live in a world of loneliness and betrayal like to drink and chase boys.

Discusses the effects of alcohol on the body, the reasons teenagers drink, the problems caused by teenage alcoholism, and possible preventive measures and treatments.

Addresses common questions teens have about alcohol abuse and binge drinking, including why teens drink, what the short- and long-term effects of alcohol abuse are, and how to help someone with a drinking problem.

Examines how and why some teenagers become alcoholics and discusses the effects of teen alcoholism, as well as treatment and prevention measures.

A guide, for teenagers and young adults, to the "Big book" entitled Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th ed.

Presents real-life stories of young adults who have survived their early years despite being addicted to alcohol and other drugs. Accompanied by discussions of twelve step principles that serve as a guide to young adults in recovery.