Reviews by Tag: addiction

Teen Review
Beautiful Boy by David Sheff

Beautiful Boy

By David Sheff
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Jan 26, 2024

This heartbreaking true story explores a father’s perspective while his son battles addiction. He tries so hard to understand his son through research and talking to experts. He watches as their relationship changes, and he tries to love his son. This is one of my favorite books. It is heartbreaking and shows how addiction affects an entire family. It also shows how much-loved ones truly want to help you. The book is a slow read, so it forced me to think about the book and its effects.

Teen Review
Roxy by Neal & Jarrod Shusterman

Roxy

By Roxy by Neal & Jarrod Shusterman
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Tyler H.
Mar 17, 2022

Siblings Isaac and Ivy both have a lot going on in their life. Isaac has an ankle injury that has left him unable to play and needing pain relief. Ivy’s ADHD is affecting her schoolwork and she needs something to keep her focused. Isaac turns to Roxy and Ivy turns to Addison. They follow different journeys with the drugs they’re taking but both end up in the same precarious situation. How will they deal with the repercussions of the things they’re taking?

Staff Review

Last Night I Sang To The Monster

By Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Star Rating
★★★

Rated by Scott S.
Sep 20, 2017

Having never experienced life in a rehab center I cannot speak to the authenticity or veracity of the setting Benjamin Alire Sáenz creates in, Last Night I Sang To The Monster. 18 year-old Zach is an alcoholic who comes out of a black out in a treatment center with no memory of how he got there. I can say the novel is populated by memorable characters who are engaged in emotionally resonant relationships in a visceral setting.

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