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1	Crank more books like this by Ellen Hopkins add to wishlist Based on a real-life event and written in verse, this novel relates the disturbing story of one girl's descent into addiction. see all copies from $4.73! new only from $5.34! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Glass more books like this by Ellen Hopkins add to wishlist Based on true events, this sequel to "Crank" continues the story of Kristina and her descent back to hell. Told in verse, the book presents a harrowing and disturbing look at addiction and the damage that it inflicts. see all copies from $6.02! new only from $6.02! \| SVS
3	The Higher Power of Lucky more books like this by Susan Patron add to wishlist The 2007 Newbery Medal winner is now in paperback. Lucky, age 10, doesn't expect running away to be so complicated. A large cast of magnanimous surprises awaits her when she plans to hide from her guardian in the Mojave Desert. Illustrations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.16! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Go Ask Alice more books like this by Anonymous add to wishlist First published in 1971, GO ASK ALICE was presented as the diary of a real teenaged girl whose descent into drug addition ushered her into a dark world of debauchery, abuse, and prostitution that eventually led to her death. Riding on the coattails of the 1960s, this provocative recipe of peer pressure, sexual experimentation, and crazed drug use ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.99! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Leaving Paradise more books like this by Simone Elkeles add to wishlist Nothing has been the same since Caleb Becker left a party drunk, got behind the wheel, and hit Maggie Armstrong. Even after months of painful physical therapy, Maggie walks with a limp. Her social life is nil and a scholarship to study abroad - her chance to escape everyone and their pitying stares - has been cancelled. After a year in juvenile ... see all copies from $4.50! new only from $5.40! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Smack more books like this by Melvin Burgess add to wishlist After being severely beaten by his father, 14-year-old Tar runs away from home and convinces his girlfriend, Gemma, to join him. They move into a squatter's residence occupied by two older radicals, but Gemma falls in with a group of heroin users who persuade her and Tar to move in with them. Soon Gemma and Tar are using heroin, and their lives ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.54! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Street Pharm more books like this by Allison Van Diepen add to wishlist Inspired by her experience teaching in inner-city Brooklyn, van Diepen delivers a striking debut novel that tells the story of one soldier--one boy--on the front lines of the U.S. drug-dealing empire. see all copies from $3.21! new only from $3.92! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Dope Sick more books like this by Walter Dean Myers add to wishlist Lil J's broke and needs some cash. But a drug deal goes wrong, and now the cops are after him. Hiding and getting dope sick from his latest high, Lil J would do anything to change the last 24 hours. Maybe he can, in the new novel by "New York Times"-bestselling author Myers. see all copies from $6.99! new only from $10.17! \| SVS
9	Pure Sunshine more books like this by Brian James add to wishlist Forty-eight hours in the life of a teenager named Brendon and his friends Kevin and Will as they experience the effects of dropping acid. see all copies from $2.12! new only from $3.45! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Shiloh Season more books like this by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor add to wishlist Having become the legal owner of the dog Shiloh, Marty Preston thinks he is finally done dealing with Shiloh's abusive former owner, Judd Travers. Unfortunately, Judd is not done with Marty or Marty's family and his drunken behavior becomes more and more abusive. When Judd drunkenly drives his truck into a ditch and is badly injured, Marty comes ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Beauty Queen more books like this by Linda Glovach add to wishlist "I felt the prick of the needle, but only for a second, because this great rush of warmth quickly followed, encompassing my whole body from my toes fight up to the top hair on my head. I could not move as she guided the needle in and out of my vein. When she was done, I felt like I had entered heaven. I looked in the mirror and felt beautiful and ... see all copies from $9.54! new only from $9.73! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Lush more books like this by Natasha Friend add to wishlist It's hard to be a thirteen-year-old-girl. But it's even harder when your father's a drunk. It adds an extra layer to everything - your family's reaction to things, the friends you're willing to bring home, the way you see yourself and the world. For Samantha, it's something that has been going on for so long that she's almost used to it. Only, you ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Crosses more books like this by Shelley Stoehr add to wishlist Nancy doesn't have a best friend, until she meets Katie in the bathroom at school. She and Katie have something in common. They both like to cut themselves. At first, it's just fun and Nancy and Katie don't talk about why they do it. But soon Nancy realizes that she and Katie need cutting to get through the day. Nancy can cover the scars on her ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.99! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	We All Fall Down more books like this by Robert Cormier add to wishlist A group of teenagers break into and vandalize the home of the Jerome family. When 14-year-old Karen Jerome arrives home unexpectedly, she is beaten into a coma. As the family tries to deal with the tragedy, Jane, the older sister, falls in love with Buddy Walker not knowing that he is one of the people who destroyed her home and put her sister ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.95! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	RX more books like this by Tracy Lynn add to wishlist In this timely and thought-provoking novel inspired by the epidemic of prescription drug use among teens, class superstar Thyme Gilcrest is convinced she has ADHD and borrows Ritalin from a friend to stay on top at her overachieving high school. Soon Thyme is trading with classmates to get the meds she "needs." Original. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.77! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Lucy the Giant more books like this by Sherri L Smith add to wishlist The adventures of Lucy, a girl who despite the fact that she is only 15, is already over six feet tall. Long abandoned by her mother, Lucy lives with her alcoholic father in a small Alaskan town. Fed up with her father's irresponsible behavior, Lucy leaves home and moves to the town of Kodiak--a place where she is mistaken for an adult and given a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.95! \| first editions
17 view cover	House That Crack Built more books like this by C Taylor add to wishlist Using the rhythm of the nursery rhyme "The House that Jack Built," this picture book tells of the dangers and destruction of drug addiction. Color illustrations accompany the text. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.25! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Heart of a Champion more books like this by Carl Deuker add to wishlist Seth Barham and Jimmy Winter, both 12, meet and become good friends because of their shared love of baseball. As their friendship progresses, Jimmy helps the awkward and unathletic Seth develop confidence--not only on the ball field but in all aspects of his life. However, when Jimmy becomes more and more involved with alcohol, Seth is unable to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.75! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Not Like You more books like this by Deborah Davis add to wishlist Sharply honest and beautifully written, this powerful novel tells the story of a teenage girl who must decide whether taking care of herself means no longer taking care of her alcoholic mother. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Babylon Boyz more books like this by Jess Mowry add to wishlist For 14-year-old Dante and his posse, life in Babylon isn't about making choices but about dodging blows. Dante needs a heart operation, Pook can't afford college, let alone medical school, and Wyatt's going to need more than his sense of humor to squeeze through life. So when the boys find a suitcase full of cocaine, they face an excruciating ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.41! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Autobiography of My Dead Brother more books like this by Walter Dean Myers, Christopher A Myers (Illustrator) add to wishlist This intense, action-filled story examines the difficulty of two friends struggling to remain close as one turns towards the world of drug-dealing and violence. Fifteen-year-old Jesse, a burgeoning young artist, and 17-year-old Rise have been best friends, pretty much brothers, since they were little. Lately, Jesse feels that Rise is changing, and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.98! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Rehab more books like this by Randi Reisfeld add to wishlist In this ripped-from-the-tabloids novel, a popular young actress lets her partying go a little too far and she ends up in rehab, where she discovers the real reason behind her behavior. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.24! \| SVS
23 view cover	Jude more books like this by Kate Morgenroth add to wishlist When his father is brutally gunned down, 15-year-old Jude is a witness. But to save his own life, he can't tell what he knows and becomes a suspect himself. Then another secret is revealed: years ago Jude's father kidnapped him from his mother, who is now the district attorney. Jude is determined to clear his name and win his mother's approval. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.24! \| first editions \| SVS
24	Angel Dust Blues more books like this by Todd Strasser add to wishlist Feeling increasingly alienated from his successful and affluent parents, a 17-year-old boy becomes involved in drug dealing. see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Imitate the Tiger more books like this by Jan Cheripko add to wishlist Chris Serbo loves to play football. "I've played football so many years, it's instinct to me . . . I know the rules and I know the chaos. . . . There is nothing more satisfying than hitting someone with all your force. . . . When all else fails, I know how to play football". But Chris Serbo has some problems -- and one of them is that he drinks to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.90! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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