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Tag: Addiction

October 11, 2021 by Amanda MacGregor

Book Review: Violets Are Blue by Barbara Dee

For Wren, we see her get through what she can alone, while feeling confused and not necessarily well cared for, but we also see her surrounded by support, love, and, eventually, help. A great read.

August 27, 2021 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Book Review: In the Wild Light by Jeff Zentner

Teen librarian Karen Jensen reviews the most recent contemporary YA by author Jeff Zentner, "a stunning, achingly moving book."

September 17, 2020 by Amanda MacGregor

Book Review: Every Body Looking by Candice Iloh

A hopeful, beautifully written, deeply affecting story of what we endure and overcome in the journey to become ourselves.

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Book Review: Heroine by Mindy McGinnis

March 5, 2019 by Amanda MacGregor

This powerful, harrowing, and compassionate story humanizes addiction and will challenge readers to rethink what they may believe about addicts.

Written Across My Skin, a guest post by Lizzy Mason

February 21, 2019 by Amanda MacGregor

YA author Lizzy Mason joins us to talk about self-harm, addiction, recovery, and the importance of being open about mental illnesses, especially with teens. Her debut novel, The Art of Losing, tackles these same subjects.

Book Review: The Art of Losing by Lizzy Mason

February 21, 2019 by Amanda MacGregor

Debut novelist Lizzy Mason presents a realistic look at addiction and its impact on lives that is somber but ultimately hopeful. This well-written debut has lots of layers and will be an easy one to recommend to fans of contemporary YA. Hand this one to character-driven readers.

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The American Opioid Crisis in YA Literature

September 5, 2018 by Karen Jensen, MLS

For the past couple of years, national, state and local communities in the United States have been trying to figure out how to deal with the growing opioid crisis. In the city of Mount Vernon, Ohio, where I currently work, I went to a series of training sessions last year that discussed this growing issue. […]

Book Review: I Felt a Funeral, in My Brain by Will Walton

June 5, 2018 by Amanda MacGregor

Publisher’s description How do you deal with a hole in your life? Do you turn to poets and pop songs? Do you dream? Do you try on love just to see how it fits? Do you grieve? If you’re Avery, you do all of these things. And you write it all down in an attempt […]

YA A to Z: Guilt, Shame and Blame – Heroin Overdose Deaths in Teen Fiction, a guest post by Kerry Sutherland

March 19, 2018 by Karen Jensen, MLS

As I contemplate where to put this in YA A to Z, I realize there are far too many options. D for drugs, or death. E for epidemic, as our country is facing a devastating opioid epidemic. G for guilt. H for Heroine.  S for shame. I wanted to put it up now as opposed […]

Sunday Reflections: When the Opioid Crisis Hits the Library

July 9, 2017 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Like many libraries across the country, we talk frequently at mine about the opioid crisis happening across the U.S. and in our local communities. We have had a couple of people OD in our library and we have had to call the squad, but not nearly as much as other libraries have. We have also […]

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