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Books Recommended By Our Children's Program Staff For Adolescents

Title Author
Alateen-Hope for Children of Alcoholics. Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, 1989. Al-Anon Family Groups Not on Amazon, refer to Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters
Youth and the Alcoholic Family. Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, 1991. Al-Anon Family Groups Not on Amazon, refer to Al-Anon HQ
Hope for Young People with Alcoholic Parents. Hazelden Educational Materials, Center City, MN, 1984. Balcerzak, Ann M. Not on Amazon
Secret Everyone Knows. Hazelden Educational Materials, Center City, MN, 1981. Brooks, Cathleen Out of Print
A Teenager's Guide to Living with an Alcoholic Parent. Hazelden Educational Materials, Center City, MN, 1984. Hornick-Beer, Edith Lynn Not on Amazon
If You Think Your Parent Drinks Too Much, Here's Something You Should Think About - from the Children of Alcoholics Foundation, New York, NY, 1992.    Not on Amazon
Different Like Me: A Book for Teens Who Worry About their Parents' Use of Alcohol/Drugs. Johnson Institute, Minneapoilis, MN, 1987. Leite, Evelyn and Pamela Espeland Buy It Now!
Coping with an Alcoholic Parent. The Rosen Publishing Group, New York, NY, 1985. Porterfield, Kay Marie Out of Print
Familiar Strangers. Hazelden Foundation, Center City, MN, 1984. Porterfield, Kay Marie Not on Amazon
When Your Parent Drinks Too Much: A Book for Teenagers. Fact on File, New York, NY, 1985. Ryerson, Eric Out of Print
Potato Chips for Breakfast. Quotidian Press, Rockaway, NJ, 1986. Scales, Cynthia G. Out of Print
Living with a Parent Who Drinks Too Much. Greenwillow Books, New York, NY, 1979 (all ages) Seixas, Judith Buy It Now!
Living with a Parent Who Drinks Too Much. Greenwillow Books, New York, NY, 1979 (ages 6-12 reading level) Seixas, Judith Buy It Now!
Vulture: A Modern Allegory on the Art of Putting Oneself Down. Argus Communications, Niles, IL, 1977. Simon, Sidney Buy It Now!
A Share of Freedom. Putnam, 1994, Revised 1996. (paperback) Wood, June Rae Buy It Now!
A Share of Freedom. Putnam, 1994, Revised 1996. (hard cover) Wood, June Rae Buy It Now!

 

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