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1) Rez ball
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"These days, Tre Brun is happiest when he is playing basketball on the Red Lake Reservation high school team--even though he can't help but be constantly gut-punched with memories of his big brother, Jaxon, who died in an accident. When Jaxon's former teammates on the varsity team offer to take Tre under their wing, he sees this as his shot to represent his Ojibwe rez all the way to their first state championship. This is the first step toward his...
2) Lush
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Unable to cope with her father's alcoholism, thirteen-year-old Sam corresponds with an older student, sharing her family problems and asking for advice.
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This book is about addictions of all kinds. Addictions to smartphones, sex, games, social media, gambling, money, but most of all to alcohol and drugs.
The words 'addict' and 'addiction' are loaded with baggage. Not just in Australia, but the world over, addicts are considered to be sub-human, if not alien. This book aims to reclaim their dignity. It aims to rescue the word 'addiction' from its kidnappers and restore its humanity. It offers personal...
4) Deconstruir las drogas: La historia completa sobre la reducción de daños y el futuro de la adicción
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«La obra de Maia Szalavitz pone en valor las vidas de los activistas que no solo crearon y desarrollaron la idea de la reducción de daños, sino que además la convirtieron en una fuerza social y política».
Este libro nos cuenta las historias en torno al activismo en reducción de daños. Desde un grupo de consumidores de drogas de clase obrera de Liverpool, quienes, ayudados por médicos y trabajadores de la sanidad pública, diseñaron los principios...
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Los Zorros son un equipo fragmentado, pero puede que Neil Josten sea el milagro que estaban esperando. La única persona que no está de acuerdo es Andrew, y el único capaz de penetrar las férreas barreras de Andrew es Neil. El problema es que Andrew no da nada a cambio de nada y a Neil le cuesta horrores confiar en nadie que no sea él mismo. Sin embargo, puede que no tengan demasiado tiempo; desde el equipo rival de los Cuervos, Riko Moriyama...
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When superstitious Sab sees a giant black butterfly, an omen of death, she knows that she's doomed! According to legend, she has one week before her fate catches up with her -- on her 11th birthday. With her time running out, all she wants is to celebrate her birthday with her entire family. But her sister, Ate Nadine, stopped speaking to their father one year ago, and Sab doesn't even know why.
If Sab's going to get Ate Nadine and their father to...
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For Teenagers Living With a Parent Who Abuses Alcohol/Drugs by Edith Lynn Hornik-Beer answers questions about alcoholism asked by teenagers. Included are: What causes alcoholism? Where can I get help? What do I do about the abuse? Should I stay at home? Where can I go? How can anyone expect me to concentrate in school? Why do I fight with my parents even when they are sober?
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Neil Josten es un joven que lleva toda la vida huyendo de su propio padre, el despiadado jefe de una organización criminal. Está acostumbrado a vivir con miedo y a fingir ser cualquiera salvo él mismo. Cuando asesinan a su madre, Neil toma una decisión a la desesperada: incorporarse al equipo de exy conocido como los Zorros. El exy es un deporte rápido y violento, una mezcla de lacrosse, rugby y hockey, lo único que hace que Neil se sienta real.
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Child genius Becky Bexley helps to organise a lot of fun at university, some for charity. She turns out to have a talent for stand-up comedy. She also helps a girl overcome post-traumatic stress disorder, and a little boy with an anxiety problem blighting his life. Alcohol comes up for discussion one day as students talk about embarrassing things they did while drunk and the effects of alcohol on the body. Becky's advice is based on genuine therapy...
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L'héroïne de ma vie est un livre destiné à comprendre les enjeux auxquels les personnes qui consomment des opioïdes peuvent être confrontées. Il a été écrit à travers les carnets intimes d'un homme aux mille et un rêves. Il ne s'agit pas d'identifier les raisons qui l'ont mené à consommer, mais bien de connaître les motivations qui l'ont encouragé à arrêter, ses difficultés pour y parvenir et les conséquences que son mode de vie...
12) Something
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Katie has loved Levi, the boy next door, for as long as she can remember. He used to be her best friend, but now her heart breaks a little more every time he pretends she doesn't exist.
He's the popular, wealthy school captain, while she's the poor scholarship kid. They've barely spoken in two years, so Katie doesn't understand why Levi has started climbing through her bedroom window. Or why he's telling her secrets he's hiding from everyone else.
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13) Nothing
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When Levi started ignoring her, Katie didn't think her relationship with the boy she loves could get any worse. Then Levi hurt her in a way she never thought he would, and she's not sure if she can ever forgive him.
Levi is dealing with his own problems, and he has his reasons for shutting her out, but how can he convince Katie he only wanted to protect her?
On summer break, Katie and Levi spend some time together, and they might finally be able...
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Jessica has never liked playing games, but when her twin sister dares her to switch places, she doesn't chicken out. Against her better judgement, Jessica says yes.
She should have said no.
Their stunt has deadly consequences, and Jessica believes the tragedy that unfolds is all her fault. Haunted by the secret of what she did to her sister, Jessica can't face the ghost she sees every time she looks in the mirror.
Daniel tries his best to put Jessica...
15) Everything
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After a terrible accident, Katie and her friends are left devastated. Katie was finally ready to forgive Levi for everything he's done, but now she doesn't know if she'll have the chance to tell him how she feels.
With Levi's future uncertain, and her world falling apart around her, Katie has to find the courage not to give up. Faced with the reality that Levi might not make it, she climbs into their childhood treehouse to feel closer to him.
Katie...
17) Trouble at Home
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The fourth book of the Charity Series deals with a family who seemingly had a perfect life on the outside, but on the inside trouble was brewing within. This book is intended to help bring awareness to abuse and its impact on young lives. My prayer is that this book will give children the courage to speak up and out against abuse in the home and that they will find comfort and strength to take action against it.
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Award-winning author Eve Ainsworth returns with a stark, honest and deeply moving novella exploring the difficult subject of alcoholism. Violet's mum hasn't been herself for a while. A few too many glasses of wine in the evening. Mornings when she can't get out of bed. Now Violet's the one looking after her little brother and looking out for empty bottles in Mum's bag. But it's just another little blip. Mum will be fine again soon. She has to be …...
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The complete Kate Maryon collection:
Glitter
A Million Angels
Shine
A Sea of Stars
Invisible Girl
Five stories from Kate Maryon, featuring a cast of sparkling, unforgettable characters.
Meet super-rich Liberty, who must learn that not all that glitters is gold when her dad loses his job, Jemima whose dad is away fighting in the war, Tiffany whose mother is a thief, Maya and Cat whose worlds collide in a story of friendship and family, and Gabriella...
20) Taking it
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Seventeen-year-old Anna Charles, who has turned shoplifting into an art form and a way to vent frustration, feels her confidence crumbling when she begins finding things she does not remember stealing.
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