REALITY BITES!
You've heard it before - life is hard! From dysfunctional families to bullying to unexpected life or death issues, these books will give you a glimpse of just how hard life can be.
Click on the red author name and book image to link to interviews, excerpts or book trailers about these books and authors.
Click on the red author name and book image to link to interviews, excerpts or book trailers about these books and authors.
Burnby Heath Gibson
Good ol' boy teen firefighter, William, may not be as good as he seems. What secrets are being kept in this small town?
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Why i fightby J. Adam Oaks
Wyatt's been living with his uncle, a shady character who uses Wyatt's fighting skills to make money. Wyatt deserves better, but fighting is the only life he knows.
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house rulesBased on the true story of Rachel Sontag, who grew up in a middle-class suburb of Chicago, she tells about growing up terrorized by her father's depression and what really was happening in this "perfect" household.
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luckyby Alice Sebold
Based on the true story of her rape as an 18-year-old freshman in college, Sebold tells of her triumph over this incident and her attacker. There are some gritty details to get through, but she shows that, "You save yourself or you remain unsaved".
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beautiful boyby David Sheff
A father is haunted about what has happened to his "beautiful boy" who became addicted to drugs. This memoir tells the story of how this dad fought to love his beautiful boy who seemed beyond help.
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glass castleLargely left to fend for herself growing up, this is a story of triumph over tough odds, but also a story of unconditional love for a family that some might say did not deserve it.
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crankThis is the story based on Hopkins' own daughter about the horrible relationship between and child and "the monster" - crystal meth. This novel in verse, is a page turner you won't be able to put down.
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before I dieby Jenny Downham
With only months to live, Tessa makes a list of things to do before she dies. Knowing she is dying, she breaks free of "normal" life and experiences things in a new way as her body tries to keep up. A true tear-jerker. |
the fault in our starsby John Green
Hazel has beaten cancer, for now. But her life is anything but normal. Tethered to an oxygen tank, Hazel is surprised at the attention she gets from gorgeous Augustus at a cancer support group. The two of them figure out together how their illnesses and other things will affect the legacy they leave behind. |
my life in black and white
Beautiful Lexi learns she is more than just a pretty face after an accident - and the image of what she saw going on between her best friend and boyfriend - change her life forever.
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beneath a meth moon
Meth helps erase the pain and memories Laurel has about losing her mother and grandmother during Hurricane Katrina. Can she rewrite her story, move on from her addiction and face her pain on her own?
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