Alcoholism
Buddy Is A Stupid Name For A Girl
Roberts, Willo Davis. (JF) New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2001. 218 p. When her father disappears mysteriously on a trucking job, eleven-year-old Buddy moves in with relatives she hardly knows and finds herself in a dysfunctional family with secrets about the past
Daddy Doesn’t Have To Be A Giant Anymore
Thomas, Jane Resh. (JF) Clarion Books, c1996. 46 p. ISBN: 0395694272. A little girl is frightened of her daddy when he’s drunk, but with the support of his family and friends he enters a treatment program and resolves to stay sober
I Wish Daddy Didn’t Drink So Much
Vigna, Judith. (E) A. Whitman, 1988. 40p. ISBN: 0807535230. After a disappointing Christmas, Lisa learns ways to deal with her father’s alcoholism with the help of her mother and an older friend.
My Dad : story and pictures
Daly, Niki. (E) M.K. McElderry Books, c1995. ISBN:0689506201. A father’s drinking causes pain and embarrassment to his family, until he begins to attend Alcoholics Anonymous meetings.
When Ratboy Lived Next Door
Woodworth, Chris. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, c2005. 181 p. When his strange family moves into her quiet southern Indiana town, sixth-grader Lydia Carson initially despises her new neighbor and classmate, who seems as wild as the raccoon that is his closest companion.
When Someone In The Family Drinks Too Much
Langsen, Richard C. (JUV 362.292 LAN) Dial Books for Young Readers, c1996. ISBN: 0803716869. A self-help guide to enable children to cope with alcoholism in the family setting.