The Best Alcoholism Books for Kids

Summary: Twelve-year-old Lucy Carver finds solace in music amidst her chaotic home life. At Windley School of the Arts, she battles academic pressures and a rival, Tolli Claybourne, for first chair flute. An accident threatens her musical future, and her grades put her enrollment at risk. Lucy must decide whether to sabotage Tolli or abandon her dream entirely. Can she find harmony in her life before it's too late?

Summary: Naomi's world is upended when her estranged mother returns, threatening to take her away. Desperate for answers and belonging, she embarks on a journey to Mexico with her great-grandmother and brother, hoping to find her father. As they navigate unfamiliar landscapes and family secrets, Naomi must confront her past and decide where her true home lies. Will she find the answers she seeks, or will her quest lead to more questions?

Summary: Fourteen-year-old Manny Bustos survives on the streets of Juarez, Mexico, dreaming of crossing the river into the United States. On the other side, Sergeant Robert Locke drinks to escape his memories of war. When their lives collide, each may change the other in ways neither expects.

Summary: Sunny always lived in the shadow of her perfect older sister, Jazz. When Jazz is presumed dead in a New York apartment fire, Sunny's already broken family falls apart: her father drinks and her mother sinks into depression. Then a letter arrives from Jazz saying she is coming home. When a girl claiming to be Jazz turns up, Sunny has to work out who she really is, and what the family has been hiding.