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recovery

Books about recovery for readers of all ages.

Cover of Playing with fire

Playing with fire

Melody Carlson

Ages 13–18drug abusefamily relationships

Cover of Katie Caught a Cold (A Dr. Hippo Story)

Katie Caught a Cold (A Dr. Hippo Story)

Charlotte Cowan

Ages 3–7healthdoctor visits

Cover of Teens with eating disorders

Teens with eating disorders

Gail B. Stewart, Gail Stewart

Ages 13–18health and wellnessmental health

Cover of Peeling the onion

Peeling the onion

Wendy Orr

Ages 10–14courageresilience

Cover of The Hanged Man

The Hanged Man

Francesca Lia Block

Ages 14–18eating disordersmental health

Cover of Humpty's fall

Humpty's fall

Dosh Archer

Ages 4–8resiliencerecovery

Cover of Get Well, Curious George

Get Well, Curious George

H. A. Rey

Ages 2–7friendshipcare and compassion

Cover of Repair for kids

Repair for kids

Margie McKinnon

Ages 8–14healingrecovery

Cover of Paperweight

Paperweight

Meg Haston

Ages 14–18eating disordersmental health

Cover of Poor Badger

Poor Badger

K. M. Peyton

Ages 8–12animal welfarecompassion

Cover of Now One Foot, Now the Other

Now One Foot, Now the Other

Tomie dePaola

Ages 4–8familyresilience

Cover of Glass

Glass

Ellen Hopkins

Ages 14–18addictionfamily dysfunction

Cover of What I lost

What I lost

Alexandra Ballard

Ages 14–18eating disordersmental health

Cover of Mercy, Unbound

Mercy, Unbound

Kim Antieau

Ages 13–18eating disordersmental health

Cover of Spiral

Spiral

K. L. Denman

Ages 13–18resiliencerecovery

Cover of Crank

Crank

Ellen Hopkins

Ages 14–18addictionfamily dysfunction

Cover of In ecstasy

In ecstasy

Kate McCaffrey

Ages 14–18drug addictionpeer pressure

Cover of Kerosene

Kerosene

Chris Wooding

Ages 14–18mental healthself-destruction

Cover of The Way I Used To Be

The Way I Used To Be

Amber Smith

Ages 14–18trauma and healingidentity

Cover of The best little girl in the world

The best little girl in the world

Steven Levenkron

Ages 13–18eating disordersperfectionism

Cover of Over It

Over It

Carol Emery Normandi, Lauralee Roark

Ages 13–18eating disordersmental health

Cover of Wintergirls

Wintergirls

Laurie Halse Anderson

Ages 14–18eating disordersmental health

Cover of Eating disorders

Eating disorders

Julia Garbus

Ages 12–18health and wellnessmental health

Cover of Second star to the right

Second star to the right

Deborah Hautzig

Ages 12–18eating disordersmental health