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Recommended Books for Family Members -- Children

Emmy's Question
by Jeannine Auth
(from the book's back cover) "This book is incredibly powerful in its depiction of an alcohol-addicted mother and the effect it has upon the family unit." Joan Simon, Psy.D.
Alcohol (non-fiction)
by Elaine Landau
(from the book's back cover) "Alcohol can be found in many different types of beverages, such as beer, wine, and liquor. While it is illegal for anyone under the age of 21 to drink, many young people are exposed to alcohol in social settings and at home. Learn more about the physical effects, social costs, and health risks related to alcohol."
My Dad Loves Me, My Dad Has a Disease: A Child’s View Living with Addiction
by Claudia Black
(from the book's back cover) "Growing up in an addicted family usually means living by the rule: it is not all right to talk about the drinking or using in your family. Working through the loneliness, fear, and frustration by expressing feelings is what this book is all about. This workbook gives children the opportunity to share their thoughts and feelings and to better understand addiction."
An Elephant in the Living Room
by Marion H. Typpo
A workbook for children and teens to help them understand alcoholism and drug addiction and their own feelings.
Twee, Fiddle and Huff (may be hard to find)
by Hazelden
What’s “Drunk,” Mama? (may be hard to find)
by Al-Non Family Groups
A Room on Lorelei Street
by Mary E. Pearson
(from the book's front flap) "A room is not much. It is not arms holding you. Not a kiss on the forehead. Not a packed lunch or a remembered birthday. Just a room. But for seventeen-year-old Zoe, struggling to shed the suffocating responsibility of her alcoholic mother, a rented room on Lorelei Street is a fierce grab for control of her own future."