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I Never Saw the Sun Rise

by Joan Donlan

1977

A 15 year old caught up in addiction shares her very private journal of getting sick and getting well again through treatment for chemical dependency witih poems that sum up her fierce introspection and drawings that take over when words aren't enough. Her early teen years - distorted by a growing dependence on the all-too-common mix of pills, dope, and alcohol - became a battleground of contrasts: God against witchcraft, honesty against game-playing; deep caring against jolting anger; caution against self-destruction; middle America comfort against street-life pretending. Many blur their worlds with mood-changing chemicals...they CAN recover.

Details:

• Age Group: 15+
• Length: 198 pages
• Publisher: CompCare Publications (1977)
• ID: 1096