children of drug addicts

"From a child's-eye view, Travis Dandro recounts growing up with a drug-addicted birth father, alcoholic step-dad, and overwhelmed mother. As a kid, Dandro would temper the tension of his every day with flights of fancy, finding refuge in toys and animals and insects rather than the unpredictable adults around him. Dandro perceptively details the effects of poverty and addiction on a family while maintaining a child's innocence for as long as he can. King of King Court spans from Travis's early childhood through his teen years, focusing not only on the obviously abusive actions, but also on the daily slights and snubs that further strain relations between him and his parents. Alongside Dandro's birth father committing crimes and shooting up, King of King Court lingers on scenes of him criticizing Travis and his siblings. Dandro gives equal heft to these anecdotes, emphasizing how damaging even relatively slight traumas can be to a child's worldview."--.

Liz Murray, who was homeless at the age of fifteen and had drug-addicted parents, reflects on how she overcame obstacles and eventually attended Harvard University.

Liz Murray, who was homeless at the age of fifteen and had drug-addicted parents, reflects on how she overcame obstacles and eventually attended Harvard University.

"The daughter of a drug dealer, Wavy knows not to trust people, not even her own parents. For her little brother, Wavy is the only responsible adult. Obsessed with the constellations, she finds peace in the starry night sky above the fields behind her house. Until her star gazing causes an accident. After witnessing his motorcycle wreck, she forms an unusual friendship with Kellen, one of her father's thugs with a heart of gold. And when she is a teenager, Wavy's relationship with Kellen is the only tender thing in a brutal world"--Back cover.

The author describes how she struggled as the child of two drug addicts, and was homeless at age fifteen but still managed to graduate from high school in two years, and win a "New York Times" scholarship that took her to Harvard University.

The powerful, unforgettable graphic memoir from Jarrett Krosoczka, about growing up with a drug-addicted mother, a missing father, and two unforgettably opinionated grandparents.

Compiles first-person accounts of young adults discussing their experiences with drugs and alcohol or as children of alcoholics and drug addicts.

Discusses how drug adiction affects the entire family.