I need recommendations for books to teenagers as protagonists, but I'm tired of happy stories realistic.?
I'm tired of reading books that make the world seems like a piece of cake, where the characters live in a realistic world where everything works on them and they always have a happy ending. I read a book which shows a darker side of teenage life, and continues his fight. I prefer it has romance in it, but it does not matter if it is not. I'm looking for books with realistic qualities: young people falling into drug addiction, rehabilitation, psychiatric hospital, death, rape, suicide, alcohol, partying, murder, cancer, depression, etc. Just something that shows the flaws and the dark side of our world. I lovelovelove Candy Book of Luke Davies, who was in the addiction heroin bad, and I love Chuck Palahniuk books. I know someone will recommend Go Ask Alice, but I read that. I'm not a fan of the books written in a journal or poetry. I do not like the Twilight series.
Curse of Albrim by Trevis Powell. A great book.
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Better Off Dead $6.80 Getting dumped by his girlfriend leads Lane Meyer (John Cusack) to a series of hilarious–and totally inept–suicide attempts in this offbeat teen comedy from writer/director Savage Steve Holland. While not trying to do himself in, Lane deals with his mother’s bad cooking, encounters two drag-racing brothers, hits it off with a pretty foreign exchange student, and tries to evade a paperboy who jus… |
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Crazy/ Beautiful $3.18 Kirsten Dunst, the teenage daughter of WASPy congressman Bruce Davison, has a bad attitude and a serious drinking problem. Jay Hernandez is a poor Hispanic teen who hopes to become a Navy pilot. After meeting on the beach, they begin a relationship, but soon find it threatened by their parents’ interference and Dunst’s alcohol abuse. Lucinda Jenney and Rolando Molina also star. 99 min. Widescreen … |
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The Door in the Floor $3.95 In an exclusive neighborhood in the Hamptons, the lives of children’s book author Ted (Jeff Bridges) and his beautiful wife Marion (Kim Basinger) are thrown into turmoil following the deaths of their sons. While neglecting their remaining child, the couple’s marriage rapidly deteriorates after Marion begins sleeping with Ted’s assistant. Riveting dramedy, inspired by a book by John Irving, co-star… |
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It’s Kind of a Funny Story $5.43 Like many ambitious New York City teenagers, Craig Gilner sees entry into Manhattanâs Executive Pre-Professional High School as the ticket to his future. Determined to succeed at lifeâwhich means getting into the right high school to get into the right college to get the right jobâCraig studies night and day to ace the entrance exam, and does. Thatâs when things start to get cr… |
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The Anxiety Workbook for Teens: Activities to Help You Deal with Anxiety and Worry $8.89 If you feel anxious most of the time, you’re not alone. About one in three people your age struggles with feelings of worry, fear, and panic. And the scary thing is, if you don’t find a way to cope with anxiety, it can get worse as you get older. The good news is that there are a lot of effective techniques you can use, both on your own and with the help of a counselor, to reduce your feelings of … |
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Stopping the Pain: A Workbook for Teens Who Cut and Self Injure $10.22 A Workbook for Teens Who Self-InjureSelf-injury can be a disturbing symptom of a variety of conditions, including eating disorders, anxiety, and depression. Teens who self-injure often cut or burn themselves, but may also engage in other harmful practices. Stopping the Pain helps teens and their counselors discover the root causes of self-injury and develop a program to end this dangerous behavior… |