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Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction
Contributor(s): Sheff, David (Author)

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ISBN: 0547203888     ISBN-13: 9780547203881
Publisher: Mariner Books
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: January 2009
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Annotation: Sheff's story tells of his teenage son's addiction to meth, in this real-time chronicle of the shocking descent into substance abuse and the family's gradual emergence into hope.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs
- Psychology | Psychopathology - Addiction
- Self-help | Substance Abuse & Addictions - Drugs
Dewey: B
LCCN: 2011288736
Age Level: 15-18
Grade Level: 10-13
Physical Information: 1" H x 5.2" W x 7.9" L (0.60 lbs) 352 pages
Themes:
- Catalog Heading - Spanish/Bilingual
- Curriculum Strand - Spanish/Bilingual
Features: Bibliography, Ikids, Price on Product, Table of Contents
Awards: Discover Great New Writers, Winner, Nonfiction, 2008
Review Citations: New York Times Book Review 01/11/2009 pg. 20
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 151410
Reading Level: 6.5   Interest Level: Upper Grades   Point Value: 19.0
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:
#1 New York Times bestseller

Now a Major Motion Picture
Starring Steve Carell * Timothée Chalamet * Maura Tierney * and Amy Ryan

"A brilliant, harrowing, heartbreaking, fascinating story, full of beautiful moments and hard-won wisdom. This book will save a lot of lives and heal a lot of hearts." -- Anne Lamott

"'When one of us tells the truth, he makes it easier for all of us to open our hearts to our own pain and that of others.' That's ultimately what Beautiful Boy is about: truth and healing." -- Mary Pipher, author of Reviving Ophelia

What had happened to my beautiful boy? To our family? What did I do wrong? Those are the wrenching questions that haunted David Sheff's journey through his son Nic's addiction to drugs and tentative steps toward recovery. Before Nic became addicted to crystal meth, he was a charming boy, joyous and funny, a varsity athlete and honor student adored by his two younger siblings. After meth, he was a trembling wraith who lied, stole, and lived on the streets. David Sheff traces the first warning signs: the denial, the three a.m. phone calls--is it Nic? the police? the hospital? His preoccupation with Nic became an addiction in itself. But as a journalist, he instinctively researched every treatment that might save his son. And he refused to give up on Nic.

"Filled with compelling anecdotes and important insights . . . An eye-opening memoir." -- Washington Post


Contributor Bio(s): Sheff, David: - DAVID SHEFF is the author of several books, including the #1 New York Times best-selling memoir Beautiful Boy. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, the New York Times Magazine, Rolling Stone, Playboy, Wired, and many other publications. His ongoing research and reporting on the science of addiction earned him a place on Time magazine's list of the World's Most Influential People. Sheff and his family live in the San Francisco Bay Area. Visit David at DavidSheff.com, and on Twitter @david_sheff.


 
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