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Abrahams, Peter Campbell, Bebe Moore Dexter, Pete Fromm, Pete Paris, B. A. Raymer, BethFromm, Pete
Summary: Beautifully written and well thought out, Fromm's debut novel captures the true strength in the bond between a brother and sister. With subtle humor and complete honesty, he portrays the heartbreaking reality of a family dealing with manic depression and a young boy's struggle to come to terms with his hero's failings.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picador 2000
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC FRODexter, Pete
Summary: Losing his father shortly after birth, Warren Spooner endures a troubled childhood and even more troubled young adulthood that is marked by his dishonorably discharged stepfather, whose inexhaustible patience is tested by the difficult Warren.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Pub. 2009
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC DEXCampbell, Bebe Moore
Summary: Trina suffers from bipolar disorder, making her paranoid, wild, and violent. Watching her child turn into a bizarre stranger, Keri searches for assistance through normal channels. She quickly learns that a seventy-two hour hold is the only help you can get when an adult child starts to spiral out of control. After three days, Trina can sign herself out of any program. Fed up with the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2005
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC CAMCampbell, Bebe Moore
Summary: Fed up with the mental health community and desperate to save her daughter, who is suffering from bipolar disorder, Keri enlists the assistance of the Program, an illegal group of radicals who have rejected the established psychiatric system.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 2005
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CAMAbrahams, Peter
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2002
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ABRRaymer, Beth
Summary: ""Florida, we got it all. Motorsports, ribs, beer. You can drive on the sand right on up to the ocean. Fireworks every night." That's how twelve-year-old CC's father, who named her after his beloved Canadian Club whiskey, describes the appeal of their new home. The man is a born grifter, a used-car salesman who burns down his dealership in southern Ohio for enough insurance money to set up a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: FIC RAYParis, B. A.
Summary: It's Livia's 40th birthday, and her husband Adam is throwing her the party of a lifetime to make up for the wedding they never had. Everyone she loves will be there, except her daughter Marnie, who's studying abroad. But although Livia loves Marnie, she's secretly glad she won't be there. Livia has recently uncovered a secret about their daughter which, if revealed, will shake the foundation of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Macmillan Audio 2020