The Glass Girl

Bella doesn't have a problem. She just needs to drink a little alcohol to deal with some of the stress she has. It takes the edge off. Her grandmother with whom she was close (and with whome she ocassionally drank) has died, her parents have divorced and still argue, and she wants to make the best grades that she can. It's all a lot. But she keeps insisting to herself and her best friend that she doesn't have a drinking problem...even after she starts hanging out near the liquor store getting strangers to buy her alcohol, even after she stops meeting deadlines for school, even after she gets drunk at a party and does something horribly embarassing that's captured on a video and goes viral. She still insists that she doesn't. have. a. problem, but she does, and it's only when she goes to rehab that she begins to accept the truth. The Glass Girl by Kathleen Glasgow is a searing realistic read about what it's like to feel the weight of the world on one's shoulders and try to cope with that feeling through alcohol abuse. If you've ever wondered what it's like to struggle with addiction, this is an enlightening and accurate portrayal!