Tweaked

By Katherine Holubitsky format: young adult softcover publication: March 2008 ISBN: 9781551438511

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Sixteen-year-old Gordie Jessup is a good kid but he's living a nightmare. His eighteen-year-old brother Chase's two-year addiction to crystal meth has left their family emotionally and financially drained. And just when Gordie thinks he can no longer stand the manipulating, the lying and the stealing, things get even worse. Chase is arrested for aggravated assault, released on bail and sent home to his family. But his dealers are after him and Chase appeals to Gordie for help. Gordie, disgusted with his brother and fully aware that it's a gamble, risks everything he has in the hope of bringing his family some peace.

Gordie Jessup has had just about enough of his older brother Chase's problems with drugs. Chase has gone so far off course that he has become a serious danger to himself, and to everyone around him. Gordie would like to have some sort of a chance at being a normal teenager, but there is no normalcy when you are in a family torn apart by drugs - and it seems that things are only getting worse. This is a very powerful story that could be used in classrooms from grade 7 and up to illustrate the dangers of crystal meth and the huge circle of damage it creates. I found it to be informative as well as a really great read. Graphic enough to convey the seriousness of the situation without being gratuitous, Tweak offers a unique view from an innocent bystander whose life is being destroyed by someone he loves.

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