Breaking Faith

by E. Graziani

Overview

Faith Emily Hansen just wants to be loved and to live without the weight of addiction. But the relief that she gets from being wrapped up in the cozy little cotton ball of heroin is impossible to ignore. Faith’s story starts in her earliest days, before drugs, before her family falls apart. She eventually becomes consumed by the need to “chase the dragon," the heroin addiction that seems to keep the Darkness at bay, but leads her to live on the street. The determination to find love and comfort that lures Faith to drugs is ultimately the same stubborn force that can drive her to recover.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781772600254
Publisher:	Second Story Press
Publication date:	03/14/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	272
File size:	2 MB
Age Range:	13 - 17 Years

About the Author

E. Graziani is a teacher/librarian, author, and speaker. She is the author of War in My Town, one of the Canadian Children's Book Centre's Best Books for Kids and Teens and finalist in the Hamilton Arts Council Literary Awards for Best Non-Fiction, as well as the 'Alice' young adult novel series and a novella, Jess Under Pressure. E. Graziani regularly speaks to young people about her books and the publishing process. She lives in Hamilton, Ontario with her husband and four daughters.

Editorial Reviews

At first glance, Breaking Faith is a highly captivating novel for teens; however, it's also subtly educational... Thought provoking and genuine, it highlights how just loving and nurturing someone can be a life-saving act.

Canadian Children's Book News

Breaking Faith is an unflinching look at mental illness and addiction. The events of Faith’s life are heartbreaking, the more so for being completely believable. The themes of mental illness, drug addiction, and life on the street as a runaway are explored in realistic detail.

VOYA

Breaking Faith is a tragedy of Shakespearean proportions.... E. Graziani provides a deep look into a life we need to witness so that we might walk with the Faiths of this world before we need to pull them up and rescue them or worse.

CanLit for Little Canadians

A gripping read that will impact even the most jaded teenager.

CM: Canadian Review of Materials

Told in Faith's tortured voice, this novel traces the path of despair as she loses everything that a growing young woman needs to survive and thrive.... Graziani's heartrending novel is a gritty, realistic voyage through a teen's path of despair and the all-too-tempting panacea of self-medication through drugs, which soon destroys those who would "chase the dragon." Many older teens will connect with this believable portrait of a teen experience with homelessness and addiction.

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