Posted on 22/03/08
My methy, methy life
TWEAKBy Nic SheffAtheneum, 322 pages, $19.99Ages 15 and upTWEAKEDBy Katherine HolubitskyOrca, 179 pages, $19.99Ages 13 and upTwo new books about methamphetamine addiction, both compelling stories, will surely serve as cautionary tales for young adult readers. Tweak: Growing up on Methamphetamines, by American writer Nic Sheff, is a high-energy, first-person account of addiction and recovery; and Tweaked, by Edmonton young adult writer Katherine Holubitsky, although a made-up fiction, is equally riveting. Both take their names from the slang word used to describe the erratic and fidgety behaviour associated with being on a methamphetamine high for days straight without sleep.
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