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1. [Pdf free] Corey's Story: Her Family's Secret Corey's Story: Her Family's Secret Elisa Lynn Carbone *Download PDF | ePub | DOC | audiobook | ebooks #17526402 in Books 1997-05Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 #File Name: 091452531X100 pages | File size: 60.Mb Elisa Lynn Carbone : Corey's Story: Her Family's Secret before purchasing it in order to gage whether or not it would be worth my time, and all praised Corey's Story: Her Family's Secret: Twelve-year-old Corey, wishing for a normal family life, struggles with the fact that her father drinks too much and has trouble holding a job. From Publishers WeeklyThis story centers on Corey, a sixth grader who believes that her family and her best friend's are the only ones plagued by parental alcoholism; everyone else, the girl thinks, "fits in." Carbone believably weaves into her story several elements of this problem: children who must walk on eggshells when around drunk parents, and parents who inflict physical abuse, drive while intoxicated, cover up on the job, are fired even so, and finally must face intervention and treatment. Some of the book's initial portions are awkwardly written, and the swift cure may be a bit too pat (regression, for instance, is not a factor here), but Carbone's treatment of more complex emotional issues makes up for these shortcomings. Ages 9-14. Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.From School Library JournalGrade 6-9-- Seventh-grader Corey has an alcoholic father. She enjoys her time with him when he's sober, but when he drinks, she becomes the caregiver. She hides the details of her life from everyone except her best friend, who has an alcoholic mother. Corey's mother finally realizes the futility of fighting with her husband about his problem and seeks help. An intervention is arranged; while Corey's father establishes a firm foundation for sobriety in AA, she and

2. her mother attend Alateen and Alanon. The future looks bright as both parents begin to allow their daughter to relinquish her adult role in the family. A realistic and sensitive portrayal of family dynamics in an alcoholic's home, this has characterizations that are especially well rounded. Few books for this age group effectively convey the experiences of children in this situation without villainizing the parent. Carbone not only does the job nicely, but also provides good information in the process. --Jacqueline Rose, Southeast Regional Library, NCCopyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. To feel that you'll never be "normal," always be different from the other kids. To fear that your friends will discover your father is an alcoholic. To take on adult responsibilities since your father is always drunk or hung-over. To confront and accept your own emotions, and then confront your father. Elisa Lynn Carbone captures well the pain and confusion a young teen faces when a parent is addicted to alcohol. The typical dynamics of adolescents we're all familiar with - boy/girl crushes and lunchroom cliques - are turned on their head when experienced through the eyes of Corey, a 12-year-old girl with an alcoholic father. A constant force of tension threads through the book, particularly the lighter moments - Dad and Corey at a baseball game, for example or the reader feeling Cory's relentless fear that her father could slip into drinking any second. A riveting, believable ending for any- aged reader rises higher than the entire book and avoids the fairy-tale finish. The story moves smoothly when Carbone focuses on the characters but bumps occasionally when it slips into a how-to tone for coping teens. For all the alienated young people imprisoned by Corey's situation, this book might be their best friend and give them the courage to seek help, or at least begin communicating. -- From Independent Publisher