The Great American Novel — Veronica O'Brien

Vidal is a teenager who runs away and becomes addicted to drugs. Will he be able to quit his gang, and will his family ever come together again? This book explores addiction, family love, and much more. Veronica O'Brien, author of the popular children's novellas about lovable Manuel the pig and feisty nine-year-old Emma, enters the world of Young Adult fiction with this deeply affecting novella about the nightmare of addiction and the moral courage of a sibling who never gives up.