My Name Is Erin, and My Mom's an Addict

By: Amy Voltaire

Narrated by: Jillian Yetter

Raised by her grandparents when her mother chooses drugs over her daughter, Erin knows she isn't like other kids. Then, her world is shaken a second time by her mother's reappearance.

Being a teenager is never easy, but just when Erin thinks she has her life on track, her mother shows up and warms her way back into Erin's life. Can an addict really ever kick the addiction? How many lives will drugs destroy?

©2019 Amy E. Voltaire (P)2019 Amy E. Voltaire

Necessary and timely book for young adults

Well written book about the tertiary casualties of drug addiction- children and others who support them.

Great book!

This is a really good book on a much needed topic that doesn’t get addressed enough. I’m sure a lot of young readers today can somehow relate to Erin, her friends, and family. I suggest this read to anyone who has experienced or continues to deal with addiction within their family.
Can’t wait for the next one!

Emotional and believable

loved this coming of age learning to appreciate life and grow emotionally through the challenges. Very real portrayal of lives of those who live addicts the confusion and maybe not so healthy coping that you learn and unlearn with the proper support. I recieved a free copy to review. The narrator was a delight to listen to, she did a good job conveying the emotions the characters were experiencing in her tone.

Its a good read

It was a good story. I can see how many young people could probably relate to Erin. It was very believable. I could feel Erin's pains.
The performance was great for the most part, she sounds like a young lady, but a couple of times I felt the voice was a bit off for a particular character.

Surprisingly Sweet

This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review.

It was incredibly easy to like Erin, the main character, right off the bat. You feel compassionate for a young, oblivious girl doing all she can to not embarrass her addict mother. You understand why she feels like an outcast in school, even why she lashes out sometimes. You got to experience her life as it unfolded as the daughter of an addict. Some parts moved me, some parts made me smile, and some parts utterly broke my heart. While I can't directly relate to any of the characters, I can see how this would be a great book for anyone dealing with the issues brought up within its pages.

I know that it's nice to have things all wrap up nicely in the end, but this book took some casualties with it, showing that there's not always a happy ending for those affected by addiction. No one's life is perfect, and everyone has their secrets and flaws. This book served as a unique reminder to treat everyone with kindness and approach problems with a tenderness.

I know this is listed as a children's book, but I enjoyed it as I'm nearing 30. It definitely got me thinking about certain kids I grew up with and how they acted in school, so it's still eye-opening at any age.