My Name Is Davy, I'm an Alcoholic: 2a Novel

by Anne Snyder

Book Overview

A fifteen-year-old won't believe that he is an alcoholic until personal tragedy forces him to face reality. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0451161815
• ISBN13: 9780451161819
• Release Date: February 1986
• Publisher: Signet Book
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.2" x 6.9"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

A Great Non-Preachy Book About Teenage Alcoholism

This is one of the best YA books that have gone out of print. I'm amazed that it's not still being taught in 8th-9th grade English classes. It's a very realistic story on what effects alcohol can have on an average teenager. The character of Davy is pretty accurate as to the type of child who would be likely to become an alcoholic. Home alone for hours at a time after school, shy, no friends, and alcohol available at his house. It's an excellent book that is loved even by kids who hate read.

This book is awesome you should read it.

This all happened in a town. The problem was that this guy named Davy was addicted to alcohol. He started to hang around with other people that also drink. That only made it worse. Davy would have fantasies about a girl name Linda. Those people who he hangs around, Linda hang around with them too. One day he went to a place, the cops showed up, his friends started to ask if he was still a virgin and responded to that and he said, "yes." So his friends take him to Maxis house to do it. But he doesn't remember what had happened. Pretty soon they start dating. Davy had fell in love and so did Maxi. One day she told Davy that they should stop drinking, he agreed. They started to go to alcoholics anonymous. Both of them went, but at first they had problems, but as time passed Maxi didn't had any problem but Davy did. When they were one month with out drinking then they had dinner and went to the beach. That's when Maxi drowns and at the end Davy realizes he needs help, so he gets it.

I loved it

It wa a very good book that shows how Davy's life is effected by his addiction to alcohol. Alcohol was everything to him. At first Davy was in denial about being ancoholic, but then realized that he need help. This is a very good book and I was very shocked at how alcohol has an outcome on people.

GREAT!!

This is one of the best books i have ever read. when davy drank, he was on top of the world. liquor had even helped him meet a girl named maxi. davy and maxi drank together, loved together, and even got sick together. until the sickness started to get really bad-convulsions and hallucinations made life a nightmare. and suddenly davy and maxi weren't just kids having fun. suddenly they were in trouble they couldn't handle. you all should really read this. it's excellent!!!

Good story. Chilling to read what alcoholism can do to you.

My Name is Davy, I'm an Alcoholic, Anne Snyde