Alexander Jones was 17 when things started going wrong. Then the trigger event happened. Now Alex is almost 20 and he's definitely still dealing with the fallout of what happens when psychosis ruins your life. And what's the point of getting better, when nothing will ever be the same again? What's the point of getting better if he can't even tell the difference between what's real and what's fake? What's the point of getting better when he was a perfect glass child and the official schizophrenia diagnosis came just a smidge too late? *TW for gun violence involving minors, suicide, self harm, trauma, psychosis, medical abuse, substance use*

Boys don't have eating disorders. Those are only for vain, teenage girls. Not for Alex. Alex Rivera doesn't know why he started counting calories or why he's addicted to stepping on the scale. He just knows it's what he needs to do. His parents don't understand, and neither does his twin brother - the hotshot player of the school. His little sister doesn't get it. His fucking pet lizard doesn't get it. None of them understand how, a family so happy and so healthy, could've festered this disorder. A disorder that's taken everything from Alex. As the heartbreaking secrets unfold and Alex's disorder is brought under the microscope, the Riveras must find a way to get by, even through the impossibility of Alex's eating disorder, a molestation charge, and the realization that pain isn't always clear-cut and obvious. Told through multiple point of views, The Way We Get By shines a light on the often ignored side of mental health and eating disorders, and it shows that with a little love, humor, and sacrifice, absolutely anything is possible. - - Highest Ranks: |#1| - ednos |#1| - disorder |#1| - mentalillness |#2| - eating |#3| - recovery

"I can't do this. I don't want to do this without him." I whimpered, curling into my self. My head shaking as Cody tightened his grip around me. "Do what?" James questions, sliding his hand into mine, giving me more reassurance than I could ask for. "Live." I whispered, basically mouthing the words. I knew the boys heard it. Cody temporarily stopped rocking, and James' grip got a lot tighter. *** After Zach Browns older brother tragically dies saving him, he's been living a life of defeat. With an abusive father, and a deep hatred for his existence, he's counting down the days until he takes his last breath. That is until he's paired with Ethan Blyce to be his football 'Big Brother' Cheeky, loud, and happy-go-lucky, Ethan is quickly infatuated with the older. The only problem is that, Zach wants to die and Ethan wants him here. How will Ethan save Zach from his own mind? TW: This story includes: Self harm, Mental health, Homophobia, Abuse, and Suicide talk/awareness. This book is pretty dark. This is a spin off to Crash and Burn, but it can be read as a standalone

Peace. The definition of peace is freedom from disturbance; tranquility or a state or period in which there is no war or a war has ended. It is also something that 14 year old Zackary Hayes struggles to grasp. Zack is different from most kids, even at a young age. He has always been quieter than most kids his age. He was different in many ways but one random summer day his world changed for what we could say the better. Will he conquer the darkness of his strange past or will it come back to haunt him? Will he be able to learn that not everyone wants to hurt him? And what will it take for Zack to find his way home? {Started: 4/19/20} {End: Unknown} |Highest Ranks| •#3 in Insomnia-7/19/20• •#4 in Foster Family- 1/21/21• •#1 in Abusive dad- 11/27/20•

"You ruined my fucking life!" I yelled as I swung the bat, hitting him on the back. "You hurt me!!" I hit him yet again, letting out my rage. "You broke me!!" I went to hit him again but he caught the bat. He ripped it from my grasp, wrapping his free hand tightly around my throat. "You just made a big mistake boy." ~~ Meet Liam Parker Sixteen year old boy living with his father, he however, wish he didn't. His father, Jason, is abusive to him. Everyday since Liam was four, Jason has hit him, kicked him, drowned him and burned him. You'd think someone would stop Jason... no one does. Liam has no mother, she died giving birth to him. Liam's tried to go to the police but Jason always tricks them. Liam has lost all hope by now, he's lost the little light he found in the dark. So go ahead... Break the broken boy.

Zorro is the youngest out of him and his four brothers at 12. The oldest is Loki at 16, There are the twins Dennis and Jesse that are 15, then there's Gabriel at 14. The older boys are tough on there little brother and love to pick on Zorro but in the end they love him and they have their brotherly moment.

Oliver is a twelve year old boy who loves astronomy. His dad died when he was eleven and he has been very quiet ever since. His dad also enjoyed astronomy and Oliver feels that astronomy keeps him connected to his dad. Oliver's mother remarried and now Oliver is forced to live with his three stepbrothers and stepfather who he barely knows.