The Liquor Problem: A Summary of Investigations Conducted by the Committee on Fifty, 1893-1903 (1905)

Sixteen-year-old Colleen suffers from feelings of inadequacy and low self-esteem from a childhood of being overweight. After much effort and studying nutrition and healthy lifestyle choices, Colleen finally wins the abattle of the bulge.a Now, for the first time ever, she becomes involved romanticallyawith the man of her dreams; tall, dark, handsome Beau. Trouble is, Beau is into drugs and alcohol and physically abuses Colleen. Seeing that Colleen is headed for trouble, her parents and older sister try to keep Colleen and Beau apart, which only adds fuel to an already too hot fire. Adding to her problems of low self-esteem, Colleen struggles with a doomed relationship and her interfering family. Experience with Colleen, on a day-to-day basis, her fight not merely to survive, but to learn the skills necessary to conquer the problems of her past and go on to live a happy, satisfying life.