Books like White out by Michael W. Clune

Go Ask Alice presents the diary of a teenage girl who falls into drug addiction, tracing her descent from a suburban family life to the streets of a city as she battles heroin, LSD, and other substances.

A candid, semi‑autobiographical exploration of William S. Burroughs’ life as a heroin addict, spanning New York streets, a Kentucky rehab hospital, New Orleans bars, and Mexico, while confronting money troubles and homosexual relationships.

A gritty, realistic look at two London teens who fall into the grip of heroin, exposing the harsh realities of drug abuse and the social pressures that push young people into addiction.

A deadly virus and a remote Scottish research facility form the backdrop for a suspenseful thriller featuring a mix of security, pharmaceutical industry, and criminal elements.

Journeying through Nepal’s Dolpo highlands, Peter Matthiessen and biologist George Schaller track the elusive snow leopard while exploring Buddhist spirituality and Himalayan wilderness.

Henry Worsley, a decorated British special forces officer and Shackleton admirer, embarked on a perilous solo trek across Antarctica in 2015, driven by a lifelong obsession with polar exploration.

This compelling, honest book investigates the growing epidemic of prescription painkiller abuse among today’s Generation Rx. Through gripping profiles and heartbreaking confessions, this memoir dares to uncover the reality—the addiction, the withdrawal, and the recovery—of this newest generation of pill poppers.Joshua Lyon was no stranger to substance abuse. By the time he was seventeen, he had already found sanctuary in pot, cocaine, Ecstasy, and mushrooms—just to name a few. Ten years later, on assignment for Jane magazine, he found himself with a two-inch-thick bottle of Vicodin in his hands and only one decision to make: dispose of the bottle or give in to his curiosity. He chose the latter. In a matter of weeks he’d found his perfect drug.In the early half of this decade, purchasing painkillers without a doctor was as easy as going online and checking the spam filter in your inbox. The accessibility of these drugs—paired with a false perception of their safety—contributed to their epidemic-like spread throughout America’s twenty-something youth, a group dubbed Generation Rx. Pill Head is Joshua Lyon’s harrowing and bold account of this generation, and it’s also a memoir about his own struggle to recover from his addiction to painkillers. The story of so many who have shared this experience—from discovery to addiction to rehabilitation—Pill Head follows the lives of several young people much like Joshua and dares to blow open the cultural phenomena of America’s newest pill-popping generation.Marrying the journalist’s eye with the addict’s mind, Joshua takes readers through the shocking and often painful profiles of recreational users and suffering addicts as they fight to recover. Pill Head is not only a memoir of descent, but of endurance and of determination. Ultimately, it is a story of encouragement for anyone who is wrestling to overcome addiction, and anyone who is looking for the strength to heal.

"Whiteout," a young adult novel by Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, and Nicola Yoon, is a romantic story set in snow-covered Atlanta, following a group of Black teens who band together to help a friend win back her girlfriend through a grand gesture. Setting: The story unfolds in Atlanta, Georgia, during a snowy Christmas season, creating a cozy and romantic atmosphere. Plot: Stevie, heartbroken after a misunderstanding with her girlfriend, Sola, decides to orchestrate a spectacular romantic gesture to win her back. Characters: The book features a diverse group of Black teens, including Stevie and Sola, and their friends, who are all navigating their own relationships and challenges. Themes: The novel explores themes of friendship, second chances, Black joy, and the power of romantic gestures. Authors: "Whiteout" is a collaborative effort by six acclaimed and bestselling YA authors, known for their work in the Black and queer love genres. Connection to Blackout: "Whiteout" is a follow-up to the authors' New York Times bestseller, "Blackout," and continues to celebrate Black and queer love.