Sarah T. Portrait of a Teen-Age Alcoholic by Robin S. Wagner is a vintage 1976 paperback that helped launch the young-adult problem-novel trend. In just 120 fast pages, Wagner traces a high-school girl’s slide from social drinking to dependency, offering a frank, era-defining look at teen alcoholism.
This mass-market edition still carries the period cover art and snug size that made it a staple of ’70s backpacks. The pages show only light occasional marks and a single dog-eared corner; no writing or stamps, and the spine remains readable.
An affordable shelf piece for collectors of vintage YA drama or counselors building a retro resource library. The book’s concise, cautionary style continues to resonate with both teens and adults curious about early depictions of addiction.