AArdvarks tells the story of young people struggling to stay clean and sober. Originally published as a daily blog, each chapter ends with a thought for the day. For example, nineteen year old Ann traded her body for cocaine. The message for the day we meet her reads: "Today I will remember some things can't be sold without taxing your soul." Other members include a young man known affectionately as "The Emu from CMU" (Carnegie-Mellon University). He wants to save the world, but has spent the previous year drinking away his frustration.
James the son of a Kenyan father and a British mother, has seen much of what the world has to offer, including crack, which he quickly became addicted to. Heavy drinking Michaela is angry she got pregnant in high school. She has raised her son alone. Her son's father and his teenage girlfriend want to re-enter his life. Michaela is trying not to drink or kill them.
Despite all his money, Liam struggles. His parents are filthy rich kids in adult bodies, drinking and smoking their way across Europe. They want him to join the party. Julie, never met a drug she didn't like. Despite being a heavy smoker, she is most terrified she might die from swine flu or a rare cancer not yet diagnosed.
They share their "experience, strength, and hope," and try to keep each other clean and sober.
