The Sober Spring book series by Robert F. Bollendorf is the story of a family in Wisconsin struggling with an alcoholic father. All seven of the stories in the series involve the Brandt family and continues through their growth and development as a family and as individuals. As so often happens in recovery people become less egocentric and more concerned about helping others. The series combines the reality of recovery with vivid characters and subplots – allowing the reader to experience the dysfunction of addiction through entertaining and page-turning books. With the Sober Spring series, Bollendorf showcases his approach to recovery by Fighting Addiction with Fiction.

As a teacher at the College of DuPage in the Human Services Department, Bollendorf would use his books as supplements to textbooks in his classes. He often marveled at how differently students responded to his books as opposed to the texts.

A reflection on Autumn Snow. “So here I am again, thanking you for making a difference with your writing. Guiding along through my process of healing. These books have helped me throughout my process. I have felt a wide range of emotions while reading and I don’t think anyone could have done that for me. I’m grateful to have met an amazing teacher and writer, and I will never forget your work and guidance.”