{"product_id":"dead-inside-they-tried-to-break-me-this-is-the-true-story-of-how-i-survived-paperback","title":"Dead Inside: They Tried to Break Me. This Is the True Story of How I Survived. - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCyndy Etler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis fast-paced memoir that \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author Ellen Hopkins called \"Compelling. Scary. Totally real\" gives readers a glimpse into the unbelievable reality of a young girl's 16 months in the notorious \"tough love\" program the ACLU called \"a concentration camp for throwaway kids.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI never was a badass. Or a slut, a junkie, or a stoner, like they told me I was. I was just a kid looking for something good, something that felt like love. I was a wannabe in a Levi's jean jacket. Anybody could see that. Except my mother. And the staff at Straight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI was thirteen when I ran away from my abusive home. After a month in a shelter for kids--the best month of my childhood--my mother heard about Princess Di and First Lady Nancy Reagan's visit to this place that was working miracles with troubled teens. Straight Inc., it was called.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStraight described itself as a drug rehab, a \"direction for youth.\" Strictly false advertising. An accurate description came from the ACLU, which called it \"A concentration camp for throwaway teens.\" Inside the windowless warehouse, Straight used bizarre and intimidating methods to \"treat\" us; to turn us into the type of kids our parents wanted. \u003cem\u003eThe Dead Inside \u003c\/em\u003etakes readers behind Straight's closed doors, illustrating why the program was eventually investigated, sued, and closed down for abusing children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Raw and absorbing, Etler's voice captivates\"--\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"[An] unnerving and heartrending memoir...\"--\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Etler weaves her story with conviction, self-deprecating humor, and hard facts\"--\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is a memoir unlike anything else on the shelves today\"--\u003cem\u003eGerm Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 06, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dead Inside: A True Story\/Straightling: A Memoir\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.6\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771887092000,"sku":"9781492652793","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/bca10f25b9d8a7c0e94009e720e83672.webp?v=1780396246","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/dead-inside-they-tried-to-break-me-this-is-the-true-story-of-how-i-survived-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}