{"product_id":"dead-inside-a-true-story-9781492635734","title":"Dead Inside: A True Story","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sourcebooks Fire\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/04\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781492635734\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.70w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/30\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2017 pg. 72\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2017 pg. 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e192056 \/ Dead Inside: A True Story\/Straightling: A Memoir\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.6 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 9\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Cyndy Etler","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43084161253557,"sku":"9781492635734","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_bce233f7-3fc0-4c39-bf1d-2538bb97025b.jpg?v=1692111768","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/dead-inside-a-true-story-9781492635734","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}