Dead Inside: A True Story Contributor(s): Etler, Cyndy (Author) |
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ISBN: 1492635731 ISBN-13: 9781492635734 Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: April 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Nonfiction | Social Topics - Drugs, Alcohol, Substance Abuse - Young Adult Nonfiction | Drama - Young Adult Nonfiction | Social Topics - Depression & Mental Illness |
Dewey: 362.291 |
LCCN: 2016040627 |
Age Level: 14-17 |
Grade Level: 9-12 |
Lexile Measure: 640 HL (High-Low) |
Physical Information: 1.2" H x 5.7" W x 8.4" L (0.90 lbs) 304 pages |
Features: Bibliography, Ikids, Price on Product |
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 02/01/2017 Publishers Weekly 01/30/2017 Booklist 02/15/2017 pg. 72 School Library Journal 03/01/2017 pg. 168 BookPage 04/01/2017 Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 05/01/2017 |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 192056 Reading Level: 4.6 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 9.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This fast-paced memoir that New York Times bestselling 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." I 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. I 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. Straight 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. The Dead Inside takes readers behind Straight's closed doors, illustrating why the program was eventually investigated, sued, and closed down for abusing children. "Raw and absorbing, Etler's voice captivates"--Kirkus Reviews |
Contributor Bio(s): Etler, Cyndy: - A modern-day Cinderella, Cyndy Etler was homeless at fourteen, summa cum laude at thirty. In her current work as a teacher and teen life coach, Etler happily teaches teens that books are better than drugs. She lives with her husband and dogs in North Carolina. Find her at CyndyEtler.com. |
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