03778cam a2200541 4500 578462598 TxAuBib 20220713120000.0 ||||||s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781492635741 149263574X B01N0GTPXA Amazon e334b0e2-cc09-4c39-a917-77361563fb73 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 3050023 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Etler, Cyndy. Dead Inside [Libby] : A True Story. Sourcebooks, 2017. rehab. Addiction. true story. mental illness. depression. child abuse. young adult nonfiction. YA memoir. nonfiction books for teens. young adult nonfiction books. best nonfiction books for teens. books for teens nonfiction. non fiction books for teens. nonfiction young adult. teen non fiction books. young adult books non fiction. young adult nonfiction best sellers. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 1632kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read, Filesize: 1463kB. Biography & Autobiography. Performing Arts. Entertainment. Young Adult Nonfiction. HTML:<p><strong>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."</strong></p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>"Raw and absorbing, Etler's voice captivates"—Kirkus Reviews<br /> "[An] unnerving and heartrending memoir..."—Publishers Weekly<br /> "Etler weaves her story with conviction, self-deprecating humor, and hard facts"—Booklist<br /> "This is a memoir unlike anything else on the shelves today"—Germ Magazine</p>. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2022-07-13 20:00:03. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=e334b0e2-cc09-4c39-a917-77361563fb73&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=e334b0e2-cc09-4c39-a917-77361563fb73&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=e334b0e2-cc09-4c39-a917-77361563fb73&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)