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1 online resource (x, 289 pages) : illustrations |
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text file rda |
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Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Note to Reader; Sign In and Sign Out; 1. Report any Suspicious-Looking Character on Grounds; 2. Guys Must Wear Shirtsâ#x80;#x94;Girls Must Wear Bras; 3. Knock on all Doors before Entering; 4. No Talking in the Bathrooms; 5. No Overalls or White T-Shirts in Group; 6. No Borrowing Money, Candy, or Cigarettes; 7. Permissions Must be Requested 72 Hours in Advance & be Okayed First by Parents, then Staff; 8. No Hitchhiking or Picking Up Hitchhikers; 9. No Making or Receiving Phone Calls or Letters; 10. No Telling your Parents your Host-Parentsâ#x80;#x99; Name or Phone Number. |
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11. No Wearing Jewelry or Makeup12. No Getting Out of Seat without Permission; 13. Hang on Tight to Newcomers by the Belt Loop; 14. No Hanging Out in Parking Lot; 15. Host Home Doors and Windows Must be Locked and Alarmed; 16. No Leaning or Slouching; 17. No Lying Down while Writing M.I.S.; 18. Everyone Must Wear Shoes and Socks; 19. Open Meeting Introduction: Name, Age, Drugs, How Long on Drugs, How Long Here; 20. No Animals in the Building; 21. No Radio, TV, or Reading on First or Second Phase, except for Bible on Second Phase; 22. No Leaving Group without Staff Permission. |
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23. No Breaking Anyoneâ#x80;#x99;s Anonymity or Talking Behind Anyoneâ#x80;#x99;s Back24. F.O.S. Lists go through a Fifth-Phaser, Up the Chain of Command, to Executive Staff; 25. No Asking Parents for Wants and Needs During Talk; 26. No Talking Out to Parents in Open Meeting Except for Saying â#x80;#x9C;I Love Youâ#x80;#x9D;; 27. No Saturday Night Live or 98 Rock FM; 28. No Newcomers Wear Belts; Epilogue: No Cameras, Tape Recorders, or Radios in the Building; A Note from the Author; Acknowledgments; About the Author; An Excerpt from We Canâ#x80;#x99;t Be Friends; Back Cover. |
| Summary |
At age fourteen, Cyndy Etler had escaped from her violent home only to be reported as a runaway and sent to a drug rehabilitation facility that changed her world. Behind the closed doors of Straight, Inc., the program used bizarre and intimidating methods to treat its patients. In this memoir, Cyndy recounts the living nightmare that she endured for sixteen months at Straight, Inc. |
| Audience |
HL640L Lexile |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR UG 4.6 9 192056 |
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Age: 14. |
| Note |
"Originally published as Straightling: a memoir in 2012 in the United States by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform"--Copyright page. |
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The author describes her youth as a runaway at age fourteen and how she was sent to a corrupt recovery facility where she faced intimidation and unconventional treatment. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| System Details |
Requires Boundless App. |
| Subject |
Etler, Cyndy.
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Drug addicts -- Rehabilitation -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
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Youth -- Drug use -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
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Etler, Cyndy -- Juvenile literature.
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Drug addicts -- Rehabilitation.
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Youth -- Drug use.
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Etler, Cyndy.
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Drug addicts -- United States -- Biography.
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Drug addicts. |
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Drug addicts -- Rehabilitation. |
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Youth -- Drug use. |
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United States. |
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Electronic books. |
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Autobiographies.
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Autobiographies.
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Biography.
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Juvenile works.
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| Other Form: |
Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Etler, Cyndy. Straightling [United States] : Lucky 17 Pub., 2012 9781469902807 |
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Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Etler, Cyndy. Dead inside Naperville : Sourcebooks Fire, [2017] 9781492635734 (DLC) 2016040627 (OCoLC)933521012 |
| ISBN |
9781492635741 : $16.99 |
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149263574X : $16.99 |
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