{"product_id":"book-gx7e","title":"We Can't Be Friends","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe companion to \u003ci\u003eThe Dead Inside\u003c\/i\u003e, \"[An] unnerving and heartrending memoir\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of my return to high school. This is the true story of how I didn't die.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHigh school sucks for a lot of people. High school extra sucks when you believe, deep in your soul, that every kid in the school is out to get you. I wasn't popular before I got locked up in Straight Inc., the notorious \"tough love\" program for troubled teens. So it's not like I was walking around thinking everyone liked me.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when you're psychologically beaten for 16 months, you start to absorb the lessons. The lessons in Straight were: You are evil. Your peers are evil. Everything is evil except Straight, Inc.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore long, you're a true believer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd when you're finally released, sent back into the world, you crave safety. Crave being back in the warehouse. And if you can't be there, you'd rather be dead.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Audible","offers":[{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":67903525028144,"sku":"ZEgx7e","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD [10]","offer_id":49356964856112,"sku":"10gx7e","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/gx7e-Square-cover.webp?v=1790799513","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-gx7e","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}