{"product_id":"9781492635772","title":"We Can't Be Friends: A True Story","description":"\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 sixteen 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\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of my return to my high school. This is the true story of how I didn't die.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sourcebooks, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47164836675824,"sku":"9781492635772","price":8.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781492635772_p0.jpg?v=1763661981","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781492635772","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}