In this collection of sixteen true stories, teenagers share in their own words their painful experiences. They faced child abuse, drug addiction, death of loved ones to name but a few.
I loved the metaphorical ending of the stories

The "Write to Right" program helps these young people to draw a line under the past and regain self-confidence.

This great collection is a message of hope to other teenagers facing the same problems.and should be in the waiting room of all those who are there to assist them.

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Behind Closed Doors: Stories From the Inside Out

What a great book! This book has short stories written by students. This book is for young and old and will open your eyes to how a teen can act one way and feel inside a totally unexpected way. Sometimes we go through life not realizing how ours and others actions can affect the people close to you. I had forgotten how strong emotions were and how they could take over my thoughts when I was a teen. This book has brought me greater understanding to my own childrens actions and behaviors.

I would recommend this book to teens, parents of teens or anyone with a teenager in their lives. What a great collection of heartfelt accounts from strong young people. ( )

Not everything is pure bliss and fairytales in life which these teenagers will let us know with their honest storys about life, death, addiction, struggle and their road to recovery. It certainly left me thinking about how much that can happen that you aren´t aware of. ( )

WOW! [Behind Closed Doors: Stories from the Inside Out] by the students of [Scribner Lake High School] was amazing! As a teacher, who is well aware of the struggles kids go through, the story's told by these courageous young people blew me away. I want to work on this project with my students. Better yet is that high school looking for teachers.

Thank you to the amazing teachers and students who gave us this wonderful but heartbreaking insight. ( )

I really enjoyed this book. The stories were surprisingly well-written for high school students and I really enjoyed the updates at the end of the stories that said how they felt about their journey after. That was a great addition, which would have been greatly missed if left out. I was amazed at all these kids had overcome - and in some cases were still overcoming. Quick, well-written and thoughtful read. ( )