tami317 's review for:

The Elissas: Three Girls, One Fate, and the Deadly Secrets of Suburbia by Samantha Leach

5.0

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This book discusses the ongoing issues of teen behavioral schools. To relay her message, she told the story of her friend, Elissa, who was sent to these schools. She also spoke of the experiences of Elissa's two friends, Alissa & Alyssa, who were placed in the same school as Elissa. Yes, all three share the same name. These schools did not focus on treating their issues but making money. Girls were abused and traumatized by their "teachers". No one bothered to evaluate the schools or the administrators, so these "schools" stay in business today. The girls turned to drugs and alcohol to cope with the trauma they suffered at these schools eventually leading to their deaths. It is a hard story to get through, but their stories need to be heard.