Three suburban girls meet at a boarding school for troubled teens. Eight years later, they were dead. Bustle editor Samantha Leach and her childhood best friend, Elissa, met as infants in the suburbs of Providence, Rhode Island, where they attended nursery, elementary school, and temple together. As seventh graders, they would steal drinks from bar mitzvahs and have boys over in Samantha's basement--innocent, early acts of rebellion. But after one of their shared acts, Samantha was given a disciplinary warning by their private school while Elissa was dismissed altogether, and later sent away. Samantha did not know then, but Elissa had just become one of the fifty-thousand-plus kids per year who enter the Troubled Teen Industry: a network of unregulated programs meant to reform wealthy, wayward youth.&nbsp; &nbsp; Less than a year after graduation from Ponca Pines Academy, Elissa died at eighteen years old. In Samantha's grief, she fixated on Elissa's last years at the therapeutic boarding school, eager to understand why their paths diverged. As she spoke to mutual friends and scoured social media pages, Samantha learned of Alyssa and Alissa, Elissa's closest friends at the school who shared&nbsp;both her name and penchant&nbsp;for partying, where drugs and alcohol became their norm.&nbsp;The matching Save Our Souls tattoo all three girls also&nbsp;had&nbsp;further fueled Samantha's fixation, as she watched their lives play out online. Four years after Elissa's death, Alyssa died, then Alissa at twenty-six.&nbsp; &nbsp; In The Elissas, Samantha endeavors to understand why they ultimately met a shared, tragic fate that she was spared, in turn, offering a chilling account of the secret lives of young suburban women.

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

Biographies & Memoirs

Leach, Samantha

Community & Culture

Legacy Lit

This book is for everyone interested in beadwork. Even if you have never tried beadwork before, teh instructions are easy to follow. From beginning to end illustrations accompany written instruction. If you have experience working with beads, this book offers a wealth of techniques that will add a new dimension to your work. Lacebeadwork is not only for jewelry applications. Wedding gowns, lampshades, perfume bottles and holiday ornaments, can all be adorned with the texture and sparkle of Lacebeadwork. Every technique has infinite variations. You may keep a notepad and pencil next to your work area, to sketch your personal variations and application ideas. Imagine, experiment, make a few notes and sketches, but most importantly, enjoy Lacebeadwork. - Samantha Leach.

Lacebeadwork: Complete Instructions and Illustrations for 10 Lace Bead Work Projects

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Crafts & Hobbies

Cinnamon Lace

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