{"product_id":"the-acid-king-paperback","title":"The Acid King - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJesse P. Pollack\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReal stories. Real teens. Real consequences.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA murder in a small Long Island town reveals the dark secrets lurking behind the seemingly peaceful fa ade in this latest installment of the Simon True series.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn June 19, 1984, seventeen-year-old Ricky Kasso murdered Gary Lauwers in what local police and the international press dubbed a \"Satanic Sacrifice.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe murder became the subject of several popular songs, and television specials addressed the issue of whether or not America's teens were practicing Satanism. Even Congress got in on the act, debating Satanic symbolism in songs by performers like AC\/DC and Ozzy Osbourne. \"The country is in crisis \" screamed the pundits. After all, it was the height of the Reagan era and Nancy Reagan's \"just say no\" campaign was everywhere. But what this case revealed were bigger problems lurking at the heart of suburban America. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRicky Kasso wasn't a bad kid, but he was lost. To feel better, he started smoking pot, moving on from that to PCP and LSD. He ended up living on the streets and thinking he had nothing to lose. Gary Lauwers went from being a victim of bullying to using drugs to fit in, and finally robbery--but then he made the mistake of stealing from Ricky, and from that moment on, his fate was sealed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA few months later, Gary went into the woods behind the park with Ricky and two other boys. Only three of them came out. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe subsequent police investigation and accompanying media circus turned the village upside down. It shattered the image of an idyllic small town, changed the way neighbors viewed each other, and recast the War on Drugs.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 16, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47398025429241,"sku":"9781481482288","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/Lzh5ZXU3aEVkWEdsVkVYVFZ0MERxUT09.webp?v=1770300573","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-acid-king-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}