{"product_id":"some-peoples-kids-paperback","title":"Some People's Kids - 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\u003eMatthew M. Huntsberry\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter rehab, probation, and one too many disasters at home, he's dropped at Hope House, a grim teen shelter where the rules are strict, the futures are short, and aging out feels more like a sentence than an escape. With nowhere else to go and no real way back, Strummer is forced to navigate a world of damaged kids, overworked staff, and systems that confuse survival with redemption.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside Hope House, he finds uneasy connection in the other residents-especially Darby and Nicky, two teenagers as bruised and volatile as he is. Together, they form the closest thing to family any of them have left. But in a place built on trauma, loyalty comes tangled with desire, addiction, grief, and the constant threat of losing everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the walls close in and the promise of adulthood turns into a cliff edge, Strummer has to decide what kind of person he'll become when no one is coming to save him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome People's Kids is a raw, lyrical coming-of-age novel about addiction, institutional failure, chosen family, and the dangerous hope of trying to survive long enough to make a life of your own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 388\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.86 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 24, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47096575393931,"sku":"9798995335009","price":36.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/oAM9w6j17v9798995335009.webp?v=1780008613","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/some-peoples-kids-paperback","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}