{"product_id":"scout-camp-isbn-9780806543321","title":"Scout Camp","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this timely and deeply personal true crime memoir, acclaimed journalist, author, creator of the \u003ci\u003eTrue Crime This Week \u003c\/i\u003epodcast, and former Boy Scout James Renner, explores the dark side of an American institution, its pervasive culture of sexual abuse, and the traumatic—even deadly—repercussions of its long-buried secrets.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the summer of 1995, at the largest Boy Scout camp in Ohio, a night of sexual violence ended with one counselor dead and another hospitalized. The death was ruled “accidental.” It wouldn’t be the last death associated with Seven Ranges Reservation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJames Renner, too, was a counselor at Seven Ranges that year. He was always sure there must be more to the story of Mike Klingler’s death, because Renner also knew firsthand that the 900-acre camp was not the safe getaway it was portrayed to be. On Friday nights the boys were ushered into the woods for a frightening ceremony in which they learned the rules for becoming good young men—and, above all, that keeping secrets was a scout’s duty. No matter how dark the secrets were.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetermined to face his demons, Renner embarks on a journey back to that tumultuous summer and exposes a clandestine society that left indelible scars on the scouts and the staff who were there. For Renner himself, it meant opening up about his twisted upbringing, his issues with trust and sexuality, and a lifetime of self-medication. The result is a deeply personal, no-holds-barred, and vitally important true crime memoir.\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for James Renner:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Compelling, deeply personal, captivating . . . Renner takes a grim yet cathartic and at times humorous journey through memory and trauma in this riveting true-crime memoir.” \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, STARRED REVIEW \u003c\/b\u003efor \u003ci\u003eScout Camp\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“Profoundly honest, at once an intimate coming-of-age portrait and a disturbing cautionary tale, a soul-searching narrative of an idyllic summer that turned deadly.” \u003cb\u003e—Jake Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e, author of\u003ci\u003e Gone at Midnight \u003c\/i\u003eon\u003ci\u003e Scout Camp\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Perhaps we use the word ‘trauma’ too much these days; for \u003ci\u003eScout Camp, \u003c\/i\u003ewe cannot use it enough. Inescapable, requisite reading.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e —\u003c\/i\u003eBrad Ricca\u003c\/b\u003e, author of the Edgar nominee \u003ci\u003eMrs. Sherlock Holmes \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eScout Camp\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A story that transcends true crime. . . enormously personal and extremely important.” \u003cb\u003e—Lance Reensteirna\u003c\/b\u003e, host of \u003ci\u003eCrawlspace \u003c\/i\u003epodcast on\u003ci\u003e Scout Camp\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A searing, timely account of abuse and its corrosive powers. Part-mystery and part-memoir, this a brave and necessary look at how predation can become part of the culture of the most esteemed institutions. A must-read.\"\u003cb\u003e —Áine Cain and Kevin Greenlee\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003ehosts of \u003ci\u003eThe Murder Sheet podcast \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eScout Camp\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Renner's storytelling ability is brilliant. Prodigiously researched, this book will keep you guessing until the very last page.\"\u003ci\u003e \u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eAphrodite Jones\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, New York Times bestselling author of Cruel Sacrifice \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eLittle, Crazy Children\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"James Renner owns this cold case. He's chased its solution down every twisty path, revealing errors, shattering rumors, and testing theories about the murder of Lisa Pruett and the circle of kids who seem to know things no one's saying. Absorbing and illuminating.\" \u003cb\u003e—Katherine Ramsland\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eConfession of a Serial Killer: The Untold Story of Dennis Rader, the BTK Killer \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eLittle, Crazy Children\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eLittle, Crazy Children\u003c\/i\u003e is a multilayered and twisty tale of murder in the wealthy Cleveland suburbs, and Renner explores it with forthright grace—a sharp-eyed, thoughtful companion on a journey through a disturbing and compelling unsolved mystery.\" \u003cb\u003e—Dan Chaon\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eSleepwalk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e“A compelling \u003c\/i\u003epage-turner with astounding revelations. In this intriguing account of a determined journalist's quest for justice, James Renner skillfully uncovers dark secrets of both the living and the dead.”\u003cb\u003e —Leslie Rule\u003c\/b\u003e author of \u003ci\u003eA Tangled Web \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eLittle, Crazy Children\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eLittle, Crazy Children\u003c\/i\u003e leads us slowly into the underside of an ordinary suburb, where trust is eroded by a terrible crime, neighbor turns on neighbor, and everyone casts stones at the scapegoat. Renner has unearthed a dreadful moment in time and followed its lasting repercussions. An engrossing, chilling read.\" \u003cb\u003e—Mikita Brottman\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eCouple Found Slain \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eLittle, Crazy Children\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[Renner] is just plain fun to read.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eon \u003ci\u003eTrue Crime Addict\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“You have not read a book like this before and, I’d wager, you’ll not engage with its like again. . . Renner is a tantalizing and almost gleeful tour guide to and through the impulses of the armchair detective.\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Minneapolis Star Tribune \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eon \u003ci\u003eTrue Crime Addict\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“As the title suggests, [\u003ci\u003eTrue Crime Addict\u003c\/i\u003e] is an addictive read.” \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBustle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The mystery of Murray’s whereabouts is baffling. . . [Renner’s] chipping away at the facts of a ten-year-old case makes\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ethe reader hope that, in the end, the answers will be uncovered. An entrancing, brilliant next step for fans of the podcast \u003ci\u003eSerial\u003c\/i\u003e, Netflix’s \u003ci\u003eMaking a Murderer\u003c\/i\u003e, and other true crime cases.” \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eSTARRED REVIEW for \u003ci\u003eTrue Crime Addict\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Renner’s personal involvement in the case—and his self-destructive, relentless dedication to confronting the darkness at the\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eheart of it [. . . is] noteworthy.” \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Publishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eon \u003ci\u003eTrue Crime Addict\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Renner \u003c\/b\u003eis an investigative journalist, podcaster, and critically acclaimed author of both nonfiction and fiction books, including \u003ci\u003eTrue Crime Addict \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Man from Primrose Lane\u003c\/i\u003e. Previously the host of \u003ci\u003eLake Erie’s Coldest Cases \u003c\/i\u003eon ID Discovery, he currently hosts the podcasts “The Philosophy of Crime” and “True Crime This Week.” He is the Founder and Director of The Porchlight Project, a nonprofit that provides genetic genealogy for cold cases in Ohio. He lives in Akron with his wife and children and can be found online at Jamesrenner.com.","brand":"Citadel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301881434341,"sku":"NP9780806543321","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780806543321.jpg?v=1767736211","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/scout-camp-isbn-9780806543321","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}