{"product_id":"9780806543321","title":"Scout Camp: Sex, Death, and Secret Societies Inside the Boy Scouts of America","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.","brand":"Kensington","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42370086993981,"sku":"9780806543321","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/0838\/9949\/files\/9780806543321_p0.jpg?v=1771580067","url":"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.com\/products\/9780806543321","provider":"Tattered Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}