I read the book “Sisters In Sanity” by Gayle Forman about 2-3 years ago. But didn’t start reading up on the subject until last year. After reading the book a second time I went to the authors’ website and read the article that was in Seventeen magazine about WWASP. After that the flood gates opened. I have ADHD a common symptom is Hyperfocus. I can research like nobody’s business.
Description of the book on Amazon: "
Sisters In Sanity," by Gayle Forman:
Book Description
Publication Date: August 28, 2007Have you ever had the
out-of-control dream? The one where you know you're not crazy, but no one around you—not your parents, not your teachers, not even the authorities—will listen to you?
For sixteen-year-old Brit Hemphill, the out-of-control dream comes true when her dad enrolls her at Red Rock, a bogus treatment center that claims to cure rebellious teen girls. At Red Rock, Brit is forced into therapy, and her only hope of getting her life back is in the hands of an underqualified staff of counselors. Brit's dad thinks Red Rock can save her, but the truth is it's doing more harm than good.
No girl could survive Red Rock alone—but at a treatment center where you earn privileges for ratting out your peers, it's hard to know who you can trust. For Brit, everything changes when she meets V, Bebe, Martha, and Cassie, four girls who keep her from going over the edge. Together they'll hold on to their sanity and their sisterhood while trying to keep their Red Rock reality from becoming a full-on nightmare.[/list][/size]
Interestingly enough, there was once a
Red Rock Ranch Academy, since closed, probably in part due to the death of 16-year-old Katherine Lank.
There is still a
Red Rock Canyon School, located right in St. George, Utah, in a former hotel.
And yes, those are both WWASPS affiliated programs.
