The house of my mother : a daughter's quest for freedom / Shari Franke.

By:

Franke, Shari, 2003- [author.]

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781668065396
1668065398

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

True crime stories.

DDC classification:

364.15/55409792 23/eng/20241219

LOC classification:

HV6626.52 .F73 2024

Contents:

Introduction: finally -- The garden of earthy delights. Sealed ; Teardrops ; Mommy isn't very nice to me ; The rage inside ; Pioneers ; Ruby's rage ; Refuge -- Ship of fools. A star is born ; Baby climbs out of crib ; Remodeling reality ; Teenage influencer ; I don't think my mother loves me ; Busted ; Mommy's little drama queen ; One million followers -- The conjurer. Snake in the garden ; The cult of ConneXions ; Isolation tactics ; Winning the self-loathing olympics ; Dirty laundry ; Jodi says ; Burn it and be damned ; Obedient little drone ; The demon in my room -- Mankind beset by devils. Ninth passenger ; In spirit and in truth ; Dirty, shameful, ruined ; Grateful ; Jingle hell ; Children are not entitled to a magical childhood ; Poisoned well ; Seeds of healing ; Puppets and puppeteers ; Facsimile father ; Care package ; Fawn ; Showdown -- Fall of the damned. The echo chamber ; Abandoned by justice ; Mommy's mausoleum ; True crimes ; The house of my mother ; Rings of remembrance ; Evidence in plain sight ; Home sweet home ; Judgment day ; Ruby's journal ; It ends here -- Epilogue: seven passengers.

Summary: "Shari Franke's childhood was a constant battle for survival. Her mother, Ruby Franke, enforced a severe moral code while maintaining a façade of a picture-perfect family for their wildly popular YouTube channel 8 Passengers, which documented the day-to-day life of raising six children for a staggering 2.5 million subscribers. But a darker truth lurked beneath the surface--Ruby's wholesome online persona masked a more tyrannical parenting style than anyone could have imagined. As the family's YouTube notoriety grew, so too did Ruby's delusions of righteousness. Fueled by the sadistic influence of relationship coach Jodi Hildebrandt, together they implemented an inhumane and merciless disciplinary regime. Ruby and Jodi were arrested in Utah in 2023 on multiple charges of aggravated child abuse. On that fateful day, Shari shared a photo online of a police car outside their home. Her caption had one word: "Finally." For the first time, Shari will reveal the disturbing truth behind 8 Passengers and her family's devastating involvement with Jodi Hildebrandt's cultish life coaching program, "ConneXions." No stone is left unturned as Shari exposes the perils of influencer culture and shares for the first time her battle for truth and survival in the face of her mother's cruelty."-- Provided by publisher.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Adult Book	Phillipsburg Free Public Library	Adult Non-Fiction	New Books	362.7609792 FRA	Available		36748002612267

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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

"Heart-wrenchingly personal...dizzying." -- Rolling Stone

From eldest daughter Shari Franke, the shocking true story behind the viral 8 Passengers family vlog --now the subject of a new Hulu docuseries-- and the hidden abuse she suffered at the hands of her mother, and how, in the face of unimaginable pain, she found freedom and healing.

Shari Franke's childhood was a constant battle for survival. Her mother, Ruby Franke, enforced a severe moral code while maintaining a façade of a picture-perfect family for their wildly popular YouTube channel 8 Passengers , which documented the day-to-day life of raising six children for a staggering 2.5 million subscribers. But a darker truth lurked beneath the surface--Ruby's wholesome online persona masked a more tyrannical parenting style than anyone could have imagined.

As the family's YouTube notoriety grew, so too did Ruby's delusions of righteousness. Fueled by the sadistic influence of relationship coach Jodi Hildebrandt, together they implemented an inhumane and merciless disciplinary regime.

Ruby and Jodi were arrested in Utah in 2023 on multiple charges of aggravated child abuse. On that fateful day, Shari shared a photo online of a police car outside their home. Her caption had one word: "Finally."

For the first time, Shari will reveal the disturbing truth behind 8 Passengers and her family's devastating involvement with Jodi Hildebrandt's cultish life coaching program, "ConneXions." No stone is left unturned as Shari exposes the perils of influencer culture and shares for the first time her battle for truth and survival in the face of her mother's cruelty.

"Shari Franke's childhood was a constant battle for survival. Her mother, Ruby Franke, enforced a severe moral code while maintaining a façade of a picture-perfect family for their wildly popular YouTube channel 8 Passengers, which documented the day-to-day life of raising six children for a staggering 2.5 million subscribers. But a darker truth lurked beneath the surface--Ruby's wholesome online persona masked a more tyrannical parenting style than anyone could have imagined. As the family's YouTube notoriety grew, so too did Ruby's delusions of righteousness. Fueled by the sadistic influence of relationship coach Jodi Hildebrandt, together they implemented an inhumane and merciless disciplinary regime. Ruby and Jodi were arrested in Utah in 2023 on multiple charges of aggravated child abuse. On that fateful day, Shari shared a photo online of a police car outside their home. Her caption had one word: "Finally." For the first time, Shari will reveal the disturbing truth behind 8 Passengers and her family's devastating involvement with Jodi Hildebrandt's cultish life coaching program, "ConneXions." No stone is left unturned as Shari exposes the perils of influencer culture and shares for the first time her battle for truth and survival in the face of her mother's cruelty."-- Provided by publisher.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

Introduction: Finally (xv)
Part 1 The Garden of Earthly Delights
Chapter 1 Sealed (3)
Chapter 2 Teardrops (9)
Chapter 3 Mommy Isn't Very Nice to Me (12)
Chapter 4 The Rage Inside (18)
Chapter 5 Pioneers (22)
Chapter 6 Ruby's Rage (28)
Chapter 7 Refuge (32)
Part 2 Ship of Fools
Chapter 8 A Star Is Born (41)
Chapter 9 Baby Climbs Out of Crib (45)
Chapter 10 Remodeling Reality (50)
Chapter 11 Teenage Influencer (54)
Chapter 12 I Don't Think My Mother Loves Me (63)
Chapter 13 Busted (69)
Chapter 14 Mommy's Litde Drama Queen (74)
Chapter 15 One Million Followers (82)
Part 3 The Conjurer
Chapter 16 Snake in the Garden (95)
Chapter 17 The Cult of ConneXions (103)
Chapter 18 Isolation Tactics (111)
Chapter 19 Winning the Self-Loathing Olympics (115)
Chapter 20 Dirty Laundry (118)
Chapter 21 Jodi Says (124)
Chapter 22 Burn It and Be Damned (130)
Chapter 23 Obedient Little Drone (138)
Chapter 24 The Demon in My Room (145)
Part 4 Mankind Beset by Devils
Chapter 25 Ninth Passenger (153)
Chapter 26 In Spirit and in Truth (156)
Chapter 27 Dirty. Shameful. Ruined. (164)
Chapter 28 Grateful (168)
Chapter 29 Jingle Hell (175)
Chapter 30 Children Are Not Entitled to a Magical Childhood (179)
Chapter 31 Poisoned Well (185)
Chapter 32 Seeds of Healing (190)
Chapter 33 Puppets and Puppeteers (194)
Chapter 34 Facsimile Father (198)
Chapter 35 Care Package (206)
Chapter 36 Fawn (213)
Chapter 37 Showdown (217)
Part 5 Fall of the Damned
Chapter 38 The Echo Chamber (229)
Chapter 39 Abandoned by Justice (233)
Chapter 40 Mommy's Mausoleum (236)
Chapter 41 True Crimes (252)
Chapter 42 The House of My Mother (260)
Chapter 43 Rings of Remembrance (263)
Chapter 44 Evidence in Plain Sight (269)
Chapter 45 Home Sweet Home (275)
Chapter 46 Judgment Day (278)
Chapter 47 Ruby's Journal (284)
Chapter 48 It Ends Here (288)
Epilogue: Seven Passengers (299)
Acknowledgments (299)