{"product_id":"the-bad-sister-brittany-a-sadel-9798869170545","title":"The Bad Sister","description":"\u003cp\u003eTessa has always been labeled \u003cem\u003ethe bad sister\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e She talks back. She fights. She disappears when things get hard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e But no one ever asks \u003cem\u003ewhy\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBehind closed doors, Tessa and her younger sister Kody live in a house poisoned by alcohol, violence, and silence. Their mother parties and pretends. Their stepfather drinks and explodes. Their real father? In prison, and better off forgotten-at least, that's what everyone says.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTessa takes the hits.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Kody takes the silence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e And both of them take the blame.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Tessa finds out she's pregnant at just fourteen, the fragile world they've built to survive begins to crumble. Kody starts running away. Their mother breaks down. And then comes the news: their biological father is getting out of prison.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow the sisters are out of time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Out of safe places.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e And almost out of each other.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Bad Sister\u003c\/strong\u003e is a haunting and emotionally gripping novel about surviving in the cracks of a broken family. It's about the love between sisters, the scars no one sees, and the quiet strength it takes just to keep breathing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTessa has always been labeled \u003cem\u003ethe bad sister\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e She talks back. She fights. She disappears when things get hard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e But no one ever asks \u003cem\u003ewhy\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBehind closed doors, Tessa and her younger sister Kody live in a house poisoned by alcohol, violence, and silence. Their mother parties and pretends. Their stepfather drinks and explodes. Their real father? In prison, and better off forgotten-at least, that's what everyone says.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTessa takes the hits.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Kody takes the silence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e And both of them take the blame.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Tessa finds out she's pregnant at just fourteen, the fragile world they've built to survive begins to crumble. Kody starts running away. Their mother breaks down. And then comes the news: their biological father is getting out of prison.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow the sisters are out of time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Out of safe places.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e And almost out of each other.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Bad Sister\u003c\/strong\u003e is a haunting and emotionally gripping novel about surviving in the cracks of a broken family. It's about the love between sisters, the scars no one sees, and the quiet strength it takes just to keep breathing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brittany A. Sadel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798869170545\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Brittany Sadel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/19\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.29d","brand":"Brittany A. Sadel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47424885391615,"sku":"9798869170545","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_806cc3ed-9ed9-41a8-8f28-300eae16b801.jpg?v=1761533181","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-bad-sister-brittany-a-sadel-9798869170545","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}