{"product_id":"the-other-sidee-schalkesopa-9783911571319","title":"The Other sidee: Max's Story: A Novel by SchalkesOpa","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The greatest danger isn't out there-it's the enemy you carry within.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMax is fourteen, and he is broken. Once the golden boy of FC Schalke 04's Elite Football Academy, his future was set in stone-until one catastrophic mental breakdown changed everything. He lost football, but in its place, a new journey began: music. Now, Max's songs are reaching thousands, even as he himself searches for a handhold in the darkness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrapped between the three most important people in his life, Max fights for himself: Lukas, who offers unconditional love; Marie, who retreats from his complicated truth; and Noah, whose \u003cb\u003emagnetic, broken closeness\u003c\/b\u003e means both salvation and ultimate destruction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Max's success grows, his shadows deepen. Old wounds are ripped open, lies become a crushing weight, and his home threatens to collapse under the pressure of the past. When the authorities intervene, Max faces the ultimate question: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat is left when you can no longer trust the darkness in your own soul?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Other Side: Max's Story\u003c\/i\u003e is the third book in the MAXR saga-an intense, raw New Adult novel about trauma, self-destruction, and the fragile path to healing. It explores the painful necessity of setting boundaries when all you crave is closeness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnflinching. Visceral. Unforgettable.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFor readers of mature Young Adult and New Adult Contemporary fiction (Ages 16+), and anyone seeking honest stories that dare to look where others turn away.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNote for Readers: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis first English release contains a small typo in the title (\"The Other sidee\").\u003cbr\u003eI chose not to change it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBecause my art - and the entire MAXR universe - was never built on perfection.\u003cbr\u003eIt was built on honesty, on flaws, on real stories that hurt and heal.\u003cbr\u003eThis edition is part of that journey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThank you for embracing it the way it is.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Schalkesopa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3911571313\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783911571319\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tune Twist Verlag\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/16\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 322\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.67d","brand":"Schalkesopa","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47965551231231,"sku":"9783911571319","price":19.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5a56f8a8-eb14-44d3-aff7-fe53de59a25d.jpg?v=1767281311","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-other-sidee-schalkesopa-9783911571319","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}