Zack Bonnie

Zack Bonnie, author of the Dead, Insane, or in Jail series, lives in Central Virginia. As a child in Charlottesville, VA, he was a daredevil who loved soccer. By age fourteen, life had become tumultuous at home and at school; his sudden entrance to a behavior modification facility in Idaho changed the trajectory of his life forever. After “graduating” from Rocky Mountain Academy, Zack returned to high school, and eventually made his way into Bard College on the strength of his writing abilities and Bard’s generous entrance standards. In this series, Zack takes readers into the inner workings of the facility where he lived, and the impact the school had on his hyperstimulated young mind. Incarcerated at age fourteen at a school for troubled teens in Northern Idaho, Zack has crafted a fast-moving, plot-driven memoir, with vivid characters and telling details, where even simple English words take on sinister meanings. With the publication of his books, Zack Bonnie has become an advocate for change in the Troubled Teen industry. Through his writing, speaking, and advocacy work he works to help troubled families and create alternatives to facilities like the one he describes in his memoir series.