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The House of My Mother

A Daughter's Quest for Freedom

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The House of My Mother

By: Shari Franke
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From eldest daughter Shari Franke, the shocking true story behind the viral 8 Passengers family vlog 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.

©2025 Shari Franke (P)2025 Simon & Schuster Audio
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How Shari did such a great job telling her story

It’s an unbelievable , tragedy story . I couldn’t stop listening to the book. Her mom just hot worse and worse .

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Extraordinary wisdom & resilience

Shari did an amazing job bringing us into these painful moments throughout her life. As someone who has adamantly fought to end the exploitation of children on social media, I thought I had a pretty good sense of what the Franke children had endured. I was horribly mistaken. Shari's experience is more heartbreaking than I could have ever imagined. Her extraordinary wisdom extends far beyond her years and the resilience she's shown should be a lesson to all.

I wish Shari and her siblings all the love, happiness, and healing they so deserve!

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Pure STRENGTH

This book was incredible and showed great bravery and courage. Shari and the other siblings will move mountains.

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Wow just Wow

What an heart wrenching story. I pray you and your family can find peace and forgiveness with eachother I am so glad you shared your heartbreaking tstory Your strength and courage should be commended and hope your sibling know you were fighting for them the whole time. Forgive yourself for any mishaps that happened slong the way, God will understand your need for live and acceptance. I pray justice is served.

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beautiful mind

I hope you understand what a smart, special and impressive mind you have. to break through and to take the time and action to heal is not something everyone would be able to do.

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Inspiring

The author tells a compelling and introspective story about complicated family dynamics and their residual effects on victims of abuse and neglect.

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Intriguing & well written.

Thank you for sharing your story with us, Sherrie. You’re a voice for the vulnerable.

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Beautifully written!

Shari Franke writes about her family’s trauma with honesty and feeling. Her thoughts about society’s interest in true crime and what that means to the victims, was sobering. My prayers go out to the Franke family!

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Great book.

Amazingly written, amazingly read. Just a great book all around. Thank you Shari for sharing your story with us.

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heartbreaking and inspiring

I loved reading this book. Not only was Shari's writing beautiful, but the story and the way she shared it really brought to life the harsh realities she and her family faced through family blogging and emotional abuse. I love that she also kept the book relatively clean, but that she didn't shy away from the truth. I also admire her strength and resilience through everything and found it very inspiring. I think this is such a great book for anyone to read to become more aware so that we can make a change!

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