{"product_id":"black-boy-white-school-hardcover","title":"Black Boy White School - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrian F. Walker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a hard-hitting novel about fitting in--or not--Anthony \"Ant\" Jones gets transported from his East Cleveland hood to an almost all-white prep school and has to figure out where he belongs...before he loses himself entirely. \u003cem\u003eBlack Boy White School \u003c\/em\u003eis a memorable debut that will appeal to fans of Walter Dean Myers and Sherman Alexie.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnthony has never been outside his rough neighborhood when he receives a scholarship to Belton Academy, an elite prep school in Maine. But at Belton things are far from perfect. Everyone calls him \"Tony,\" assumes he's from Brooklyn, expects him to play basketball, and yet acts shocked when he fights back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Anthony tries to adapt to a world that will never fully accept him, he's in for a rude awakening: Home is becoming a place where he no longer belongs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn debut author Brian F. Walker's honest and dynamic novel about staying true to yourself, Anthony might find a way to survive at Belton, but what will it cost him?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe couldn't listen to music or talk on the phone without her jumping all over him about what they listened to up in Maine, or how they talked up in Maine, or how he better not go up to Maine and start acting ghetto. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaine. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnthony's mother didn't even know where it was until he'd shown it to her on a map, but that still didn't stop her from acting like she was born there.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnthony \"Ant\" Jones has never been outside his rough East Cleveland neighborhood when he's given a scholarship to Belton Academy, an elite prep school in Maine.But at Belton things are far from perfect. Everyone calls him \"Tony,\" assumes he's from Brooklyn, expects him to play basketball, and yet acts shocked when he fights back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Anthony tries to adapt to a world that will never fully accept him, he's in for a rude awakening: Home is becoming a place where he no longer belongs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn debut author Brian F. Walker's hard-hitting novel about staying true to yourself, Anthony might find a way to survive at Belton, but what will it cost him?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.93 x 8.41 x 5.84 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 03, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award (2015)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Black Boy White School\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.4\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753443393824,"sku":"9780061914836","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/bba8ae6c6b16a18019649686f005fc82.webp?v=1780020557","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/black-boy-white-school-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}