{"product_id":"out-of-frame-growing-up-where-i-didnt-belong-paperback","title":"Out of Frame: Growing Up Where I Didn't Belong - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Gordon Bennett\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSome experiments leave scars that last a lifetime.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eOut of Frame\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is a ground-level account of African American history that rarely makes the textbooks - the military family experience that unfolded alongside desegregation, forced busing, and the quiet machinery of race inside institutions that never named what they were doing to the children in their care.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRaised within the rigid order of military life, Michael Gordon Bennett moved between countries, cultures, and a country still sorting out who belonged where. As a Black child navigating white military culture, the Deep South during busing, and near-total racial isolation in Colorado, he learned early to read authority, adapt quickly, and remain composed in systems that prized discipline over clarity. What appeared as stability often masked distance, silence, and rules that were never fully explained.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eOut of Frame\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e sits at the intersection of African American history, the psychology of identity formation, and the untold human cost of America's social experiments - told through the eyes of a child who lived inside them. It traces the moments that shape who we become: the weight of authority mistaken for safety, the confusion of displacement without context, and the slow recognition that fitting a system is not the same as belonging within it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is history with a face. And the face remembers. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor readers of narrative nonfiction, educators, and anyone who has ever navigated institutions that were not built with them in mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.49 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 13, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51895530291488,"sku":"9780986416262","price":20.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/Ee1CiI_Kda9780986416262.webp?v=1782035323","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/out-of-frame-growing-up-where-i-didnt-belong-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}