{"product_id":"the-chosen-one-a-first-generation-ivy-league-odyssey-hardcover","title":"The Chosen One: A First-Generation Ivy League Odyssey - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEcho Brown\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Brown masterfully infuses a memoir of her college years with overwhelming emotions and power. It delves into educational disparities, the impact of trauma, and healing through friendship.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Mary Sue\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e ★ \"Powerful and vulnerable\"--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEcho Brown testifies to the disappointments and triumphs of a Black first-generation college student in this exploration of the first year experience.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThere are many watchers and they are always white.\u003c\/i\u003e That's the first thing Echo notices as she settles into Dartmouth College. Despite graduating high school in Cleveland as valedictorian, Echo immediately struggles to keep up in demanding classes. Dartmouth made many promises it couldn't keep. The campus is not a rainbow-colored utopia where education lifts every voice. Nor is it a paradise of ideas, an incubator of inclusivity, or even an exciting dating scene. But it might be a portal to different dimensions of time and space--only accessible if Echo accepts her calling as a Chosen One and takes charge of her future by healing her past. This remarkable challenge demands vulnerability, humility, and the conviction to ask for help without sacrificing self-worth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In mesmerizing personal narrative and magical realism, Echo Brown confronts mental illness, grief, racism, love, friendship, ambition, self-worth, and belonging as they steer the fates of first-generation college students on Dartmouth's campus. \u003ci\u003eThe Chosen One\u003c\/i\u003e is an unforgettable coming-of-age story that bravely unpacks the double-edged college transition--as both catalyst for old wounds and a fresh start. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist for the Ohioana Book Award \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Mary Sue Best YA Novel of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e2022 Catalyst Award Nominee for Best Memoir \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Junior Library Guild Selection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEcho Brown\u003c\/b\u003e is the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eBlack Girl Unlimited: The Remarkable Story of a Teenage Wizard\u003c\/i\u003e, which was named a William C. Morris Award Finalist, a \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of the Year, a New York Public Library Best Book of the Year, a CCBC Choice Title, and a Rise: A Feminist Book Project Selection, among other honors. A performer and playwright, Echo created the acclaimed one-woman show \u003ci\u003eBlack Virgins Are Not for Hipsters\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a Dartmouth alumna and the first female college graduate in her family. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.3 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 04, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766937092384,"sku":"9780316310666","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/68f4eee35ced91eddd33baa357b0cf3b.webp?v=1780301274","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-chosen-one-a-first-generation-ivy-league-odyssey-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}