{"product_id":"troutsmith-an-anglers-tales-and-travels-hardcover","title":"Troutsmith: An Angler's Tales and Travels - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKevin Searock\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Johnquell, an African American teen, suffers a serious accident in the home of his white neighbor, Mrs. Czernicki, his community must find ways to bridge divisions between black and white, gay and straight, old and young. Set in one of the nation s most highly segregated cities Milwaukee, Wisconsin \u003ci\u003eMeet Me Halfway\u003c\/i\u003e tells stories of connections in a community with a tumultuous and divided past. In nine stories told from diverse perspectives, Jennifer Morales captures a Rust Belt city s struggle to establish a common ground and a collective vision of the future.\u003cbr\u003e Morales gives life to multifaceted characters white schoolteachers and senior citizens, Latino landlords, black and Puerto Rican teens, political activists, and Vietnam vets. As their lives unfold in these stories, we learn about Johnquell s family his grandparents involvement in the local Black Panther Party, his sister s on-again, off-again friendship with a white classmate, and his aunt s identity crisis as she finds herself falling in love with a woman. We also meet Johnquell s mother, Gloria, and his school friend Taquan, who is struggling to chart his own future.\u003cbr\u003e As an activist mother in the thick of Milwaukee politics, Morales developed a keen ear and a tender heart for the kids who have inherited the city s troubled racial legacy. With a critical eye on promises unfulfilled, \u003ci\u003eMeet Me Halfway \u003c\/i\u003eraises questions about the notion of a postracial society and, with humor and compassion, lifts up the day-to-day work needed to get there. \u003cbr\u003e Runner-up, Short Story\/Anthology, Midwest Book Awards \u003cbr\u003e Best books for public \u0026amp; secondary school libraries from university presses, American Library Association \u003cbr\u003e Wisconsin representative for Great Lakes Reads, Library of Congress Center for the Book and its affiliated Midwest centers \u003cbr\u003e Outstanding Achievement Award, Wisconsin Library Association (one of ten 2015 books chosen)\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKevin Searock is an avid fisherman, photographer, and outdoors writer whose articles have appeared in \u003ci\u003eGray's Sporting Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMidwest Fly Fishing\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWisconsin Outdoor Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e Wisconsin Trails\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Baraboo, Wisconsin, and teaches advanced placement biology and chemistry at Portage High School.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 184\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.3 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 21, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754145218848,"sku":"9780299293703","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/7383f3977b8e440f5bdbbb725c085064.webp?v=1780034405","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/troutsmith-an-anglers-tales-and-travels-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}