{"product_id":"a-healthy-fear-rhonda-v-boothe-9781943342990","title":"A Healthy Fear: A Story Control, Courage, and Survival","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Healthy Fear\u003c\/b\u003e is a harrowing coming-of-age novel set in the 1980s, where football is king and silence is survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen \u003cb\u003eJarvis\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eCorey\u003c\/b\u003e, two young Black teens, relocate with their families to a predominantly white suburban town, they quickly learn that fitting in comes with rules-spoken and unspoken. Isolation, pressure, and the constant need to prove themselves shape their daily lives, until one opportunity seems to offer an escape: high school football.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the center of the town's pride stands \u003cb\u003eCoach Dan Butler\u003c\/b\u003e, a revered figure whose influence reaches far beyond the field. To Jarvis and Corey, he represents belonging, protection, and a future bigger than their circumstances. But behind closed doors, mentorship twists into manipulation, and trust becomes a weapon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the boys struggle to navigate loyalty, fear, and the burden of secrets they never asked to carry, the cost of silence grows heavier. What begins as a story about ambition and brotherhood slowly unravels into one of power, betrayal, and survival. Each decision pulls them deeper into a web where speaking out could destroy everything-and staying quiet might destroy them instead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFilled with sharp emotional turns, escalating tension, and revelations that challenge everything the town believes about its heroes, \u003cb\u003eA Healthy Fear\u003c\/b\u003e builds toward a shocking and unforgettable ending-one that redefines justice, courage, and what it truly means to come of age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rhonda V. Boothe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1943342997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781943342990\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Destined to Publish\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/30\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.31d","brand":"Rhonda V. Boothe","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48801267745023,"sku":"9781943342990","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-healthy-fear-rhonda-v-boothe-9781943342990","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}