{"product_id":"black-boy-white-school-brian-f-walker-9780061914836","title":"Black Boy White School","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brian F. Walker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0061914835\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780061914836\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harperteen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/03\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.41h x 5.84w x 0.93d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.4\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 7\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e153590 \/ Black Boy White School\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/28\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoice of Youth Advocates\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2011 pg. 503 - Recommended - Better Than Most\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2012 pg. 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2012 pg. 180\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2012 pg. 117 - Recommended, Satisfactory","brand":"Brian F. Walker","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44046292418815,"sku":"9780061914836","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c037e897-e5bb-444b-8a47-fee7935a3070.jpg?v=1684983745","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/black-boy-white-school-brian-f-walker-9780061914836","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}