{"product_id":"bloodline-jimenez-9781558858282","title":"Bloodline","description":"In his junior year, seventeen-year-old Abraham learns how to drive a stick shift. He falls in love for the first time. And he has been in three fights and suspended twice, all before Thanksgiving. His grandmother and her girlfriend, the ones who have raised him, fear for his life and the hard future that awaits him. \"He needs a father,\" his grandmother says. \"He needs a man. I can't do this, Becky. We can't. Not on our own.\"\r \r Soon, his Uncle Claudiothe son with a fat police file who has hurt his mother so many timesis back in the house. Determined to make a man of his nephew, he takes the boy to the gym and shows him how to use free weights and become bigger and stronger. Meanwhile, Abraham's feelings for his friend Ophelia grow, and she tries to understand why he fights. \"This will end badly,\" she warns. \"Nothing good can come from this.\" \r \r At school, Abraham learns about genetics, and he wonders if people are born bad. Is it in their DNA? Was he born to punch and kick and scream a\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jimenez\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1558858288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781558858282\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pinata Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/30\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2016 pg. 76\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2017 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style","brand":"Jimenez","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44966504562943,"sku":"9781558858282","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a9787d40-df6b-4957-8dec-ca6d06940e27.jpg?v=1711160039","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bloodline-jimenez-9781558858282","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}