{"product_id":"boys-to-men-elijah-l-cooley-9798182288286","title":"Boys to Men: Helping Young Boys Understand What It Really Means to Be a Man","description":"Boys are growing up in a world that expects them to become men, but too many of them are never clearly taught what manhood really means. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBoys to Men is a direct, heartfelt, and practical mentorship book for young boys, young men, fathers, mothers, mentors, and communities who understand that boys should not have to guess their way into manhood. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten by Bernard Shell Jr., this book speaks plainly about responsibility, respect, self-control, work, family, survival, pressure, role models, and the danger of false manhood. It challenges the belief that getting older automatically makes a boy a man and explains that real manhood must be taught, modeled, corrected, and lived. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book is not written to shame young men. It is written to guide them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInside, readers will find lessons on: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat it really means to become a man \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhy boys need responsible role models \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe difference between respect and fear \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhy responsibility is the foundation of manhood \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow false manhood can lead young men toward destruction \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow to survive pressure without surrendering to the streets \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhy work, knowledge, family, and older men matter \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat fathers must teach their sons \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow mothers raising sons deserve support and respect \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhy older men must step up and reach back \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBoys to Men is a call to responsibility for the whole community. It speaks to the young boy who needs direction, the father who needs to be present, the mother carrying the weight of raising a son, and the older man who has wisdom that should not die with him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA boy does not become a man just because time passes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe becomes a man when he learns how to carry responsibility, respect life, control himself, receive wisdom, and take care of what has been placed in his hands. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThat is what it really means to be a man.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elijah L. Cooley,Bernard Jr. Shell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798182288286\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/23\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 92\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.19d","brand":"Elijah L. Cooley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48874758930687,"sku":"9798182288286","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/boys-to-men-elijah-l-cooley-9798182288286","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}