{"product_id":"correct-but-wish-to-explain-grant-hall-9798218842840","title":"Correct But Wish to Explain","description":"\u003cp\u003eEthan Cole doesn't mean to start trouble-he just won't back down. After a childhood of cold showers, hot tempers, and a father who celebrates the wrong things, Ethan follows his best friend Jack to Southern Military Institute, a place that breaks boys down and rebuilds them in its image.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRat year is a gauntlet: shaved heads, sweat parties, and a Walkman punishment that turns Ethan's favorite music into a daily penance. Jack thrives; Ethan survives-until a forced march nearly kills him and a mud-slick Breakout leaves him alone at the bottom of the hill. When money runs out, the Army fills the gap, and a clandestine detour to a Jimmy Buffett concert reminds Ethan who he is beneath the uniform.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBack at SMI, Jack is ascendant, Ethan is out of step, and the rules bend for the powerful. With grades sinking and loyalty tested, Ethan makes one last choice no one sees coming-signing one hundred fifty-four 'Specials' that burn his name into the Corps' memory. He leaves not defeated, but decided.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet across locker rooms, barracks stoops, back roads, and bar booths, CORRECT BUT WISH TO EXPLAIN is a tough, tender story about the cost of belonging, the shape of courage, and the moment a young man stops playing someone else's game.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eCorrect But Wish to Explain\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ★★★★★ \"Powerful coming-of-age story.\" - \u003cem\u003eRabia Tanveer, Readers' Favorite\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ★★★★★ \"A gripping journey filled with unexpected twists... thought-provoking and emotionally resonant.\" - \u003cem\u003eFrank Mutuma, Readers' Favorite\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ★★★★★ \"Heartfelt and courageous.\" - \u003cem\u003eAlma Boucher, Readers' Favorite\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Grant Hall\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798218842840\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grant Hall Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/14\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 374\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.83d","brand":"Grant Hall","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47931168784639,"sku":"9798218842840","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_eaf95b45-31a2-49af-8950-9324dac59007.jpg?v=1766346918","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/correct-but-wish-to-explain-grant-hall-9798218842840","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}