{"product_id":"first-year-m-j-carson-9798354981625","title":"First Year: The Weldon School Chronicles","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeptember 1966.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA New York City violin prodigy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA New England prep school.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlack girl. White school.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt thirteen, Rachael Conner wins a prestigious international violin competition. For her Bronx family, Rachael's next step is to accept her admission to Music and Arts in Manhattan. But Rachael hears the siren song of chilly New England, the romance of boarding school, and a chance to just see what's out there, away from home and her protective mama.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is not enough to grapple with the odd ways of rich northern girls, muted racial slights, and the daily challenges of jealous classmates and clueless teachers. Rachael also learns that \"once family, always family\" is oh so true, as her brilliant but troubled cousin trails her to Massachusetts to escape the draft. And as she gets to know her fellow students, \"once family, always family\" gets deeper and stranger than any of them could have imagined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e M. J. Carson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8354981622\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798354981625\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/28\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 428\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.87d","brand":"M. J. Carson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44321256538367,"sku":"9798354981625","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2a0cf019-dab8-458a-aa95-e86b93e22f54.jpg?v=1696329948","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/first-year-m-j-carson-9798354981625","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}