{"product_id":"johnny-boy-john-califano-9781737296102","title":"Johnny Boy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJOHNNY CARUSO IS BORN\u003c\/strong\u003e into the urban turmoil of 1950s and '60s working-class Brooklyn. Wedged between the limited worldview of his parents-alcoholic and abusive Bellisario and browbeaten, unstable Maria-and his liberal-minded older brother and sister, young Johnny struggles to navigate his childhood and adolescence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOverwhelmed by his family's thorny dynamics and seeing no path forward, Johnny finds himself in a downward spiral, getting into fights, cheating on exams, and shoplifting with friends. Prospects for a stable and happy future appear bleak until Johnny is offered an opportunity that could alter the course of his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJOHNNY BOY captures the ethnic values, cultural texture, and historical events of mid-twentieth-century Brooklyn. Its story, both highly specific and universally familiar, explores external chaos and the inner turmoil of a young protagonist who possesses intelligence, perseverance, and an unwavering sense of humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold with honesty and passion, JOHNNY BOY is immersive and timeless, an authentic flesh-and-bones coming-of-age story infused with a cinematic megadose of twenty-first century realism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Califano\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1737296101\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781737296102\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Verve House Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/26\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 316\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.89lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.71d","brand":"John Califano","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48850436686079,"sku":"9781737296102","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/johnny-boy-john-califano-9781737296102","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}