{"product_id":"neighborhood-kid-david-mcgill-soriano-9798999913418","title":"Neighborhood Kid: don't just make it out, make it better","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReaders of \u003ci\u003eAlways Running\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTattoos on the Heart\u003c\/i\u003e will love this neighborhood message.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEIGHBORHOOD KID\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e shifts the narrative of success from \"making it out\" of a disinvested community to \"\u003ci\u003emaking it better\u003c\/i\u003e.\" Growing up in one of the most gang-violent areas, David escapes his neighborhood, believing he has left his problems behind. But after a change in environment didn't bring him the escape he hoped for, he soon realized he needed to return home and confront the issues plaguing his barrio, at all costs.\u003cp\u003eDavid returns home to fight for his neighborhood-launching a nonprofit, reviving a community center campaign, and revitalizing the courts he grew up on. But the same streets he loves betray him when he is struck in a hit-and-run at a notorious crosswalk in front of his childhood home. Given a second chance, he learns that creating change doesn't have to come at the cost of self-sacrifice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEIGHBORHOOD KID\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, David blends personal storytelling with actionable frameworks for shifting the conditions holding problems in place, proving that transforming a neighborhood starts with both facing the fire within your community and yourself\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David McGill-Soriano\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798999913418\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McSo Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/11\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 238\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.50d","brand":"David McGill-Soriano","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48114069438719,"sku":"9798999913418","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b52bd725-0fb6-4fc0-9fd4-b5639b058f75.jpg?v=1769618913","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/neighborhood-kid-david-mcgill-soriano-9798999913418","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}