{"product_id":"say-youre-one-of-them-uwem-akpan-9781607883418","title":"Say You're One of Them","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn Oprah's Book Club selection: this \"electrifying\" book (\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e) pays tribute to the wisdom and resilience of children even in the face of the most agonizing circumstances. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUwem Akpan's stunning stories humanize the perils of poverty and violence so piercingly that few readers will feel they've ever encountered Africa so immediately. The eight-year-old narrator of \"An Ex-Mas Feast\" needs only enough money to buy books and pay fees in order to attend school. Even when his twelve-year-old sister takes to the streets to raise these meager funds, his dream can't be granted. Food comes first. His family lives in a street shanty in Nairobi, Kenya, but their way of both loving and taking advantage of each other strikes a universal chord. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the second of his stories published in a \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e special fiction issue, Akpan takes us far beyond what we thought we knew about the tribal conflict in Rwanda. The story is told by a young girl, who, with her little brother, witnesses the worst possible scenario between parents. They are asked to do the previously unimaginable in order to protect their children. This singular collection will also take the reader inside Nigeria, Benin, and Ethiopia, revealing in beautiful prose the harsh consequences for children of life in Africa. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAkpan's voice is a literary miracle, rendering lives of almost unimaginable deprivation and terror into stories that are nothing short of transcendent. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the best books of the year: \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, Bloomberg News, Christian Science Monitor, Washington Post Book World, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Uwem Akpan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1607883414\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781607883418\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Little Brown and Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e CD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.70h x 5.20w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/21\/2009 pg. 58\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAudio File\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2009 pg. 41\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAudio File\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2010 pg. 45","brand":"Uwem Akpan","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":43938717434111,"sku":"9781607883418","price":18.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_7bf5b9df-eb25-4929-a899-af77a8a30c0a.jpg?v=1681437326","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/say-youre-one-of-them-uwem-akpan-9781607883418","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}