{"product_id":"the-talk-darrin-bell-9781250805140","title":"The Talk","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the NAACP Image Award in Outstanding Graphic Novels\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Libby Award for Best Comic\/Graphic Novel of the Year\u003cbr\u003eNamed The Year's Best Graphic Novel by \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed one of \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e's Top Ten Best Books of 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed one of NPR's Books We Love\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed one of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eKirkus\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e' Best 2023 Books\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed one of the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e's 10 best graphic novels of 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e Magazine's Must-Read Books of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction 2024\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003c\/i\u003eEditors' Choice: Graphic Novels, 2023\u003cbr\u003eNew York Public Library's Best New Comics of 2023 Top Ten Pick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChicago Public Library's Best Books of 2023 Top Ten Pick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed one of \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Graphic Novels of 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNamed one of \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Graphic Novels of 2023\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDarrin Bell was six years old when his mother told him he couldn't have a realistic water gun. She said she feared for his safety, that police tend to think of little Black boys as older and less innocent than they really are. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough evocative illustrations and sharp humor, Bell examines how The Talk shaped intimate and public moments from childhood to adulthood. While coming of age in Los Angeles--and finding a voice through cartooning--Bell becomes painfully aware of being regarded as dangerous by white teachers, neighbors, and police officers and thus of his mortality. Drawing attention to the brutal murders of African Americans and showcasing revealing insights and cartoons along the way, he brings us up to the moment of reckoning when people took to the streets protesting the murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. And now Bell must decide whether he and his own six-year-old son are ready to have The Talk.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Darrin Bell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250805147\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250805140\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Henry Holt \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/06\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.10h x 7.20w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Alex Awards - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2023 pg. 12\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/27\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/16\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/28\/2023","brand":"Darrin Bell","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44079784919295,"sku":"9781250805140","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f0cca648-ab49-476e-8c8d-8bbbd450f32a.jpg?v=1685483126","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-talk-darrin-bell-9781250805140","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}