{"product_id":"tobe-stella-gentry-sharpe-9781469654164","title":"Tobe: A Critical Edition: New Views on a Children's Classic","description":"When UNC Press published Stella Gentry Sharpe's \u003ci\u003eTobe\u003c\/i\u003e in 1939, it was hailed as one of the first children's books to offer a dignified portrayal of an African American child and his family. Today, the power of \u003ci\u003eTobe\u003c\/i\u003e lies as much in the questions it raises: Whose story gets told? Who gets to tell it? How do stories shape how we see ourselves and each other?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis volume reproduces the original volume's text and images, places the book in the context of its time, and offers thought-provoking ways to read \u003ci\u003eTobe\u003c\/i\u003e with fresh eyes. Benjamin Filene explores the book as a story told in words, as a world constructed through photographs, as a chapter in the history of juvenile literature, and (through interviews with the people photographed and their descendants) as a window into community memory. Encouraging close readings and second looks, Filene presents a project kit for exploring a historical text, yielding surprising insights. This new edition of a children's classic opens up questions of race, voice, and power in ways that encourage fruitful conversation and resist easy answers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stella Gentry Sharpe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1469654164\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781469654164\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of North Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/14\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.50d","brand":"Stella Gentry Sharpe","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44809850847487,"sku":"9781469654164","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2bce885d-a1bd-46e1-8a50-597f951c7d13.jpg?v=1707927648","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tobe-stella-gentry-sharpe-9781469654164","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}