{"product_id":"frying-plantain-9781487005344","title":"Frying Plantain","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSet in a neighbourhood known as \"Little Jamaica,\" \u003cem\u003eFrying Plantain\u003c\/em\u003e follows one young girl from elementary school to high school graduation as she navigates the tensions between mothers and daughters, second-generation immigrants and first-generation cultural expectations, and Black identity and predominantly white society.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKara Davis is a girl caught in the middle -- of her North American identity and her desire to be a \"true\" Jamaican, of her mother and grandmother's rages and life lessons, of having to avoid being thought of as too \"faas\" or too \"quiet\" or too \"bold\" or too \"soft.\" Set in a neighbourhood known as \"Little Jamaica,\" Kara moves from girlhood to the threshold of adulthood, from elementary school to high school graduation, in these twelve interconnected stories. We see her on a visit to Jamaica, startled by the sight of a severed pig's head in her great-aunt's freezer; in junior high, the victim of a devastating prank by her closest friends; and as a teenager in and out of her grandmother's house, trying to cope with the ongoing battles between her unyielding grandparents.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA rich and unforgettable portrait of growing up between worlds, \u003cem\u003eFrying Plantain\u003c\/em\u003e shows how, in one charged moment, friendship and love can turn to enmity and hate, well-meaning protection can become control, and teasing play can turn to something much darker.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Reid-Benta, Zalika\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/03\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Astoria\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781487005344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.01h x 5.25w x 0.55d","brand":"Zalika Reid-Benta","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39433444819019,"sku":"9781487005344","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_c0fb526a-d6b4-49bb-a663-107f185b6af3.jpg?v=1626194116","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/frying-plantain-9781487005344","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}