{"product_id":"gutta-boyz-9780692392676","title":"Gutta Boyz","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe gunshots don't worry thirteen-year-old Power-Up much-after all, gunfire isn't unusual in his Baton Rouge neighborhood. Besides, he has bigger concerns. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith the loss of his mother's job, he has to do something to help-even if it means hustling. When a dying drug dealer stumbles into view, Power-Up gets the chance he needs: a ziplock bag full of crack.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTeaming up with Boo, an older friend from a hustling family, Power-Up discovers the seductive nature of the game and becomes as hooked on cash as any drug addict.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHe and Boo quickly make names for themselves on the streets. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen an armed robbery goes south, Power-Up lands in jail, a sixteen-year-old boy charged as an adult. Ten years later he's back on the street, hustling even harder, only with new friends. His return doesn't sit well with old allies, however. A confrontation is looming in Power-Up's future-one that could quickly turn deadly.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA taut, fast-paced thriller, \u003ci\u003eGutta Boyz \u003c\/i\u003eexplores the destiny of a young man who believes he has only one option to survive and a world that offers him few, if any, alternatives. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Johnson, Bryan K.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/13\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Boot Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780692392676\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.51w x 0.53d","brand":"Bryan K. Johnson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32746442227787,"sku":"9780692392676","price":13.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_e4e585c6-f8f1-4d64-94de-6e3a1b54d284.jpg?v=1597717282","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/gutta-boyz-9780692392676","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}