{"product_id":"handbook-for-boys-9780064409308","title":"Handbook for Boys","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the groundbreaking tradition of his award-winning \u003cem\u003eMonster\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBad Boy: A Memoir\u003c\/em\u003e, Walter Dean Myers fashions a highly readable, powerful novel about the rules for success for young men, especially those navigating coming of age while Black.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShare this book in the classroom, in a father-son reading group, or as a summer reading (or anytime) choice that's likely to spark conversation and be a favorite.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the proprietor of a Harlem barbershop takes over as the court-appointed mentor for two troubled teenagers, he conveys the message that the future is built not only on hard work but on sustaining dreams as well. (\u003cem\u003eSmithsonian \u003c\/em\u003emagazine).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his introduction to \u003cem\u003eHandbook for Boys\u003c\/em\u003e, Walter Dean Myers wrote: I know as a troubled teenager I would have loved to have a neighborhood barbershop to sit in and a group of worldly and knowledgeable men to counsel me. Thinking about this was my motivation in writing this book, hoping it will be, in the least, a jumping-off point for many interesting conversations about success.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Myers, Walter Dean\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Amistad Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780064409308\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.84h x 4.38w x 0.61d","brand":"Walter Dean Myers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39290343129163,"sku":"9780064409308","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_3fb0122a-2710-4bb4-ad69-039e71cfd3f6.jpg?v=1617079028","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/handbook-for-boys-9780064409308","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}