{"product_id":"boys-hardcover","title":"Boys - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRoger Newman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\". . . more than a great read; it is a source of hope.\" -John Sexton, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eBaseball as a Road to God\u003c\/em\u003e and president emeritus of New York University\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\". . . a dynamic Southern story that teaches hard but redemptive truths.\" -Jason Ryan, author of \u003cem\u003eSwamp Kings: The Story of the Murdaugh Family of South Carolina and a Century of Backwoods Power\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\". . . courageously offers a narrative grounded in honor and the indelible bonds that transcend the accidents of birth, place, and skin color.\" -Greg Fields, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Bright Freight of Memory\u003c\/em\u003e and PEN\/Faulkner Award nominee\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrotherhood is more than skin-deep.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter Alex's family is killed by the Ku Klux Klan during the Great Depression, he takes refuge in the barn of a nearby dairy farm. The family that owns the dairy, including their young son Pete, take in Alex and raise the boys together. Pete and Alex consider themselves brothers and together they navigate the Jim Crow racial intolerance of the rural South, a challenge experienced differently because Pete is White and Alex is Black.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnticipating European war, Pete and Alex join a segregated US Army. The brothers discover their own identities amid the crucible of battle, leading them to separate for many years as they continue their careers in the Army. They finally reunite at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, in 1969. Confronting escalating racial and civilian hostility in response to the Civil Rights and antiwar movements, Alex must find those responsible for the brutal off-base beating of Pete. He must also reengage with his childhood and what it means to be a Black man with a White brother. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 334\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 14, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47262272815353,"sku":"9798888245712","price":40.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/CDj--IJsaE9798888245712.webp?v=1768807778","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/boys-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}