{"product_id":"hammond-paperback","title":"Hammond - Paperback","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\u003eJonathan Lapoma\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Earnest . . . Compelling . . . successfully captures the anger, frustration, and freedom of kids on the brink of adulthood.\"\u003cstrong\u003e -\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e, Recommended Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA group of troubled but charismatic boys in a tough Buffalo, NY neighborhood play basketball at a local park and dream of winning a state high school championship. Driven by raw talent and killer instinct, they dominate the court, but everywhere else, they feel like losers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHammond\u003c\/em\u003e is told through the eyes of James Lombardi, a precocious but mentally ill boy who believes winning a championship will ease his \"Evil Thoughts\" and save his family, long haunted by generations of substance abuse, uncontrollable rage, and suicide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA dark but humorous coming-of-age novel, \u003cem\u003eHammond \u003c\/em\u003eoffers a poetic and disturbing look inside the complex mind of an adolescent boy as he slowly learns that having the heart of a champion can sometimes be more burden than blessing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e*\u003cem\u003eHammond\u003c\/em\u003e is the first novel in a loosely-linked series with \u003cem\u003eThe Summer of Crud\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eUnderstanding the Alacrán\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eDeveloping Minds: An American Ghost Story\u003c\/em\u003e as books two, three, and four, respectively.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 324\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.73 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 18, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47267518284025,"sku":"9780998840352","price":17.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/E0mmelzKnL9780998840352.webp?v=1768868057","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/hammond-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}