{"product_id":"around-harvard-square-9781617757143","title":"Around Harvard Square","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRace, class, and hormones combine and combust when a Harvard freshman and his two friends attempt to join the staff of the \u003ci\u003eHarpoon\u003c\/i\u003e, the school's iconic humor magazine.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAround Harvard Square\u003c\/i\u003e is the winner of the \u003cb\u003eNAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work (Youth\/Teens)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAround Harvard Square\u003c\/i\u003e has been named a \u003cb\u003e2020 Honor Book by the Paterson Prize for Books for Young People\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A smart, satirical novel about surviving the racial and cultural tensions ratcheted up in the elite Harvard hothouse. Farley has created a marvelously engaging and diverse set of characters, at the center of which is a nerdy Jamaican American with a philosophical bent and his cohort of oddballs struggling to win a spot on Harvard's brainy humor magazine, which provides a springboard for Farley to dive into the ethics of comedy, among other subjects.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNational Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, included in Monday's 5 Hot Books\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"For anyone who likes satire, this quick-witted tale...catches a bundle of truths about a very particular and powerful corner of our world.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew West Indian Guide\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eAround Harvard Square\u003c\/i\u003e  is] C.J. Farley's fun novel about an exceptional Jamaican student-athlete facing class and race issues to get a spot on an elite Harvard University humor magazine.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Daily News\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, included in CaribBeat column\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"C.J. Farley's \u003ci\u003eAround Harvard Square\u003c\/i\u003e is a witty and artful narrative of a society on the crossroads of change...A must read.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Gleaner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e (Jamaica)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncluded in the \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmerican Booksellers Association\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e's ABC Best Books for Young Adult Readers 2019 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncluded in \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e's Spring 2019 Children's Announcements\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncluded in \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eRich in Color\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e's Six Books to Kickstart April\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In his new novel, \u003ci\u003eAround Harvard Square\u003c\/i\u003e, Farley writes about a scandal strikingly similar to how Singer helped parents and coaches allegedly exploit athletic programs of schools like Yale, Georgetown, and USC.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFox 5\u003c\/i\u003e (New York)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This former \u003ci\u003eLampoon\u003c\/i\u003e editor, journalist, and now satirical novelist, has lots of insight into the discrepancies around race and gender that remain present in the comedy industry.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCityLine\u003c\/i\u003e (WCVB-TV Boston)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eAround Harvard Square\u003c\/i\u003e brings social commentary to college life, approaching the issues in a humorous attitude...Farley makes the injustices more tangible to a younger audience who may be future students at such institutions, and he shows how little progression has been made in the educational system regarding institutional racism.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePrism Review \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTosh Livingston, superstar student-athlete from small-town USA, thinks he's made it big as a rising freshman at Harvard University. Not so fast  Once on campus, he's ensnared in a frenzied competition to win a spot on Harvard's legendary humor magazine, the \u003ci\u003eHarpoon\u003c\/i\u003e. Tosh soon finds that joining the \u003ci\u003eHarpoon\u003c\/i\u003e is a weird and surprisingly dangerous pursuit. He faces off against a secret society of super-rich kids, gets schooled by a philosophy professor who loves flunking everyone, and teams up with a genius student-cartoonist with an agenda of her own. Along the way, Tosh and his band of misfit freshman friends unearth long-buried mysteries about the Ivy League that will rock the Ivory Tower and change their lives forever...if they can survive the semester.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith its whip-smart humor and fast-paced narrative, \u003ci\u003eAround Harvard Square\u003c\/i\u003e will appeal to readers of all ages interested in exploring the complicated roles that race and class play in higher education.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Black Sheep\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781617757143\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/20\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e516679 \/ Around Harvard Square\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.8 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 13\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"C. 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