{"product_id":"college-boy-9781451623949","title":"College Boy","description":"\u003cb\u003eAfter hard-fought battles to include African Americans as qualified students within the white American educational system, the opportunity for higher learning still remains a struggle. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is Troy Potter's story.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe is an African American young man from inner-city Philadelphia. He grew up with dreams of becoming a basketball player but now that he's eighteen he must learn the rules to a whole new game: college. How will Troy survive at a predominantly white school? Will he be afforded the same quality of education as his fellow students? How will he learn to become a successful black man in a white world? This penetrating novel takes a close look at the world of academia from a youthful African American perspective.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/15\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781451623949\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.96d","brand":"The Urban Griot","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52181284651189,"sku":"9781451623949","price":20.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_d85b2ef3-4841-456e-bc99-fc232f4d625b.jpg?v=1768922518","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/college-boy-9781451623949","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}