{"product_id":"hammond-9780998840352","title":"Hammond","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Almendro Arts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/18\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780998840352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 324\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.73d","brand":"Jonathan Lapoma","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52034319024309,"sku":"9780998840352","price":13.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_a956e454-6216-4813-84ac-872ec858e3bb.jpg?v=1763593603","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/hammond-9780998840352","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}