{"product_id":"handbook-for-boys-9780064409308","title":"Handbook for Boys","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the groundbreaking tradition of his award-winning \u003cem\u003eMonster\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBad Boy: A Memoir\u003c\/em\u003e, Walter Dean Myers fashions a highly readable, powerful novel about the rules for success for young men, especially those navigating coming of age while Black.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShare this book in the classroom, in a father-son reading group, or as a summer reading (or anytime) choice that's likely to spark conversation and be a favorite.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"When the proprietor of a Harlem barbershop takes over as the court-appointed mentor for two troubled teenagers, he conveys the message that the future is built not only on hard work but on sustaining dreams as well.\" (\u003cem\u003eSmithsonian \u003c\/em\u003emagazine).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his introduction to \u003cem\u003eHandbook for Boys\u003c\/em\u003e, Walter Dean Myers wrote: \"I know as a troubled teenager I would have loved to have a neighborhood barbershop to sit in and a group of worldly and knowledgeable men to counsel me. Thinking about this was my motivation in writing this book, hoping it will be, in the least, a jumping-off point for many interesting conversations about success.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Collins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/24\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780064409308\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.84h x 4.38w x 0.61d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePW Notes and Reprints\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/31\/2003 pg. 70\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKliatt\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2003 pg. 20\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/31\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e59209 \/ Handbook for Boys: A Novel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.9 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 5\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Walter Dean Myers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42907702362293,"sku":"9780064409308","price":13.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_bff15539-f00a-4e76-b9a3-7df78e5d2f83.jpg?v=1686667121","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/handbook-for-boys-9780064409308","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}