{"product_id":"home-girl-9781617757532","title":"Home Girl","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Another powerful and poignant novel deftly created by one of the most prolific master novelists on either side of the pond. Home Girl is a page-turner, with not a dull moment. Loved it from the rooter to the tooter.\" --Eric Jerome Dickey, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e best-selling author of \u003cem\u003eBefore We Were Wicked\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew from the best-selling black British author Alex Wheatle, \u003cem\u003eHome Girl\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of Naomi, a teenage girl growing up fast in the foster care system. It is a wholly modern story which sheds a much-needed light on what can be an unsettling life--and the consequences that follow when children are treated like pawns on a family chessboard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eHome Girl\u003c\/em\u003e is fast-paced and funny, tender, tragic, and full of courage--just like Naomi. This is Alex Wheatle's most moving and personal novel to date.\u003c\/p\u003e\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 09\/03\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781617757532\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2019 pg. 51\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoice of Youth Advocates\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2019 - Recommended - Better Than Most\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Alex Wheatle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51258280444085,"sku":"9781617757532","price":12.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_04101612-a69e-47cc-b783-9e53f06d1f98.jpg?v=1750814689","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/home-girl-9781617757532","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}