{"product_id":"malcolm-and-me-9781684630837","title":"Malcolm and Me","description":"Philly native Roberta Forest is a precocious rebel with the soul of a poet. The thirteen-year-old is young, gifted, black, and Catholic--although she's uncertain about the Catholic part after she calls Thomas Jefferson a hypocrite for enslaving people and her nun responds with a racist insult. Their ensuing fight makes Roberta question God and the important adults in her life, all of whom seem to see truth as gray when Roberta believes it's black or white. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn upcoming essay contest, writing poetry, and reading \u003ci\u003eThe Autobiography of Malcolm X\u003c\/i\u003e all help Roberta cope with the various difficulties she's experiencing in her life, including her parent's troubled marriage. But when she's told she's ineligible to compete in the school's essay contest, her explosive reaction to the news leads to a confrontation with her mother, who shares some family truths Roberta isn't ready for. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet against the backdrop of Watergate and the post-civil rights movement era, \u003ci\u003eMalcolm and Me\u003c\/i\u003e is a gritty yet graceful examination of the anguish teens experience when their growing awareness of themselves and the world around them unravels their sense of security--a coming-of-age tale of truth-telling, faith, family, forgiveness, and social activism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sparkpress\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/17\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781684630837\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.90d","brand":"Robin Farmer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38026815766709,"sku":"9781684630837","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_a500436c-2ffe-4007-80c3-41288aee3c97.jpg?v=1609191346","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/malcolm-and-me-9781684630837","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}