{"product_id":"not-without-laughter-9780020209850","title":"Not Without Laughter","description":"\u003cb\u003eAlthough best known as a poet and pioneer of the Harlem Renaissance movement, Langston Hughes proves himself one of modern literature's most revered and versatile African-American authors with \u003ci\u003eNot Without Laughter\u003c\/i\u003e, a powerful classic novel.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is a moving portrait of African-American family life in 1930s Kansas, following young Sandy Rogers as he comes of age. Sandy's mother, Annjee, works as a housekeeper for a rich white family, while his father traverses the country in search of work. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eNot Without Laughter\u003c\/i\u003e is a moving examination of growing up in a racially divided society. A rich and important work, Hughes deftly echoes the Black American experience with this novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Touchstone Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780020209850\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.34w x 0.62d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e74684 \/ Not Without Laughter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.6 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 13\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Langston Hughes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42059211997365,"sku":"9780020209850","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_bbe86f5b-840c-4962-b9e0-151e3a76e1b4.jpg?v=1650341764","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/not-without-laughter-9780020209850","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}