{"product_id":"riot-baby-9781250214751","title":"Riot Baby","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2020 New England Book Award for Fiction  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRiot Baby, \u003c\/i\u003e Onyebuchi's first novel for adults, is as much the story of Ella and her brother, Kevin, as it is the story of black pain in America, of the extent and lineage of police brutality, racism and injustice in this country, written in prose as searing and precise as hot diamonds.--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRiot Baby\u003c\/i\u003e bursts at the seams of story with so much fire, passion and power that in the end it turns what we call a narrative into something different altogether.--Marlon James\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Book Riot Most Anticipated 2020 Book\u003cbr\u003eA Buzzfeed Most Anticipated 2020 Book\u003cbr\u003eA Paste Most Anticipated 2020 Book\u003cbr\u003eA WBUR Most Anticipated 2020 Book\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eElla has a Thing. She sees a classmate grow up to become a caring nurse. A neighbor's son murdered in a drive-by shooting. Things that haven't happened yet. Kev, born while Los Angeles burned around them, wants to protect his sister from a power that could destroy her. But when Kev is incarcerated, Ella must decide what it means to watch her brother suffer while holding the ability to wreck cities in her hands. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRooted in the hope that can live in anger, \u003ci\u003eRiot Baby \u003c\/i\u003eis as much an intimate family story as a global dystopian narrative. It burns fearlessly toward revolution and has quietly devastating things to say about love, fury, and the black American experience. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eElla and Kev are both shockingly human and immeasurably powerful. Their childhoods are defined and destroyed by racism. Their futures might alter the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tordotcom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/21\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250214751\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.30w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/11\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2019 pg. 36\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2019 pg. 68\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tochi Onyebuchi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36648695365788,"sku":"9781250214751","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_130bfd1a-557d-49e5-9d77-46d7999771dc.jpg?v=1603870774","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/riot-baby-9781250214751","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}