{"product_id":"selection-day-9781501150845","title":"Selection Day","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling, Booker Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe White Tiger \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eAmnesty\u003c\/i\u003e, a \"ferociously brilliant\" (\u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e) novel about two brothers coming of age in a Mumbai slum, raised by their crazy, obsessive father to be cricket champions.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e*A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES *\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e AN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR * A \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWASHINGTON POST \u003c\/i\u003eNOTABLE BOOK\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eManjunath Kumar is fourteen and living in a slum in Mumbai. He knows he is good at cricket--if not as good as his older brother, Radha. He knows that he fears and resents his domineering and cricket-obsessed father, admires his brilliantly talented sibling, and is fascinated by curious scientific facts and the world of CSI. But there are many things, about himself and about the world, that he doesn't know. Sometimes it even seems as though everyone has a clear idea of who Manju should be, except Manju himself. When Manju meets Radha's great rival, a mysterious Muslim boy privileged and confident in all the ways Manju is not, everything in Manju's world begins to change, and he is faced by decisions that will challenge his sense of self and of the world around him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Filled with unforgettable characters from across India's social strata--the old scout everyone calls Tommy Sir; Anand Mehta, the big-dreaming investor; Sofia, a wealthy, beautiful girl and the boys' biggest fan--\u003ci\u003eSelection Day\u003c\/i\u003e \"brings a family, a city, and an entire country to scabrous and antic life\" (\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Aravind Adiga's \"voice is so exuberant, his plotting so jaunty, that the sadness of this story feels as though it is accumulating just outside our peripheral vision\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e). It is, simply, \"extraordinary\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/06\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501150845\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.30w x 0.60d","brand":"Aravind Adiga","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52360462762165,"sku":"9781501150845","price":13.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_5cf1316a-2465-465c-b9a9-10593fe8f644.jpg?v=1773721064","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/selection-day-9781501150845","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}