{"product_id":"the-night-train-9780316117616","title":"The Night Train","description":"In 1963, at the age of 17, Dwayne Hallston discovers James Brown and wants to perform just like him. His band, the Amazing Rumblers, studies and rehearses Brown's \u003ci\u003eLive at the Apollo\u003c\/i\u003e album in the storage room of his father's shop in their small North Carolina town. Meanwhile, Dwayne's forbidden black friend Larry -- aspiring to play piano like Thelonius Monk -- apprentices to a jazz musician called the Bleeder. His mother hopes music will allow him to escape the South. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A dancing chicken and a mutual passion for music help Dwayne and Larry as they try to achieve their dreams and maintain their friendship, even while their world says both are impossible. In \u003ci\u003eThe Night Train\u003c\/i\u003e, Edgerton's trademark humor reminds us of our divided national history and the way music has helped bring us together.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Back Bay Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316117616\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/09\/2012 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Clyde Edgerton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52403348078773,"sku":"9780316117616","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_f12d4f1b-7efd-4018-ad55-2bafae9fa503.jpg?v=1774968878","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-night-train-9780316117616","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}