{"product_id":"home-girl-9781617757532","title":"Home Girl","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Another powerful and poignant novel deftly created by one of the most prolific master novelists on either side of the pond. Home Girl is a page-turner, with not a dull moment. Loved it from the rooter to the tooter.\" --Eric Jerome Dickey, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e best-selling author of \u003cem\u003eBefore We Were Wicked\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew from the best-selling black British author Alex Wheatle, \u003cem\u003eHome Girl\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of Naomi, a teenage girl growing up fast in the foster care system. It is a wholly modern story which sheds a much-needed light on what can be an unsettling life--and the consequences that follow when children are treated like pawns on a family chessboard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eHome Girl\u003c\/em\u003e is fast-paced and funny, tender, tragic, and full of courage--just like Naomi. This is Alex Wheatle's most moving and personal novel to date.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlex Wheatle\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of several best-selling books including the modern classic \u003ci\u003eBrixton Rock\u003c\/i\u003e, and the multi-award winning Crongton series. He was awarded an MBE for his services to literature in 2008, has been twice nominated for the CILIP Carnegie Medal, and has won numerous other awards, including the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e Children's Fiction Prize. He lives in South London.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Black Sheep","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51384478269714,"sku":"9781617757532","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6fc7a38d-0780-4235-8a08-c767d806768c.jpg?v=1750175206","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/home-girl-9781617757532","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}