{"product_id":"jelanis-key-9780979637438","title":"Jelani's Key","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Dramatic, daring, and authentic, \u003cem\u003eJelani's Key\u003c\/em\u003e is a page-turning epic chock full of culture, history, and all the things that will enlighten and inspire young readers.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-\u003cstrong\u003eKwame Alexander, #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Bestselling Author of \u003cem\u003eThe Door of No Return Trilogy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTa-Ta was now among the ancestors. But he left his grandson, Jelani, a golden key and a note bearing a cryptic riddle-\"find Karakhamun.\" Mourning his late grandfather, and with little else to go on, now 11-year-old Jelani must set off on his own to fulfill Ta-Ta's mysterious wishes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis quest will put him on a collision course with a legendary neighborhood bully and immerse him in a mind-bending overnight challenge that, if navigated successfully, will unveil his grandfather's true legacy and change Jelani's life forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn honor of the planned 2025 opening of Karakhamun's burial site in Egypt, 25% of the proceeds of \u003cem\u003eJelani's Key\u003c\/em\u003e will go to the ASA Restoration Project, a non-profit tax-exempt organization. For more information, visit the \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIKG Cultural Resource Center\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePraise for Jelani's Key: \u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eJelani's Key\u003c\/em\u003e is a coming-of-age story about loving relationships between a boy and his father and grandfather, his newfound friend and their Jegna who takes them on a journey of cultural discovery. It is also a profoundly important story about the intergenerational transference of knowledge and the restoration and preservation of ancestral and cultural history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eD. Amari Jackson has a knack for writing novels with positive male role models of African descent which also includes lessons in math, science, mysteries, and history skillfully interwoven into the narrative. I trust that as young Black boys read \u003cem\u003eJelani's Key\u003c\/em\u003e they will aspire to become thoughtful men who appreciate the power of brotherhood, reverence for their ancestors, and understand that they are the inheritors of a cultural legacy they are obligated to preserve and pass on to their descendants.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Anthony T. Browder, Author, and Director of the ASA Restoration Project\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eJelani's Key\u003c\/em\u003e is a literary and cultural rite of passage for African American middle-graders, both female and male. D. Amari Jackson has managed to carry a real-life phenomenon from ancient Egypt across the endless sands to our urban youth in America using the power of story.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Stephanie Robinson, Harvard Law Lecturer, Author, and Former Political Commentator for the Tom Joyner Morning Show\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Poignant, magical, funny, adventurous... \u003cem\u003eJelani's Key\u003c\/em\u003e is a story for our times, one celebrating the promise of our children and recognizing just how high, regardless of where they come from, they can fly.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Charisse Carney-Nunes, Author, Speaker \u0026amp; Education Advocate\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eJelani's Key\u003c\/em\u003e satisfies the demand for books that make Black boys the hero of the story. D. Amari Jackson is a skilled storyteller whose prose allows the reader to escape into the pages of the book.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Vanesse Lloyd-Sgambati, owner, The Literary Cafe Books \u0026amp; Events Bookstore\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Aalbc Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50641593401618,"sku":"9780979637438","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4851cc61-1083-405c-b723-c268717d1a53.jpg?v=1733025860","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/jelanis-key-9780979637438","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}