{"product_id":"rite-of-passage-9780064471114","title":"Rite of Passage","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Johnny, you're leaving us tonight . . . \"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFifteen-year-old Johnny Gibbs does, well in school, respects his teachers, and loves his family. Then suddenly, with a few short words, his idyllic life is shattered. He learns that the family he has loved all his life is not his own, but a foster family. And now he is being sent to live with someone else. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShocked by the news, Johnny does the only thing he can think of: he runs. Leaving his childhood behind forever, Johnny takes to the streets where he learns about living life--the hard way. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard Wright, internationally acclaimed author of \u003cem\u003eBlack Boy\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eNative Son, \u003c\/em\u003e gives us a coming-of-age story as compelling today as when it was first written, over fifty years ago. \u003c\/p\u003e'Johnny Gibbs arrives home jubilantly one day with his straight 'A' report card to find his belongings packed and his mother and sister distraught. Devastated when they tell him that he is not their blood relative and that he is being sent to a new foster home, he runs away. His secure world quickly shatters into a nightmare of subways, dark alleys, theft and street warfare. . . . Striking characters, vivid dialogue, dramatic descriptions, and enduring themes introduce a enw generation of readers to Wright's powerful voice.'--SLJ.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e Notable 1995 Children's Trade Books in Social Studies (NCSS\/CBC)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWright, Richard:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard Wright won international renown for his powerful and visceral depiction of the black experience. He stands today alongside such African-American luminaries as Zora Neale Hurston, James Baldwin, and Toni Morrison, and two of his books, \u003cem\u003eNative Son\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBlack Boy\u003c\/em\u003e, are required reading in high schools and colleges across the nation. He died in 1960.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDiaz, David:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eDavid Diaz has illustrated numerous award-winning books for children, including smoky night by Eve Bunting, for which he was awarded the Caldecott Medal; \u003cem\u003eThe Wanderer\u003c\/em\u003e by Sharon Creech, which received a Newbery Honor; and \u003cem\u003eMe, Frida\u003c\/em\u003e by Amy Novesky, a Pura Belpre Honor Award winner. Mr. Diaz lives in Southern California.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDiaz, David:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eDavid Diaz has illustrated numerous award-winning books for children, including smoky night by Eve Bunting, for which he was awarded the Caldecott Medal; \u003cem\u003eThe Wanderer\u003c\/em\u003e by Sharon Creech, which received a Newbery Honor; and \u003cem\u003eMe, Frida\u003c\/em\u003e by Amy Novesky, a Pura Belpré Honor Award winner. Mr. Diaz lives in Southern California.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harperteen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50923899126034,"sku":"9780064471114","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_14452ca2-ab21-46bf-898a-1d9bacf14401.jpg?v=1738964412","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/rite-of-passage-9780064471114","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}