{"product_id":"your-corner-dark-9781534460720","title":"Your Corner Dark","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"One of those tales that ties you up, turns you inside-out, wrings you like a wet cloth.\" --Jason Reynolds, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eLong Way Down\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Street\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eLong Way Down\u003c\/i\u003e in this searing and gritty debut novel that takes an unflinching look at the harsh realities of gang life in Jamaica and how far a teen is willing to go for family.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThings can change in a second: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe second Frankie Green gets that scholarship letter, he has his ticket out of Jamaica. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe second his longtime crush, Leah, asks him on a date, he's in trouble. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe second his father gets shot, suddenly nothing else matters. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd the second Frankie joins his uncle's gang in exchange for paying for his father's medical bills, there's no going back...or is there? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Frankie does things he never thought he'd be capable of, he's forced to confront the truth of the family and future he was born into--and the ones he wants to build for himself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDesmond Hall was born in Jamaica, West Indies, and moved to Jamaica, Queens. He has worked as a high school biology and English teacher in East New York, Brooklyn; counseled teenage ex-cons after their release from Rikers Island; and served as Spike Lee's creative director at Spike DDB. Desmond has served on the board of the Partnership for Drug-Free Kids and the Advertising Council and judged the One Show, the American Advertising Awards, and the NYC Downtown Short Film Festival. He's also been named one of \u003ci\u003eVariety \u003c\/i\u003emagazine's Top 50 Creatives to Watch. He's the author of \u003ci\u003eYour Corner Dark \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Better Must Come\u003c\/i\u003e. Desmond lives outside of Boston with his wife and two daughters.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Atheneum Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50726892601618,"sku":"9781534460720","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4bea4595-cf83-4ded-9b8e-964be241167e.jpg?v=1734888853","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/your-corner-dark-9781534460720","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}