{"product_id":"true-true-hardcover","title":"True True - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDon P. Hooper\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this powerful and fast-paced YA contemporary debut, a Black teen from Brooklyn struggles to fit in at his almost entirely-white Manhattan prep school, resulting in a fight and a plan for vengeance.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is not how seventeen-year-old Gil imagined beginning his senior year--on the subway dressed in a tie and khakis headed towards Manhattan instead of his old public school in Brooklyn. Augustin Prep may only be a borough away, but the exclusive private school feels like it's a different world entirely compared to Gil's predominately Caribbean neighborhood in Brooklyn. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf it weren't for the partial scholarship, the school's robotic program and the chance for a better future, Gil wouldn't have even considered going. Then after a racist run-in with the school's golden boy on the first day ends in a fight that leaves \u003ci\u003eonly \u003c\/i\u003eGil suspended, Gil understands the truth about his new school--Augustin may pay lip service to diversity, but that isn't the same as truly accepting him and the other Black students as equal. But Gil intends to leave his mark on Augustin anyway. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf the school isn't going to carve out a space for him, he will carve it out for himself. Using Sun Tzu's \u003ci\u003eThe Art of War\u003c\/i\u003e as his guide, Gil wages his own clandestine war against the racist administration, parents and students, and works with the other Black students to ensure their voices are finally heard. But the more enmeshed Gil becomes in school politics, the more difficult it becomes to balance not only his life at home with his friends and family, but a possible new romance with a girl he'd move mountains for. In the end, his war could cost him everything he wants the most.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDon P. Hooper is a writer and filmmaker of Jamaican heritage (and a programmer in a former life). His short story \u003ci\u003eGot Me a Jet Pack\u003c\/i\u003e is part of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling anthology \u003ci\u003eBlack Boy Joy\u003c\/i\u003e. His directing work has been featured in the Martha's Vineyard African American Film Festival, the New York Television Film Festival (award winner), the New York City Horror Film Festival, the New Jersey Horror Con and Film Festival (award winner), and more. He does voice-over in video games and documentaries. \u003ci\u003eTrue True\u003c\/i\u003e is his debut novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 8.2 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42732295061567,"sku":"9780593462102","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/ed4e8d90e2f7ee793f8b964e56a378d6.webp?v=1765131979","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/true-true-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}