{"product_id":"2940169497304","title":"Warrior Rising : How Four Men Helped a Boy on his Journey to Manhood","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn eye-opening look at one mother's determination to provide positive male role models for her son, and the power of great mentoring to change lives.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen MaryAnne Howland's son was turning thirteen she organized a \"Black Mitzvah\" rite of passage celebration for him. Max is one of the one-in-three children in America being raised without a father in the home. Among African-Americans, that number is reported to be as high as 72 percent. To help fill the father-shaped hole in Max's life as he transitioned from boyhood to manhood, MaryAnne invited four men from different corners of her lifeamp;mdash;an engineer, a philanthropist, a publisher, and a financial planneramp;mdash;to become Max's mentors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMax has faced many challenges. As a boy without a consistent father figure in his life, as an African-American male in a time when race relations in this country continue to be fraught, and also because Max was born premature and as a result has cerebral palsy, he has had to be a true warrior. On the brink of manhood, his mother wanted to give him the benefit of men who could answer some of the questions she felt that she, as a woman, might not be able to answer. Through his adolescence, Max's mentors have shared valuable insights with him about what it means to be a good man in the face of life's challenges. These lessons, recounted in this book,  will serve as a powerful roadmap for  anyone wishing to support boys as they approach manhood.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47100501524720,"sku":"2940169497304","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169497304_p0.jpg?v=1763684459","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169497304","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}