{"product_id":"2940170167470","title":"Discovering Wes Moore (The Young Adult Adaptation)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor fans of The Wire and Unbroken comes a story of two fatherless boys from Baltimore, both named Wes Moore. One is in prison, serving a life sentence for murder. The other is a Rhodes Scholar, an army veteran, and an author whose book is being turned into a movie produced by Oprah Winfrey.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e The story of \"the other Wes Moore\" is one that the author couldn't get out of his mind, not since he learned that another boy with his name-just two years his senior-grew up in the same Baltimore neighborhood. He wrote that boy-now a man-a letter, not expecting to receive a reply. But a reply came, and a friendship grew, as letters turned into visits and the two men got to know each other. Eventually, that friendship became the inspiration for \u003ci\u003eDiscovering Wes Moore\u003c\/i\u003e, a moving and cautionary tale examining the factors that contribute to success and failure-and the choices that make all the difference. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Two men. One overcame adversity. The other suffered the indignities of poverty. Their stories are chronicled in \u003ci\u003eDiscovering Wes Moore\u003c\/i\u003e, a book for young people based on Wes Moore's bestselling adult memoir, \u003ci\u003eThe Other Wes Moore\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eIncludes an 8-page photo insert.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eDiscovering Wes Moore\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Moore wisely opens the door for teens to contemplate their own answers and beliefs, while laying out his own experiences honestly and openly.\"-\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \"He argues earnestly and convincingly that young people can overcome the obstacles in their lives when they make the right choices and accept the support of caring adults.\"-\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47117161955568,"sku":"2940170167470","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170167470_p0.jpg?v=1763703754","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170167470","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}