{"product_id":"2940170683789","title":"Just Say No! (Abridged)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOmar Tyree, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and Blackboard bestselling author and winner of the 2001 NAACP Image Award for literary fiction, delivers a powerful story of two childhood friends lured into the sex, drugs, money, and madness of R\u0026amp;B stardom.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDarin Harmon and John Williams, two good church boys from Charlotte, North Carolina, have been best friends forever. Both use their God-given talents to breeze through high school, and both are awarded scholarships to North Carolina A\u0026amp;T State University; Darin for foortball and John for music. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring their sophomore year, John, the introverted momma's boy, showcases his musical genius in a homecoming talent show that changes both their lives forever. John's romantic crooning earns him the nickname \"Loverboy\". As his R\u0026amp;B career begins, he asks Darin to tag along as his manager. Darin wants no part in the music scene and has big dreams of his own, but when he suffers a season-ending football injury, he hops on the \"Loverboy\" bandwagon. The two set out to turn John into an R\u0026amp;B superstar. For Darin, dealing with John's rising fame proves a difficult challenge. The more the two adapt to the dangerous celebrity lifestyle of big-time money, fast women, and recreational drugs, the harder it gets for both to \"just say no!\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJust Say No!\u003c\/i\u003e is destined to become another urban-American classic from Omar Tyree.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47179330748656,"sku":"2940170683789","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170683789_p0.jpg?v=1763811516","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170683789","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}