{"product_id":"9780547351438","title":"A Summer of Kings","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis novel of a turbulent bond between a black teenager and a sheltered white girl in the Civil Rights era is a “powerful mix of triumph and tragedy” (\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e It’s 1963 and fourteen-year-old Esther Young is tired of feeling like a boring misfit in her well-off New York family full of talented artistic types. She wants this summer to be life-changing—and it will be.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e King-Roy Johnson shows up on Esther’s doorstep that summer. He’s been sent north by his mother to escape a lynch mob after he was accused of murder in Alabama, and is taken in by Esther’s family. Feeling betrayed by the nonviolent philosophy of Martin Luther King Jr., King-Roy meets a follower of Malcolm X who uses radical teachings about black revolution to fuel King-Roy’s anger and frustration. Esther, meanwhile, becomes more drawn to Dr. King and Mahatma Gandhi. With each other’s help, both Esther and King-Roy must learn the true nature of integrity and find the power to stand up for what’s right.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e From a National Book Award–winning author of \u003ci\u003eDancing on the Edge\u003c\/i\u003e, this novel, by turns funny and poignant, “not only opens a window to history, but also displays Nolan’s brilliant gift for crafting profoundly appealing protagonists” (\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e).","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47107113517296,"sku":"9780547351438","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780547351438_p0.jpg?v=1763715581","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780547351438","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}