{"product_id":"9781551522678","title":"Blackbird","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst published by St. Martin’s in 1986, \u003ci\u003eBlackbird\u003c\/i\u003e is a funny, moving, gay coming-of-age novel about growing up black and gay in Southern California. The lead character, Johnnie Ray Rousseau, is a high school student upset at losing the lead role in the school staging of \u003ci\u003eRomeo and Juliet\u003c\/i\u003e; if that weren’t enough, his best friend has been beaten badly by his father, and his girlfriend is pressuring him to have sex for the first time. All the while, he’s intrigued by Marshall MacNeill, a fellow drama class member who’s surely the sexiest man to walk God’s green earth—at least according to Johnnie Ray. This novel of adolescent awakening is as fresh and heartfelt as it was when first published. Features an introduction by Michael Nava.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arsenal Pulp Press, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47172364796144,"sku":"9781551522678","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781551522678_p0.jpg?v=1763753135","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781551522678","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}