{"product_id":"9781596436183","title":"The Silence of Our Friends","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling graphic novel based on the true story of two families—one white and one black—who find common ground as the civil rights struggle heats up in Texas.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis semi-autobiographical tale is set in 1967. A white family from a notoriously racist neighborhood in the suburbs and a black family from its poorest ward cross Houston's color line, overcoming humiliation, degradation, and violence to win the freedom of five black college students unjustly charged with the murder of a policeman. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Silence of Our Friends\u003c\/i\u003e follows events through the point of view of young Mark Long, whose father is a reporter covering the story. Semi-fictionalized, this story has its roots solidly in very real events. With art from the brilliant Nate Powell (\u003ci\u003eSwallow Me Whole\u003c\/i\u003e) bringing the tale to heart-wrenching life, \u003ci\u003eThe Silence of Our Friends\u003c\/i\u003e is a new and important entry in the body of civil rights literature. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Silence of Our Friends\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cb\u003e[A]n engrossing narrative about race in America\u003c\/b\u003e, while honestly dealing with a host of other real-world issues, including familial relationships, friendship, dependency, \"other\"-ness, and perhaps most importantly,\u003cb\u003e the search for common ground\u003c\/b\u003e.\" —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A moving evocation of a tipping point in our country's regrettable history of race relations, Long and Demonakos's story flows perfectly in Eisner and Ignatz Award winner Powell's graceful and vivid yet unpretty black-and-gray wash.\" —\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[C]onvincingly depicts the systemic racism, blatant and subtle, that suffused and corroded everything during [the] period…\u003cb\u003e[Popwell's] imagery amplifies the effects of the book's multiple perspectives—the overwhelmed kid's-eye view of uneasy family dynamics and open Texas spaces, the hyperkinetic chaos on campus, the cropped literalism of TV newscasts\u003c\/b\u003e.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Powell uses a mixture of large and small panels along with a variety of frame compositions and points of view to give the book a cinematic realism. From this intimate vantage point, \u003cb\u003eracist incidents are shockingly ugly, while happy domestic moments—as when the kids from both families belt out \"Soul Man\"—are unself-consciously beautiful\u003c\/b\u003e. The youthful protagonist and graphic-novel format will plunge readers into a time that can seem very distant. Ideal as a class read, absorbing for solo readers.\" —\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Covering a time period of societal unrest from Viet Nam to the assassination of Martin Luther King, Silence uses realistic black-and-white illustrations to convey a subject that is not black and white.\" —\u003ci\u003eVOYA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"First Second","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47031074357488,"sku":"9781596436183","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781596436183_p0.jpg?v=1763810800","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781596436183","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}