{"product_id":"9781937565992","title":"Another Long, Hot Day","description":"\"Chilling yet heartwarming....Charles Dickens in west Georgia. A tough coming of age story that tromps through hate to love and loyalty of family and friends.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Jennie Helderman, Pushcart Prize nominee and author of As the Sycamore Grows\u003cp\u003e\"In the South, every generation produces a writer whose literary gifts, honed by life's hardships, conceives stories of simplistic yet unforgettable verse. With Another Long Hot Day, author Stan Waits joins illustrious literary company: Welty, Conroy, Morrison and Bragg.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Jedwin Smith, author of Our Brother's Keeper\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing their parents' violent deaths, Charlie and his three brothers are cast into the sometimes-brutal world of orphanage life. It is a fearful and confusing beginning to a journey that will take Charlie from hate to compassion and finally to hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAgainst a backdrop of the racial injustice of Georgia in the 1960s, two old men-one white and one black-help Charlie discover his self-worth. Through hunting trips, hard work, and conversation, these two men guide Charlie through the emotional minefield between devastating loss and long-lasting peace.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Deeds Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47033433063664,"sku":"9781937565992","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781937565992_p0.jpg?v=1763661361","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781937565992","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}