{"product_id":"9781938231063","title":"Winning the City Redux","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn early 1960s Detroit, a teenage basketball star faces disillusionment in his quest for glory, in this “knockout” novel by the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Car Thief\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Fifteen-year-old Dale Wheeler, the son of an unemployed, alcoholic autoworker, hopes to lead his team to the City League basketball championship. But his dream is shattered when he is cut to make way for the son of a big-money team sponsor.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e His life in a tailspin, Wheeler finds inspiration in Miss Furbish, the beautiful homeroom teacher whose well-meaning kindness gradually builds into a potentially dangerous passion. But at his lowest, he gets one final shot at his dream: a hardscrabble team of street-ballers that may have what it takes to win.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Full of a life so real you can reach out and touch it.” —Scott Turow, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e–bestselling author\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “An extraordinary writer.” —Richard Yates, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e–bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eRevolutionary Road\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Astor + Blue Editions Llc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47137764245744,"sku":"9781938231063","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781938231063_p0.jpg?v=1763662168","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781938231063","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}