{"product_id":"home-girl-paperback-by-alex-wheatle","title":"Home Girl Paperback by Alex Wheatle","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eAkashic Books, Ltd.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2019-09-10)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e288\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9781617757532\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e368.55\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e0.0 x 0.0 x 0.0\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen Naomi, a fourteen-year-old white girl, is placed with a black foster care family, her life takes some dramatic twists and turns.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Another powerful and poignant novel deftly created by one of the most prolific master novelists on either side of the pond. Home Girl is a page-turner, with not a dull moment. Loved it from the rooter to the tooter.” —Eric Jerome Dickey, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eBefore We Were Wicked\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew from the best-selling black British author Alex Wheatle, \u003ci\u003eHome Girl\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of Naomi, a teenage girl growing up fast in the foster care system. It is a wholly modern story which sheds a much-needed light on what can be an unsettling life—and the consequences that follow when children are treated like pawns on a family chessboard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHome Girl\u003c\/i\u003e is fast-paced and funny, tender, tragic, and full of courage—just like Naomi. This is Alex Wheatle’s most moving and personal novel to date.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eALEX WHEATLE\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of several best-selling books including the young adult novels \u003ci\u003eKemosha of the Caribbean, Cane Warriors,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHome Girl,\u003c\/i\u003e the modern classic \u003ci\u003eBrixton Rock,\u003c\/i\u003e and the award-winning Crongton series. He is the subject of the historical drama film \u003ci\u003eAlex Wheatle,\u003c\/i\u003e which is part of filmmaker Steve McQueen’s lauded \u003ci\u003eSmall Axe\u003c\/i\u003e anthology series. His body of work was a finalist for the 2021 NSK Neustadt Prize for Children’s Literature and has won numerous awards, including the \u003ci\u003eGuardian \u003c\/i\u003eChildren’s Fiction Prize. His latest work is \u003ci\u003eSufferah: The Memoir of a Brixton Reggae-Head.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46556171337889,"sku":"BBSNIJ9781617757532","price":19.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9781617757532.jpg?v=1781807467","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/home-girl-paperback-by-alex-wheatle","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}