{"product_id":"college-boy-paperback-1","title":"College Boy - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThe Urban Griot\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eThe Urban Griot\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eUrban Griot\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAfter hard-fought battles to include African Americans as qualified students within the white American educational system, the opportunity for higher learning still remains a struggle. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is Troy Potter's story.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe is an African American young man from inner-city Philadelphia. He grew up with dreams of becoming a basketball player but now that he's eighteen he must learn the rules to a whole new game: college. How will Troy survive at a predominantly white school? Will he be afforded the same quality of education as his fellow students? How will he learn to become a successful black man in a white world? This penetrating novel takes a close look at the world of academia from a youthful African American perspective.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Urban Griot\u003c\/b\u003e is the pen name for \u003cb\u003eOmar Tyree, \u003c\/b\u003e the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of such novels as \u003ci\u003eFlyy Girl, A Do Right Man, \u003c\/i\u003e and, most recently, \u003ci\u003eDiary of a Groupie.\u003c\/i\u003e He lives in Charlotte, North Carolina. For more information, visit the author's website at www.TheUrbanGriot.co\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.96 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 20, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42118600065159,"sku":"9781451623949","price":27.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/71185c26491b09a41f270bfd39b8fb61.webp?v=1732534735","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/college-boy-paperback-1","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}