{"product_id":"9781250158970","title":"Into White","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eInto White\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Randi Pink\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA contemporary young adult novel about a black teenager who prays to be white, and is shocked to find that her wish comes true\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLaToya Williams lives in Montgomery, Alabama, and attends a mostly white high school. It seems as if her only friend is her older brother, Alex. Toya doesn’t know where she fits in, but after a run-in with another student, she wonders if life would be different if she were . . . different. And then a higher power answers her prayer: to be “anything but black.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eToya is suddenly white, blond, and popular. Now what?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eInto White, \u003c\/i\u003eRandi Pink’s audacious fiction debut, dares to explore a subject that will spark conversations about race, class, and gender.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eInto White\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cb\u003ePink isn’t afraid of being provocative\u003c\/b\u003e (Jesus makes regular appearances), and the book dives into thorny issues of identity, self-image, and the internal effects of racism in a \u003cb\u003estrikingly frank\u003c\/b\u003e way.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cb\u003ePink is careful to never allow \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ethe story itself to fall into agenda-pushing. \u003c\/b\u003eInstead, she allows Toya to explore the gray areas teens negotiate as their identities shift and as their belief systems are challenged. \u003cb\u003eThis debut ought to inspire \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ereaders to have conversations among themselves about family, empathy, community, and respect for \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eothers.\u003c\/b\u003e”—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Pink is careful to never allow \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ethe story itself to fall into agenda-pushing. \u003c\/b\u003eInstead, she allows Toya to explore the gray areas teens negotiate as their identities shift and as their belief systems are challenged. \u003cb\u003eThis debut ought to inspire \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ereaders to have conversations among themselves about family, empathy, community, and respect for \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eothers.\"\u003c\/b\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cb\u003ePink isn’t afraid of being provocative\u003c\/b\u003e (Jesus makes regular appearances), and the book dives into thorny issues of identity, self-image, and the internal effects of racism in a \u003cb\u003estrikingly frank\u003c\/b\u003e way.\" —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250158970\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Square Fish","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40660257505486,"sku":"9781250158970","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_b0b81557-7f9a-491c-82be-934a6b4f9a59.jpg?v=1643358002","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250158970","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}