{"product_id":"9780593405567","title":"City Summer, Country Summer","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eLaymon, Kiese; Franklin, Alexis\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eKokila\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4\/1\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eCORETTA SCOTT KING ILLUSTRATOR HONOR BOOK • A lyrical picture book from the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eHeavy\u003c\/i\u003e, about three Black boys who form a deep connection during a transformative summer trip down South to visit family.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn the ground of that garden, covered in vegetables and dirt, coated in laughter, I want to say that the Mississippi and New York in our Black boy bodies were indistinguishable. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThree Black boys spend one special summer exploring the Mississippi woods and woulds and coulds of sharing the kind of freeing friendship that is love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWatched over and given space to discover by Grandmama and Mama Lara, New York, Country, and little C find camaraderie in their contrasts and all the unspoken things between them while playing games of marco polo in the thick garden and sledding on cardboard by the underpass. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith text brimming with love by award-winning author Kiese Laymon and deeply evocative illustrations by Alexis Franklin, \u003ci\u003eCity Summer, Country Summer \u003c\/i\u003eilluminates the tenuous and tender bonds of friendship Black boys forge with one another.","brand":"Kokila","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45999416017151,"sku":"9780593405567","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780593405567_s600x595.jpg?v=1779819967","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9780593405567","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}