{"product_id":"incredibly-human-henson-blayze","title":"Incredibly Human Henson Blayze","description":"\u003cb\u003eAuthor of the Newbery Honor book \u003ci\u003eCrown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut\u003c\/i\u003e and National Book Award finalist \u003ci\u003eVictory. Stand!\u003c\/i\u003e, Derrick Barnes tackles timely issues of race and prejudice in this powerful, nuanced middle grade novel about an accomplished Black boy who strives to be seen as human.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the small town of Great Mountain, Mississippi, all eyes are on Henson Blayze, a thirteen-year-old football phenom who many have wondered if he was super-human. The predominately white townsfolk have been waiting for Henson to play high-school ball, and now they’re overjoyed to finally possess an elite Black athlete of their own.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUntil a horrifying incident forces Henson to speak out about injustice.\u003cbr\u003eUntil he says that he might not play football anymore.\u003cbr\u003eUntil he quickly learns he isn’t as loved by the people as he thought.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn that moment, Henson’s town is divided into two chaotic sides when all he wants is justice. Even his best friends and his father can’t see eye to eye. When he is told to play ball again \u003ci\u003eor else\u003c\/i\u003e, Henson must decide whether he was born to entertain people who may not even see him as human, or if he’s destined for a different kind of greatness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDerrick Barnes’s groundbreaking novel masterfully combines a modern-day allegory with classic-style tall tales to weave a compelling story of America’s strange obsession with the Black body, relegated to labor or entertainment. Spanning the 1800s to today, it shows how much has changed over centuries. . . and, at the same time, how little.","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57398407889278,"sku":"NW9781984836755","price":13.03,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781984836755.jpg?v=1778621302","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/incredibly-human-henson-blayze","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}