{"product_id":"college-boy-9781451623949","title":"College Boy","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): The Urban Griot\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Literary\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.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45410952708247,"sku":"9781451623949","price":1941.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781451623949.webp?v=1767443477","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/college-boy-9781451623949","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}