{"product_id":"pearls-in-the-sea-paperback","title":"Pearls In the Sea - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePhillip Shabazz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJ-Man never planned to be a poet. He planned to survive River Rock, play ball with The Club, keep his head down, make it to eighteen. But when Uncle Bo dies, everything collapses. What's left is a red notebook, a pen, and a question: can words fight back?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnder Mr. Mack's guidance, J-Man studies the tradition-Gwendolyn Brooks, Etheridge Knight, poets who turned pain into resistance. He learns from Polar Bear, a homeless artist whose graffiti speaks truth. He watches Dexter, once the best poet in town, drink himself into irrelevance. And he faces an impossible choice: when your crew demands blood and your notebook demands truth, which one do you serve?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a novel about what it costs to find your voice when the world wants you voiceless. About fathers and sons learning to speak after years of silence. About first love, last chances, and burning down what no longer serves you. About building something new from the ashes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn River Rock, everyone knows the rules. J-Man's about to break every single one, not with fists, but with the most dangerous weapon of all: a poem that refuses to lie.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 392\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.87 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 20, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53377430290739,"sku":"9781961266988","price":35.73,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/VvTWN_FITq9781961266988.webp?v=1779321161","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/pearls-in-the-sea-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}