{"product_id":"the-silent-subtle-ever-present-perils-of-life-paperback","title":"The silent, subtle, ever-present perils of life - 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\u003eAlcy Leyva\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003ethe silent, subtle, ever-present perils of life\u003c\/em\u003e, we meet Imajin (his friends and family call him Maji), a sixteen-year-old African-American boy from the Bronx who, during one fateful summer, finds his world crumbling down around him. During his last class of the school year, he feels overwhelmed by the news of a young Internet celebrity taking his life in Brooklyn and another of a pregnant black woman held at gunpoint by cops. This is the same day that his favorite teacher and role model announces that he's leaving the school before Maji's senior year. Couple this with him internally dealing with the destruction of his family -- his mother suffering from depression and his father slowly pulling away from his home -- and Maji decides to run. Run from everything. Run from everyone. Building a small raft out of materials from his neighborhood, and with nothing but the \u003cem\u003eMoby Dick\u003c\/em\u003e book he stole from his teacher and a few printed maps, Maji sets sail down the Hudson River one night and out to the open sea hoping to find a miracle that would make his life special and worthwhile.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlcy Leyva\u003c\/b\u003e is a Bronx-born multi-genre writer whose first two books in the Shades of Hell series, \u003ci\u003eAnd Then There Were Crows\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAnd Then There Were Dragons\u003c\/i\u003e, were published by Black Spot Books. His short stories have appeared in the award-winning anthologies \u003ci\u003eA Midnight Clear\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Dead of Winter\u003c\/i\u003e. He currently lives and teaches in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 194\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 8.25 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 17, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52806331990323,"sku":"9798987070741","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/mfFp32Lngk9798987070741.webp?v=1764867508","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-silent-subtle-ever-present-perils-of-life-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}