{"product_id":"9780061974977_dope-sick","title":"Dope Sick","description":"\u003cp\u003eA powerful novel of drugs, violence—and second chances. Dope Sick, from two-time Newbery Honor winner and five-time Coretta Scott King Award winner Walter Dean Myers, belongs on reading lists beside Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds and Dear Martin by Nic Stone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA drug deal goes south and a cop has been shot. Lil J's on the run. And he's starting to get dope sick. He'd do anything to change the last twenty-four hours, and when he stumbles into an abandoned building, it actually might be possible. . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElements of magical realism intensify this harrowing story about drug use, violence, perceptions of reality, and second chances.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers earned multiple starred reviews and was described as \"vivid,\" \"nuanced,\" and \"intriguing.\" Booklist said: “Myers’ narrative strategy is so inherently dramatic that it captures his readers’ attentions and imaginations, inviting not only empathy but also thoughtful discussion.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWalter Dean Myers was a New York Times bestselling author, Printz Award winner, five-time winner of the Coretta Scott King Award, two-time Newbery Honor recipient, and the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature. Maria Russo, writing in the New York Times, called Myers \"one of the greats and a champion of diversity in children’s books well before the cause got mainstream attention.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor a boy on the run, a strange room offers an impossible choice. But what is the price of a second chance?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA High-Stakes YA Thriller:\u003c\/b\u003e Seventeen-year-old Lil J is on the run in Harlem after a drug deal goes bad and a cop is shot. With his partner captured, he’s the only one left to take the fall.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSupernatural Element:\u003c\/b\u003e In an abandoned building, a mysterious stranger named Kelly shows Lil J his life—past, present, and future—on a flickering television screen, offering a chance to change his fate.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGritty Street Lit:\u003c\/b\u003e A raw, unflinching look at drug addiction and the feeling of being ‘broke sick,’ written in an authentic voice that speaks to the realities of urban life.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePerfect for Reluctant Readers:\u003c\/b\u003e With a fast-paced plot and short, intense chapters, this ALA Quick Pick is a powerful story that grabs you from the first page and never lets go.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Walter Dean Myers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46922270179477,"sku":"9780061974977","price":13.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780061974977.png?v=1777422887","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780061974977_dope-sick","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}