{"product_id":"the-children-of-my-knee-paperback","title":"The Children of My Knee - 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\u003ePatrice Gaines\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eYvonne Shinhoster-Lamb\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eParry Yousefzadeh\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eForced into adulthood at nine years old, a young boy in Jim Crow Alabama fights to hold onto his dignity, his dreams, and his sense of self in a world determined to crush him.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Children of My Knee\u003c\/i\u003e is the unforgettable true story of Len, a Black child raised amid the poverty, violence, and racial terror of the Deep South. In fields worked like prison yards, in a home shaken by his father's rage, and in classrooms hostile to integration, Len learns early that survival requires vigilance, courage, and a refusal to disappear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet even in the harshest places, small but vital sources of hope emerge: neighbors who protect him, teachers who see his brilliance, and the first stirrings of a writer's voice that will one day carry him far beyond the cotton rows of Alabama.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Len grows, he confronts the complex legacy of faith, identity, and generational trauma-discovering that resilience is not merely endured, but shaped, chosen, and earned.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRaw, deeply human, and ultimately redemptive, \u003ci\u003eThe Children of My Knee\u003c\/i\u003e is a memoir about the power of endurance, the cost of silence, and the long journey toward self-worth and belonging.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 402\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.82 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 08, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43424700072003,"sku":"9781542740777","price":20.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/store7994.com\/products\/the-children-of-my-knee-paperback","provider":"STORE 7994","version":"1.0","type":"link"}