{"product_id":"the-talk","title":"The Talk","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the NAACP Image Award in Outstanding Graphic Novels\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of an Alex Award from the American Library Association\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the Libby Award for Best Comic\/Graphic Novel of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize in Nonfiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNominated for an Eisner Award for Best Graphic Memoir\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNominated for an Ignatz Award for Outstanding Graphic Novel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNamed The Year's Best Graphic Novel by \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed one of \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e's Top Ten Best Books of 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed one of NPR's Books We Love\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed one of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eKirkus\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e' Best 2023 Books\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed one of the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e's 10 best graphic novels of 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e Magazine's Must-Read Books of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction 2024\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003c\/i\u003eEditors' Choice: Graphic Novels, 2023\u003cbr\u003eNew York Public Library's Best New Comics of 2023 Top Ten Pick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChicago Public Library's Best Books of 2023 Top Ten Pick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed one of \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Graphic Novels of 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNamed one of \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Graphic Novels of 2023\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDarrin Bell was six years old when his mother told him he couldn't have a realistic water gun. She said she feared for his safety, that police tend to think of little Black boys as older and less innocent than they really are. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough evocative illustrations and sharp humor, Bell examines how The Talk shaped intimate and public moments from childhood to adulthood. While coming of age in Los Angeles--and finding a voice through cartooning--Bell becomes painfully aware of being regarded as dangerous by white teachers, neighbors, and police officers and thus of his mortality. Drawing attention to the brutal murders of African Americans and showcasing revealing insights and cartoons along the way, he brings us up to the moment of reckoning when people took to the streets protesting the murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. And now Bell must decide whether he and his own six-year-old son are ready to have The Talk.","brand":"Red Rice Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47543332470962,"sku":"9781250805140","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/imageloader_5424bc65-c467-4474-9d3b-4cb8c654313a.jpg?v=1780355911","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-talk","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}