{"product_id":"his-own-where","title":"His Own Where","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"This June Jordan treasure is a rare piece of fiction from one of America's most vital poets and political essayists--a tender story of young love in the face of generational opposition, a modern-day\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eRomeo and Juliet\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethat sings and sways.\" --Walter Mosley\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNominated for a National Book Award in 1971,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHis Own Where\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the story of Buddy, a fifteen-year-old boy whose world is spinning out of control. He meets Angela, whose angry parents accuse her of being \"wild.\" When life falls apart for Buddy and his father, and when Angela is attacked at home, they take action to create their own way of staying alive in Brooklyn. In the process, the two find refuge in one another and learn that love is real and necessary.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHis Own Where\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas one of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e' Most Outstanding Books and was on the American Library Association's list of Best Books in 1971.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eJune Jordan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1936-2002) was a poet, essayist, journalist, dramatist, activist, and educator known for challenging oppression through her inspirational words and actions. She was the founder of Poetry for the People at the University of California, Berkeley, where she taught for many years. The author of over twenty books, her poetry is collected in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDirected by Desire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e; and her selected essays in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSome of Us Did Not Die\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSapphire\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eburst on to the literary scene in 1994 with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also the author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlack Wings \u0026amp; Blind Angels\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePush\u003c\/i\u003e, which was made into the 2009 award-winning motion picture\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePrecious\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A novel that's at once tough and romantic.\" --New York Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"There must be bridges if we are to reach our young. His Own Where promises to be one.\" --New York Times Book Review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"This June Jordan treasure is a rare piece of fiction from one of America's most vital poets and political essayists--a tender story of young love in the face of generational opposition, a modern-day Romeo and Juliet that sings and sways.\" --\u003cstrong\u003eWalter Mosley\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eCinnamon Kiss\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Jordan makes us think of Akhmatova, of Neruda. She is among the bravest of us, the most outraged. She feels for all. She is the universal poet.\" --\u003cstrong\u003eAlice Walker\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Color Purple\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Whatever her theme or mode, June Jordan continually delineates the conditions of survival--of the body, and mind, and the heart.\" --\u003cstrong\u003eAdrienne Rich\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eDiving into the Wreck\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"In political journalism that cuts like razors, in essays that blast the darkness of confusion with relentless light; in poetry that looks as closely into lilac buds as into death's mouth . . . she has comforted, explained, described, wrestled with, taught and made us laugh out loud before we wept. . . . I am talking about a span of forty years of tireless activism coupled with and fueled by flawless art.\" --\u003cstrong\u003eToni Morrison\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Bluest Eye\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Feminist Press\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublish Date: May 1, 2010\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePages: 112\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eType: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEAN\/UPC: 9781558616585\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 7.9 X 5.5 X 0.4 inches | 0.3 pounds\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBISAC Categories: Kids\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"June Jordan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49046389194987,"sku":"9781558616585","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0253\/4014\/9820\/files\/9781558616585.jpg?v=1783961034","url":"https:\/\/rep.club\/products\/his-own-where","provider":"Reparations Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}