{"product_id":"taste-of-the-past-9798985414547","title":"Taste of the Past","description":"\u003cp\u003eJerome Thomas is an eleventh grader who does not care much for school, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eespecially his first period Black History class. How does learning about the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epast do him any good in the present? Basketball is all he needs to make it in\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe world. But then Jerome takes a hard fall to the head during a basketball\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003egame, and when he wakes up, he and his friend Richard are stunned to find\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethemselves thrust into the past-back in the time of slavery\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJerome and Richard save a girl named June from being raped by an overseer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's far too dangerous to stay on the plantation now, so they decided to take\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJune up north where she would be free and out of danger. During the journey, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJerome experiences several situations that help him understand why his Black\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistory teacher, Mrs. Wilkins, wanted him to learn about their past. And June's\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epassion for wanting to learn makes him realize that education is precious and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eshould not be taken for granted. When Jerome finally regains consciousness, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehe realizes that this taste of history has given him a fresh new outlook on life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Theo Jr. Galloway\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e P.S.S. Publishing LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 242\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.55d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798985414547","brand":"P.S.S. Publishing LLC","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43981433733235,"sku":"9.79899E+12","price":23.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_ca407e8e-f693-4ba9-a108-c0a2fd071b6f.jpg?v=1760620473","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/taste-of-the-past-9798985414547","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}