{"product_id":"the-boo-9780937036020","title":"The Boo","description":"\u003cp\u003eBestselling author Pat Conroys debut novel?now available as an ebook A powerful story of a mans undoing at the hands of his greatest admirer At the South Carolina military academy the Citadel  amid the tumult of the 1960s  Cadet Peter Cates is an anomaly. He is a gifted writer  a talented basketball player  and a good student  but his outward successes do little to impress his abusive father. Instead  Cates is mentored by Lt. Colonel Courvoisie  an imposing and inspiring man whom the cadets have nicknamed the Boo. But when Cates writes a searing letter condemning the schools meek response to a stabbing on campus  his bond with the Boo will be threatened as both are forced to confront what it means to be a man of honor. Set against the richly drawn military school backdrop that Conroy would return to in his bestseller The Lords of Discipline  The Boo is an unforgettable story of duty  loyalty  and standing up for what is right in the face of overwhelming circumstances.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45280445956149,"sku":"ByrdShop_0937036021","price":31.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780937036020.jpg?v=1780636553","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-boo-9780937036020","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}