{"product_id":"unstoppable-octobia-may-9780545609609","title":"Unstoppable Octobia May","description":"\u003cp\u003eBestselling and award-winning author  Sharon G. Flake  delivers a mystery set in the 1950s that eerily blends history  race  culture  and family. Octobia May is girl filled with questions. Her heart condition makes her special - and  some folks would argue  gives this ten-year-old powers that make her a \"wise soul.\" Thank goodness for Auntie  who convinces Octobias parents to let her live in her boarding house that is filled with old folks. Thats when trouble  and excitement  and wonder begin. Auntie is non-traditional. Shes unmarried and has plans to purchase other boarding homes and hotels. At a time when children  and especially girls  are \"seen  not heard \" Auntie allows Octobia May the freedom and expression of an adult. When Octobia starts to question the folks in her world  an adventure and a mystery unfold that beg some troubling questions: Who is black and who is \"passing\" for white? What happens when a vibrant African American community must face its own racism?And  perhaps most important: Do vampires really exist? In her most and probing novel yet  Sharon G. Flake takes us on a heart-pumping journey.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67929670221877,"sku":"ByrdShop_0545609607","price":65.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780545609609.jpg?v=1794198567","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/unstoppable-octobia-may-9780545609609","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}