{"title":"Kim Johnson","description":"KIM JOHNSON held leadership positions in social justice organizations as a teen. She's now a college administrator who maintains engagement throughout the community while also mentoring and supporting Black youth. This Is My America was her award-winning debut novel. She holds degrees from the University of Oregon and the University of Maryland, College Park. Kim lives in the Washington, DC with area her husband and two kids. Find her at KCJOHNSONWRITES.COM and follow her on Twitter and Instagram @kcjohnsonwrites.","products":[{"product_id":"invisible-son-paperback","title":"Invisible Son - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the award-winning and critically acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eThis Is My America\u003c\/i\u003e comes another thriller about a wrongly accused teen desperate to recclaim both his innocence and his first love.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLife can change in an instant. \u003cbr\u003eWhen you're wrongfully accused of a crime. \u003cbr\u003eWhen a virus shuts everything down. \u003cbr\u003eWhen the girl you love moves on. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAndre Jackson is determined to reclaim his identity. But returning from juvie doesn't feel like coming home. His Portland, Oregon, neighborhood is rapidly gentrifying, and COVID-19 shuts down school before he can return. And Andre's suspicions about his arrest for a crime he didn't commit even taint his friendships. It's as if his whole life has been erased. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe one thing Andre is counting on is his relationship with the Whitaker kids--especially his longtime crush, Sierra. But Sierra's brother Eric is missing, and the facts don't add up as their adoptive parents fight to keep up the act that their racially diverse family is picture-perfect. If Andre can find Eric, he just might uncover the truth about his own arrest. But in a world where power is held by a few and Andre is nearly invisible, searching for the truth is a dangerous game. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCritically acclaimed author Kim Johnson delivers another social justice thriller that shines a light on being young and Black in America--perfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Hate U Give\u003c\/i\u003e by Angie Thomas and \u003ci\u003eDear Justyce\u003c\/i\u003e by Nic Stone.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50504182857951,"sku":"9780593482131","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/NiWvJjv6T9780593482131.webp?v=1782770243"},{"product_id":"the-color-of-a-lie-hardcover","title":"The Color of a Lie - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn 1955, a Black family passes for white and moves to a \"Whites Only\" town in the suburbs. Caught between two worlds, a teen boy puts his family at risk as he uncovers racist secrets about his suburb. A new social justice thriller from the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eThis Is My America\u003c\/i\u003e!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCalvin knows how to pass for white. He's done it plenty of times before. For his friends in Chicago, when they wanted food but weren't allowed in a restaurant. For work, when he and his dad would travel for the Green Book. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is different. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter a tragedy in Chicago forces the family to flee, they resettle in an idyllic all-white suburban town in search of a better life. Calvin's father wants everyone to embrace their new white lifestyles, but it's easier said than done. Hiding your true self is exhausting -- which leads Calvin across town where he can make friends who know all of him...and spend more time with his new crush, Lily. But when Calvin starts unraveling dark secrets about the white town and its inhabitants, passing starts to feel even more suffocating--and dangerous--than he could have imagined. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExpertly weaving together real historical events with important reflections on being Black in America, acclaimed author Kim Johnson powerfully connects readers to the experience of being forced to live a life-threatening lie or embrace an equally deadly truth.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50505301524703,"sku":"9780593118801","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/9-2ZW_w7Sg9780593118801.webp?v=1782813466"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/kim-johnson.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}