{"title":"Robert Hitt Neill","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"the-jakes-hardcover","title":"The Jakes - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eDescribed by one New York critic as a \"New Generation Huck Finn,\" THE JAKES (definition: a Jake is a young, immature, male turkey) begins at age 13, when a boy is old enough to begin thinking about such grown-up subjects as girls, driving, heaven, and hell; and continuing through high school graduation, The Jakes get into mischief galore. From their bouts with the \"fire monster,\" to their duels with Coach Roach; from skinny dipping to rabbit running; from \"haints\" in the woods to Aliens in Camp, every reader over 12 will identify with Heater, Perfect, Birdlegs, Deadeye, Boateater, and Rookie. This book is about growing up. It's about the fun and the pain; the heartthrob of young love, and the heartbreak of death; the riotous adventures one dares not tell adults, and the warm close times around the campfire with good friends. The Jakes will make the reader laugh, cry, and just plain feel good! This book is about life. And love. Read it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51438199996639,"sku":"9780961759148","price":30.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/55KffJzmY79780961759148.webp?v=1790093224"},{"product_id":"the-barefoot-dodgers-hardcover","title":"The Barefoot Dodgers - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Barefoot Dodgers was a real plantation baseball team in the Mississippi Delta back during the farm sharecropping era when pasture baseball was an everyday summer pastime. Though the official team was all black players, the farm white boys practiced with the team, but seldom got to play in the games. These youngsters were raised up as friends of different races. They worked together, played together, got into mischief together. After the Barefoot Dodgers win the State title, accidents take out four regulars, and Coach Longmile Henderson has to have enough players for the Regionals, but the only boys eligible are three whites and a Mexican. Two of the whites are sons of the plantation owner, so the coach and the owner conspire to integrate the Barefoot Dodgers, and thereby the Regional Tournament for the International Amateur League. Opposition comes from the Northern team and officials, as the Dodgers advance to the IAL World Series. This is a book about friends who play baseball, and is a must for any parent who has spent his or her summers on hard bleacher seats, eating cold hot dogs for summer suppers, and going home with sore throats from cheering their team on to victory!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67576847892703,"sku":"9781879034211","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/835EMi6ra19781879034211.webp?v=1790387476"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/robert-hitt-neill.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}