{"product_id":"book-fq3k","title":"The Tomorrow Game","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author’s gripping account of a Chicago community coming together to save a group of teenagers from gun violence.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the tradition of works like \u003ci\u003eRandom Family\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBehind the Beautiful Forevers\u003c\/i\u003e, Sudhir Venkatesh’s \u003ci\u003eThe Tomorrow Game\u003c\/i\u003e is a deeply reported chronicle of families surviving in a Southside Chicago community.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAt the heart of the story are two teenagers: Marshall Mariot, an introverted video gamer and bike rider, and Frankie Paul, who leaves foster care to direct his cousin’s drug business while he’s in prison. Frankie devises a plan to attack Marshall and his friends—it is his best chance to showcase his toughness and win respect for his crew. Catching wind of the plan, Marshall and his friends decide they must preemptively go after Frankie’s crew to defend their honor. The pressure mounts as both groups of teens race to find a gun and strike first. All the while, the community at large—a cast that includes the teens’ families, black market gun dealers, local pastors, a bodega owner, and a veteran beat cop—try their best to defuse the conflict and keep the kids alive.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBased on Venkatesh’s three decades of immersion in Chicago’s Southside, and as propulsive as a novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Tomorrow Game\u003c\/i\u003e is a nuanced, timely look at the toll that poverty and gun violence take on families and their communities.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49346799632688,"sku":"BDfq3k","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49346799665456,"sku":"10fq3k","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/fq3k-Square-cover.jpg?v=1773697250","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-fq3k","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}