{"product_id":"you-hear-me-poems-and-writing-by-teenage-boys-paperback","title":"You Hear Me?: Poems and Writing by Teenage Boys - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBetsy Franco\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eNina Nickles\u003c\/b\u003e (Photographer)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eYou Hear Me\u003c\/i\u003e is a fresh approach to hearing what today's youths have to say, and it's refreshing that the words come straight from them.\" -- \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a powerful collection of more than seventy uncensored poems and essays, more than fifty teenage boys from across the country explore their many-layered concerns: identity, love, envy, gratitude, sex, anger, competition, fear, hope. Here, unadorned and without the filter of adult sensibility, is the raw stuff of their lives, in their own words. Isn't it time to listen?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetsy Franco has published more than forty books, including poetry and nonfiction titles for children. She inspires trust in the many different people she meets in the course of her work as a writer. As she explains, \"My philosophy when researching and writing books has always been to let adults, young adults, and children spread for themselves as much as possible.\" With YOU HEAR ME, her purpose is to let teenage boys do so. And, as she says, \"It's about time.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.34 x 8 x 5.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53199838052715,"sku":"9780763611590","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/8401\/2907\/files\/bfc4dadf78b13a0eb212fcfcb0ad0df7.webp?v=1778345316","url":"https:\/\/fraulick.com\/products\/you-hear-me-poems-and-writing-by-teenage-boys-paperback","provider":"frauLick.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}