{"product_id":"american-gospel","title":"American Gospel","description":"A low-income Baltimore neighborhood is targeted for a controversial urban renewal project-- an amusement park in the theme of Baltimore itself-- that forces its residents to reckon with racism, displacement, and their futures. Peter Cryer is a queer teenager who fantasizes about leaving Baltimore and the instability of his home life while also seeking a place to belong. Ruth Anne, his prickly mother, is terrorized by her estranged husband and the indecision of what to do after the wrecking ball comes through her neighborhood. Thomas, a cleric and History teacher at Peter's school, questions his vocation in the face of the neighborhood's destruction. These three voices braid together a portrait of a neighborhood in flux, the role of community and violence in our time, and the struggles of a very real and oft misunderstood city.","brand":"Miah Jeffra","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44857612894250,"sku":"9781625570437","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/0891\/6522\/files\/american-gospel-8769208.jpg?v=1789614728","url":"https:\/\/thepoetryshop.com\/products\/american-gospel","provider":"The Poetry Shop LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}