{"product_id":"the-cailiffs-of-baghdad-georgia-a-novel-2","title":"The Cailiffs of Baghdad, Georgia: A Novel","description":"A hidden history of the South emerges when a worldly teacher leads Threestep, GA, to reinvent itself, setting in motion events that lead to triumph and tragedy for the black teenager who happens to be the smartest person in Piedmont County, Georgia, in 1938–39.\nAs an epigraph from The Souls of Black Folk by W. E. B. Du Bois reminds us at the start of this novel, \"Throughout history, the powers of single black men flash here and there like falling stars, and die sometimes before the world has rightly gauged their brightness.\"\nProtagonist Theo Boykin is a genius, an artist, an inventor, a Leonardo DaVinci–type, whose talents are sought after by local blacks and whites alike, but even this is not enough to save him. He falls victim to \"the tragedy of ignorance and the damage caused by fear,\" in the words of poet Rita Dove―the first African American to serve as U.S. Poet Laureate and a member of the jury that conferred on The Cailiffs of Baghdad, Georgia the 2011 Anisfield-Wolf Award for books that \"make a significant contribution to our understanding of racism and our appreciation for the diversity of human cultures.\"\nYou won't forget Theo Boykin, nor will you forget his friends the Cailiffs, especially Gladys, who tells this story with love and bewilderment, and the teacher, Miss Spivey, who changes all their lives.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0393341135\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: 56JTFK000YKB_ns\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Stefaniak, Mary Helen\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This book is in good condition with very minimal damage. Integrity of the book is in good condition with no missing pages. Pages can have minimal notes or highlighting.  Cover image on the book may vary. Ships out quickly in a secure plastic mailer!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Reliant Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47356249211057,"sku":"56JTFK000YKB_ns","price":7.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0544\/8872\/7729\/files\/0393341135-0_2963ff9a-f953-4215-abff-fb413d896a9e.jpg?v=1780338945","url":"https:\/\/www.reliantbookstore.com\/products\/the-cailiffs-of-baghdad-georgia-a-novel-2","provider":"Reliant Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}