{"product_id":"one-of-our-kind-nicola-yoon-paperback","title":"One of Our Kind -- Nicola Yoon, Paperback","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn endlessly provocative thriller of race and privilege set in an all-Black gated community from #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling author Nicola Yoon \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Brilliant...Your book club will be discussing this one for DAYS.\"--Jodi Picoult \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Jasmyn and King Williams move their family to the planned Black utopia of Liberty, California, they hope to find a community of like-minded people where their six-year-old son can thrive. Liberty is a place of expensive homes, an all-Black police force, and statues of their heroes: MLK, Malcolm X, and W. E. B. Du Bois. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKing settles in at once, embracing the Liberty ethos, including the luxe wellness center at the top of the hill, which proves to be the heart of the community. But Jasmyn struggles to find her place. She expected to find other liberals and social justice activists, but Liberty residents seem more focused on living the good life and ignoring the world's troubles. Why won't any of her neighbors talk about the recent spate of police brutality in Los Angeles? Is it strange that King's friends have begun to shave off their locs and Afros? And what happened to the family that lived in Jasmyn's house before her? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCulminating in a shocking twist, \u003ci\u003eOne of Our Kind\u003c\/i\u003e is a razor-sharp satire about resistance, trauma, community, and the Black experience in America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nicola Yoon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/29\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593470688\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNICOLA YOON is the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eInstructions for Dancing\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eEverything, Everything\u003c\/i\u003e; and\u003ci\u003e The Sun Is Also a Star, \u003c\/i\u003e and is a coauthor of \u003ci\u003eBlackout\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a National Book Award finalist, a Michael L. Printz Award recipient, a Coretta Scott King-John Steptoe New Talent Award winner and the first Black woman to hit #1 on the New York Times Young Adult best-seller list. Two of her novels have been made into major motion pictures. She's also the copublisher of Joy Revolution, a Random House young adult imprint dedicated to love stories starring people of color. She grew up in Jamaica and Brooklyn, New York, and lives in Los Angeles with her husband, the novelist David Yoon, and their daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nicola Yoon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67676434399460,"sku":"9780593470688","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9780593470688.jpg?v=1792483060","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/one-of-our-kind-nicola-yoon-paperback","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}