{"product_id":"the-uptown-five-summer-of-98-ebook","title":"The Uptown Five: Summer of ’98 (eBook)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFive friends. One unforgettable summer. And a neighborhood where everybody knows your name—and probably your business.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt’s the summer of 1998 in Spanish Harlem, New York City, and La’Nia “LaLa,” Mona, Mari, D and Javi are making the most of long summer days, neighborhood hangouts and nights that never seem to end.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBetween basketball courts, open fire hydrants, rooftop parties, teasing conversations and the everyday rhythm of the city, the five have the kind of friendship built on history. They know how to make each other laugh, how to get under each other’s skin—and exactly which buttons to push.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut as the summer unfolds, some familiar relationships begin to feel a little different.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMari starts wondering whether her feelings for D might be more than friendship. D finds himself paying unexpected attention to LaLa. And LaLa is determined not to read too much into something that may—or may not—be there.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMeanwhile, Mona and Javi have their own way of communicating: usually one sarcastic remark away from an argument and one joke away from laughing again.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSet against the sights, sounds and energy of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSpanish Harlem in the summer of 1998\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Uptown Five: Summer of ’98\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a nostalgic, full-color illustrated story about friendship, attraction, growing up and those unforgettable summers when life seemed to happen right outside your front door.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith expressive comic-style artwork, authentic late-1990s atmosphere and a character-driven story at its heart, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Uptown Five\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e captures a moment when friendships were face-to-face, plans were made without group texts, and sometimes the most important things were the ones nobody was quite ready to say out loud.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe summer ends. The story doesn’t.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0HM1Q79K4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"display: inline-block; background-color: #000000; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 0.5px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003eBuy on Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Black Orchid Boutique","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52501120745767,"sku":null,"price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0998\/5920\/2343\/files\/TheUptownFive-Summerof_98eBook.png?v=1793469880","url":"https:\/\/blackorchidpress.shop\/products\/the-uptown-five-summer-of-98-ebook","provider":"Black Orchid Boutique","version":"1.0","type":"link"}