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Barcode30293102371643
LocationClark County
Call NoF Boyd
TitleHard times : a novel / Jeff Boyd.
AuthorBoyd, Jeff, author.
CollectionF
Total Circ0
NumReserves0
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LocationBarcodeCall NoCreated OnIssue NameCirc StatusTemp Loc
Clark County30293102371643F Boyd4/7/2026 AvailableClark County

Catalog Details

International Standard Book Number 9781250348456 hardcover
International Standard Book Number 1250348455
International Standard Book Number 9781250348463 ebook
Personal Name Boyd, Jeff, author.
Title Statement Hard times : a novel / Jeff Boyd.
Edition Statement First edition.
Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice New York, NY : Flatiron Books, 2026.
Physical Description 339 pages ; 25 cm.
Summary, Etc. "An extraordinary crime novel from a rising star, that follows the ripple effects of a tragic shooting throughout a Chicago community from the view of the teachers, police officers, and students impacted. Buddy Mack has been caught in the middle of two worlds at war. As an English teacher at a South Side, Chicago, high school lauded for its football team, but at risk in every other way, he tries to instill a love of literature. While all of his students face challenges, he's especially concerned with a trio of boys who test him to no end but are full of promise and heart: Zeke, the football star; Truth, the sweet-talking charmer; and Dontell, Buddy's most promising student. At home, his wife, Chrissy, a successful corporate lawyer, is ready to upgrade to a big house on the North Side and start a family, but Buddy's torn over the implications. And the closest person he has in his life to talk to is Chrissy's little brother, Curtis, a corrupt Chicago cop. When the two worlds collide in a shocking moment that rocks the school, Buddy has to choose a side and fight for all he holds dear. Hard Times takes stock of what it means to be there for your people whether you want to or not and unflinchingly confronts the American Dream-a moving, engrossing, and necessary read"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term School shootings Illinois Chicago Fiction.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term English teachers Fiction.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Police corruption Fiction.
Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term Chicago (Ill.) Fiction.
Index Term-Genre/Form Thrillers (Fiction)
Index Term-Genre/Form Suspense fiction.

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