{"product_id":"scarborough-by-catherine-hernandez","title":"Scarborough by Catherine Hernandez","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"prepend-2 span-13 append-2\" id=\"content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-2 span-9 last\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prepend-2 span-13 append-2\" id=\"content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-2 span-9 last\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ProductDescription_text-wrapper__fL1Qg\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCANADA READS RUNNER-UP, 2022\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNOW A MOTION PICTURE directed by Shasha Nakhai and Rich Williamson; screenplay by Catherine Hernandez\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrillium Book Award and City of Toronto Book Award finalist; Edmund White Debut Fiction Award finalist; A Globe 100, National Post and Quill and Quire Best Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScarboroughis a low-income, culturally diverse neighbourhood east of Toronto, the fourth largest city in North America; like many inner-city communities, it suffers under the weight of poverty, drugs, crime, and urban blight.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eScarborough\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe novel employs a multitude of voices to tell the story of a tight-knit neighbourhood under fire: among them, Victor, a black artist harassed by the police; Winsum, a West Indian restaurant owner struggling to keep it together; and Hina,a Muslim school worker who witnesses first-hand the impact of poverty on education.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd then there are the three kids who work to rise above a system that consistently fails them: Bing, a gay Filipino boy who lives under the shadow of his father's mental illness; Sylvie, Bing's best friend, a Native girl whose family struggles to find a permanent home to live in; and Laura, whose history of neglect by her mother is destined to repeat itself with her father.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScarborough offers a raw yet empathetic glimpse into a troubled community that locates its dignity in unexpected places: a neighbourhood that refuses to be undone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Raincoast","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48875271160053,"sku":"9781551526775","price":21.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0458\/9446\/7737\/files\/Screenshot2026-09-172.44.15PM-Display1.png?v=1789670723","url":"https:\/\/wonderpens.ca\/products\/scarborough-by-catherine-hernandez","provider":"Wonder Pens","version":"1.0","type":"link"}