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The great disillusionment of Nick and Jay / Ryan Douglass.

Douglass, Ryan, (author., Author). Fitzgerald, F. Scott (Francis Scott), 1896-1940 Based on (work): Great Gatsby. (Added Author).

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A 1920s Black reimagining of the Great Gatsby, Seventeen-year-old Nick Carrington wants nothing more than to leave Greenwood, Oklahoma, behind and make a name for himself in the papers. But when tragedy strikes, dreams turn into a twisted reality. Forced to start anew in Harlem, only a letter of acceptance from the prestigious West Egg Academy is able to pull him back into the world. But the supposedly integrated private boys' school is more of a catchy headline than a fact, with the same prejudices Nick left behind back home. And his secret but growing feelings for the founder's wickedly charismatic son, Jay Gatsby Jr.-- who dances past society's conventions with practiced ease--only add more complications. When Nick's cutting pen exposes dangerous truths about West Egg and leads to perilous consequences, he and Jay must decide whether to spend a lifetime outrunning trouble or be the ones to light the match. Can they not only fight back but triumph? Or will the powers that be win yet again?

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  • ISBN: 0063312484
  • ISBN: 9780063312487
  • Physical Description: 375 pages ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2026]

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Target Audience Note:
Ages 13 up Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
Grades 10-12 Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.

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African Americans > Juvenile fiction.
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Harlem (New York, N.Y.) > History > 20th century > Juvenile fiction.
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Historical fiction.
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