--- product_id: 32075593 title: "New Boy" brand: "julian houston" price: "2584 som" currency: KGS in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.kg/products/32075593-new-boy store_origin: KG region: Kyrgyzstan --- # New Boy **Brand:** julian houston **Price:** 2584 som **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** New Boy by julian houston - **How much does it cost?** 2584 som with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.kg](https://www.desertcart.kg/products/32075593-new-boy) ## Best For - julian houston enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted julian houston brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description New Boy ## Images ![New Boy - Image 1](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/414kIY2RsNL.jpg) ![New Boy - Image 2](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/512F6Z8Y88L.jpg) ![New Boy - Image 3](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/31-beBbxtzL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐ curiously un-moving *by E***L on Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2006* "It won't be easy," the narrator's cousin tells him referring to his attending a posh New England prep school, and it isn't. Rob, who has previously attended the public schools of his Southern hometown, struggles with issues of class and race at his new school. The odd thing, though, is that three quarters of these growth experiences take place OUT of school. The narrator is barely back at school before he's bouncing off again on vacation. So it is not really a story about the prep school life.Most of the racism and classism Rob encounters and struggles with occurs away from the school. Through his friendship with a Jewish student and their experiences in Harlem, he becomes aware of Malcolm X and the civil rights movement. Eventually, he and his friends back home form a sit-in, however the action is over in just a few pages, while the reader is reasonably expecting it to be the climax of the book.The narrator is smart and likeable, but the reader feels a distance; although the events that occur are by turns painful, exhilirating and disturbing, it is as if the author is holding us at arm's length. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Destined to be a classic -- Highly recommended *by C***R on Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2010* Even if you've never wondered what it was like to move through life as a black american in the 1960s, Julian Houston's "New Boy" will open you up to those facts -- enough of them, anyway, to change your thinking on that subject. In this skillfully restrained story, which unfolds quickly and hangs onto you after you've put it down, Houston takes a simple idea (southern black boy at a 1960s New England prep school) and weaves an intricate quilt of characters and situations that places this story among the classics. Houston's even-keeled voice puts his readers at ease as we take in some unnerving details, particularly concerning our nation's bigoted south in the relatively near past. This is one of the best books I've read set inside a New England prep school and is probably the most finely-crafted book I've read on American racism from a black perspective. I recommend it strongly and hope for more from this terrific author. ### ⭐⭐⭐ Three Stars *by A***R on Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2018* too preachy --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.kg/products/32075593-new-boy](https://www.desertcart.kg/products/32075593-new-boy) --- *Product available on Desertcart Kyrgyzstan* *Store origin: KG* *Last updated: 2026-04-24*