Concrete Rose (Large Print / Library Binding)

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Prequel to The Hate You Give, Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas develops the character of Maverick - his Garden Heights neighborhood, his friends, his family. Seventeen year old Maverick is suddenly thrust into fatherhood and has to learn to care for a baby, provide for his new family and figure out what he wants to do with his life. Coming-of-Age in a gang-controlled neighborhood, everyone has their expectations of him. What's the best path for Maverick?

— Pat Fowler

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International phenomenon Angie Thomas revisits Garden Heights seventeen years before the events of The Hate U Give in this searing and poignant exploration of Black boyhood and manhood.

If there's one thing seventeen-year-old Maverick Carter knows, it's that a real man takes care of his family. As the son of a former gang legend, Mav does that the only way he knows how: dealing for the King Lords. With this money he can help his mom, who works two jobs while his dad's in prison.

Life's not perfect, but with a fly girlfriend and a cousin who always has his back, Mav's got everything under control.

Until, that is, Maverick finds out he's a father.

Suddenly he has a baby, Seven, who depends on him for everything. But it's not so easy to sling dope, finish school, and raise a child. So when he's offered the chance to go straight, he takes it. In a world where he's expected to amount to nothing, maybe Mav can prove he's different.

When King Lord blood runs through your veins, though, you can't just walk away. Loyalty, revenge, and responsibility threaten to tear Mav apart, especially after the brutal murder of a loved one. He'll have to figure out for himself what it really means to be a man.



Product Details
ISBN: 9781432884741
ISBN-10: 1432884743
Large Print: Yes
Publisher: Thorndike Striving Reader
Publication Date: February 3rd, 2021
Pages: 491
Language: English