He’ll have to figure out for himself what it really means to be a man. Loyalty, revenge, and responsibility threaten to tear Mav apart, especially after the brutal murder of a loved one. Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide). When King Lord blood runs through your veins, though, you can't just walk away. New York, NY, Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers. Concrete Rose By Angie Thomas On Sale: 14.99 Now: 11.99 Spend 49 on print products and get FREE shipping at HC.com Format: Qty: ADD TO CART about Product Details reviews Michael L. In a world where he’s expected to amount to nothing, maybe Mav can prove he’s different. So when he’s offered the chance to go straight, he takes it. But it’s not so easy to sling dope, finish school, and raise a child. 1 on the New York Times Best Seller list in 2021, Concrete Rose. Angie Thomas Concrete Rose takes us back to 1998-era Garden Heights, where Maverickson of the former leader of the King Lords gangis just 17 years old. Suddenly he has a baby, Seven, who depends on him for everything. Concrete Rose is a young adult novel by award-winning author Angie Thomas. Concrete Rose is a young adult novel by Angie Thomas, published January 12, 2021, by Balzer + Bray. Until, that is, Maverick finds out he’s a father. Life’s not perfect, but with a fly girlfriend and a cousin who always has his back, Mav’s got everything under control. With this money he can help his mom, who works two jobs while his dad’s in prison.

As the son of a former gang legend, Mav does that the only way he knows how: dealing for the King Lords. A Printz Honor Book! If there’s one thing seventeen-year-old Maverick Carter knows, it’s that a real man takes care of his family. 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.

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