Thomas, Angie: Concrete Rose

No. 1 New York Times bestsellerA powerful and important novel. ObserverNo one else who writes like Angie. Phenomenal. The GuardianFrom international phenomenon Angie Thomas comes a hard-hitting return to Garden Heights with the story of Maverick Carter, Starr's father, set seventeen years before the events of the award-winning The Hate U Give.With his King Lord dad in prison and his mom working two jobs, seventeen-year-old Maverick Carter helps the only way he knows how: slinging drugs. Life's not perfect, but he's got everything under control. Until he finds out he's a father...Suddenly it's not so easy to deal drugs and finish school with a baby dependent on him for everything. So when he's offered the chance to go straight, he takes it. But when King Lord blood runs through your veins, you don't get to just walk away.Praise for The Hate U Give:No. 1 New York Times BestsellerWinner of the Waterstones Children's Book AwardWinner of Children's Book of the Year at The British Book AwardsWinner of the Amnesty CILIP Honour for the Carnegie MedalA major motion picture from Fox starring Amandla StenbergThe Hate U Give says more about the contemporary Black experience in America than any book I have read for years. GuardianA startling, important book. The TimesPassionate and uncompromising. ObserverThomas has given a voice to her generation. StylistOne of the most important books. Nikesh ShuklaStunning, brilliant, gut-wrenching. John GreenUtterly compelling. Sunday Times