Concrete Rose
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Narrated by:
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Dion Graham
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By:
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Angie Thomas
About this listen
Number-one New York Times best seller
From international phenomenon Angie Thomas comes a hard-hitting return to Garden Heights with the story of Maverick Carter, Starr’s father, set 17 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, 17-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.
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Critic reviews
"A powerful and important novel." (Observer)
"No one else who writes like Angie. Phenomenal." (The Guardian)
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Set 17 years before the events of The Hate U Give, Concrete Rose focuses on Starr's father and his attempts to do the right thing as a young father.
The Hate U Give is a book that still lingers with me and is a book I recommend to anyone that will listen. The film that was based on that book is a great watch.
I adored this book. The characters are so well written allowing you to feel part of the story. The inclusion of musical referfences throughout works well to keep you immersed as music is such a key part of the culture.
The joruney of Mav from teenager to father gives you the background info that I craved from the first book. Just helps to provide some context to why Mav was the way he was with his kids and also context on the past experiences of Mav and other characters that he grew up with.
This and The Hate U Give made me realise how important it is for me to read more culturally relevant books and books by POC authors. I find myself getting immersed so much quicker in a book. They feel less like a book and more like a story from my existing world if that makes any sense?
Because of this I haven't read a bad book by Angie Thomas.
Another great book by Angie Thomas
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Another incredible tale from Angie Thomas
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