Concrete Rose
A Printz Honor Winner
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Concrete Rose
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Narrated by:
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Dion Graham
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Written by:
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Angie Thomas
About this listen
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. 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. 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.
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Perfect prequel to The Hate U Give
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Loved it!
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I loved the author voice that Thomas presents. This book is outstanding and if you have read THUG it wraps up so many loose ends. I’m dying for a book between this one and THUG
This story pulls you in
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My favorite part of the Concrete Rose was the end of the book, when he Decided to stop selling drugs,go back to school, and find a house for his family. I really liked that he wanted to learn how to do women's hair. Also getting a full-time job and getting his gardening certificate.. The narrator was good. I liked that he changed his voice to the different characters.
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Angie Thomas Did it Again
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