5/21/2023 0 Comments Concrete rose maverickExpanding on the characters and stories introduced in her meteorically successful 2016 debut, The Hate U Give, was always going to be difficult, but Thomas has taken the challenge and made it look easy. Michael Burns: If it wasn’t clear enough before, it should be obvious to everyone now: Angie Thomas is a very good writer. But when King Lord blood runs through your veins, you don’t get to just walk away. So when he’s offered the chance to go straight, he takes it. Suddenly it’s not so easy to deal drugs and finish school with a baby dependent on him for everything. Life’s not perfect, but he’s got everything under control. 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. If you listened to our latest Bookmarked episode, you’ll have heard us all rave about Concrete Rose.
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