{"product_id":"concrete-rose-a-printz-honor-winner-9780062846716","title":"Concrete Rose: A Printz Honor Winner","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInternational phenomenon Angie Thomas revisits Garden Heights seventeen years before the events of \u003cem\u003eThe Hate U Give \u003c\/em\u003ein this searing and poignant exploration of Black boyhood and manhood. A Printz Honor Book!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLife's not perfect, but with a fly girlfriend and a cousin who always has his back, Mav's got everything under control.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil, that is, Maverick finds out he's a father.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuddenly he has a baby, Seven, who depends on him for everything. But it's not so easy to sling dope, finish school, \u003cem\u003eand\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThomas, Angie:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAngie Thomas\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of the award-winning, #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling \u003cem\u003eNic Blake and the Remarkables \u003c\/em\u003eseries, \u003cem\u003eThe Hate U Give\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eOn the Come Up\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eConcrete Rose\u003c\/em\u003e as well as \u003cem\u003eFind Your Voice: A Guided Journal for Writing Your Truth. \u003c\/em\u003eShe is also a coauthor of the bestselling collaborative novels \u003cem\u003eBlackout \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eWhiteout\u003c\/em\u003e. A former teen rapper who holds a BFA in creative writing, Angie divides her time between her native Mississippi, and Atlanta. You can find her online at angiethomas.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clarion Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50604028264722,"sku":"9780062846716","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_08d4edae-f598-4086-9c67-87e442caabab.jpg?v=1763538268","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/concrete-rose-a-printz-honor-winner-9780062846716","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}