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4.42 AVERAGE
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
8/70 for Mama in 2021
Didn’t love it as much as The Hate U Give, but still fantastic. So compelling to see Angie Thomas tackle Black boyhood and Black masculinity, and then Black family life/Black kinship from that perspective. In the canon of Black American literature, Angie Thomas is defining the future.
Didn’t love it as much as The Hate U Give, but still fantastic. So compelling to see Angie Thomas tackle Black boyhood and Black masculinity, and then Black family life/Black kinship from that perspective. In the canon of Black American literature, Angie Thomas is defining the future.
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Great coming of age story of a guy being young and stupid and trying to make something of the consequences of his actions in an environment that doesn't offer a lot of options.
Angie Thomas continues to show her excellent talent in this novel. It was a gift to read Maverick's story and to see his heart. I love The Hate U Give, so it was interesting to read the background story of the previous generation.
Maverick Carter is just a 17 year old senior slinging drugs and pledging Kings to survive in his Garden Heights neighborhood. Then in one day he discovers that he is a father and becomes the sole caretaker for his son. Mav starts doing what he must to straighten out and be the father his son deserves. He gets himself a job at the corner store and stops hanging out on the streets. Everything feels like it might work out until his cousin Dre is murdered in cold blood. Then just when things couldn’t get worse, Mav learns that he’s got another baby on the way. How does a young man make the means to provide for his family the legal way?
This book brings readers back into the world of Garden Heights pre-The Hate You Give (1998.) Readers will recognize some of their favorite characters throughout its pages. I laughed through the first half of the book while Maverick was figuring out how to be a dad. We need more books that show readers that being a teen parent isn’t going to ruin their lives, just make it harder and carry more responsibility.
This book brings readers back into the world of Garden Heights pre-The Hate You Give (1998.) Readers will recognize some of their favorite characters throughout its pages. I laughed through the first half of the book while Maverick was figuring out how to be a dad. We need more books that show readers that being a teen parent isn’t going to ruin their lives, just make it harder and carry more responsibility.
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
sad
tense
medium-paced