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Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas

5.0

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Concrete Rose is a phenomenal prequel to The Hate U Give. Concrete Rose follows Maverick Carter as he maneuvers through life as a young father in Graden Heights. As the son of King Lord’s leader, Adonis, Maverick feels pressured to live up to his father's reputation. While being a King Lord was expected, being a teenage father wasn't. Finding out that he is now a father to a baby boy, Maverick directs all his attention to raising his son correctly. Right when Maverick thinks life can't get any worse, tragedy strikes; also, he finds out he will be a father again! While the struggle of fathering one child is stressful enough, fathering a second one is overwhelming. This overwhelming feeling causes Maverick to choose between keeping a promise he once made to someone close to him or succumbing to the streets. Concrete Rose is a beautiful story that tells the journey of how Maverick navigated through life obstacles on his way to the man/father you came to know in The Hate U Give.

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