From international phenomenon Angie Thomas comes a hard-hitting return to Garden Heights with the story of Maverick Carter, Starr's father, set seventeen years before the events of the award-winning The Hate U Give.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. Life's not perfect, but he's got everything under control. Until he finds out he's a father...Suddenly it's not so easy to deal drugs and finish school with a baby dependent on him for everything. So when he's offered the chance to go straight, he takes it. But when King Lord blood runs through your veins, you don't get to just walk away.Praise for The Hate U Give:No. 1 New York Times BestsellerWinner of the Waterstones Children's Book AwardWinner of Children's Book of the Year at The British Book AwardsWinner of the Amnesty CILIP Honour for the Carnegie MedalA major motion picture from Fox starring Amandla Stenberg The Hate U Give says more about the contemporary Black experience in America than any book I have read for years. Guardian A startling, important book. The Times Passionate and uncompromising. Observer Thomas has given a voice to her generation. Stylist One of the most important books. Nikesh Shukla Stunning, brilliant, gut-wrenching. John Green Utterly compelling. Sunday Times
Author: Angie Thomas
Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781406384444
Publication Date: 12/01/2021
Pages: 322
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 20 mm
Availability: Available, usually dispatched within 3 days
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