International phenomenon Angie Thomas revisits Garden Heights seventeen years before the events of The Hate U Give in this searing and poignant exploration of Black boyhood and manhood. A Printz Honor Book!
If thereâs one thing seventeen-year-old Maverick Carter knows, itâs 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 dadâs in prison.
Lifeâs not perfect, but with a fly girlfriend and a cousin who always has his back, Mavâs got everything under control.
Until, that is, Maverick finds out heâs a father.
Suddenly he has a baby, Seven, who depends on him for everything. But itâs not so easy to sling dope, finish school, and raise a child. So when heâs offered the chance to go straight, he takes it. In a world where heâs expected to amount to nothing, maybe Mav can prove heâs different.
When 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. Heâll have to figure out for himself what it really means to be a man.
Sara
2021-09-30
SÄ fin historia, om att kÀmpa med att vÀnda tuffa uppvÀxtvillkor till nÄgot bra. Kul med tonÄrskille i huvudrollen. HÀrlig inlÀsning som kÀnns helt autentisk - man fÄr lyssna ordentligt för att hÀnga med!