It feels like we’ve been talking about Concrete Rose for the longest time, but this stunning prequel to The Hate U Give is almost here and we couldn’t be more excited to release this book trailer!
Angie Thomas revisits Garden Heights seventeen years before the events of The Hate U Give and spotlights one of our favorite characters, Maverick Carter. In Concrete Rose, Mav is the seventeen-year-old son of a former gang legend and currently running with the King Lords. He’s not in the perfect situation, but loves hanging with his homies and fly girlfriend until… he finds out he’s a father.
Now with a baby who depends on him for everything, it’s harder for Maverick to be in the streets, finish school and raise a child. So when he’s offered the chance to go straight, he takes it. Mav feels like he can finally prove he’s different; except when he loses a loved one. He’ll have to figure out for himself what it really means to be a man. Check out the Concrete Rose trailer now!
About Concrete Rose
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.
If 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.
Life’s not perfect, but with a fly girlfriend and a cousin who always has his back, Mav’s got everything under control.
Until, that is, Maverick finds out he’s a father.
Suddenly he has a baby, Seven, who depends on him for everything. But it’s not so easy to sling dope, finish school, and 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.
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. He’ll have to figure out for himself what it really means to be a man.