{"product_id":"concrete-rose-9781432884741","title":"Concrete Rose","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInternational phenomenon Angie Thomas revisits Garden Heights seventeen years before the events of \u003cem\u003eThe Hate U Give \u003c\/em\u003ein this searing and poignant exploration of Black boyhood and manhood.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLife's not perfect, but with a fly girlfriend and a cousin who always has his back, Mav's got everything under control.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil, that is, Maverick finds out he's a father.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuddenly he has a baby, Seven, who depends on him for everything. But it's not so easy to sling dope, finish school, \u003cem\u003eand\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Library Binding\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas, Angie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/24\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Thorndike Striving Reader\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781432884741\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge Print\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs","brand":"Angie Thomas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39299776577611,"sku":"9781432884741","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_140ec99f-c22f-4427-ab49-65892f2a455c.jpg?v=1617717994","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/concrete-rose-9781432884741","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}