{"product_id":"concrete-rose-cd-9780063044906","title":"Concrete Rose CD","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\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. A Printz Honor Book!\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","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49524263846231,"sku":"9780063044906","price":20.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780063044906.jpg?v=1731856107","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/concrete-rose-cd-9780063044906","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}