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.
Published by: Balzer + Bray
Expected Publication: January 21, 2021
Why I’m Waiting: How is anyone NOT waiting on this?! And let’s not act as if I didn’t weep from seeing a BLACK MAN ON A BOOK COVER WEARING A DURAG!!!!! That speaks for itself. And OMGGGG there’s another Tupac reference! And let’s be for real, we all wanted to know more about Mav since Starr’s book, so we’ve been here patiently and Angie Thomas delivered. AND she said it’s most definitely going to be banned?! LAWD, GIVE IT TO ME NOW. I just can’t help writing in all caps when I think of this!
What about you?
What are you waiting on this week?
Will you be waiting on this with me?
Let me know in the comments!
Also will this take place in the 90s???
I believe so…. It has to be because it’s a prequel.