{"product_id":"concrete-rose-a-printz-honor-winner","title":"Concrete Rose: A Printz Honor Winner","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. 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\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 006284671X\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9780062846716\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Thomas, Angie\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Clarion Books\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Clarion Books","offers":[{"title":"HardCover (Jan 2021)","offer_id":45937288478917,"sku":"9780062846716","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback (May 2022)","offer_id":45937288511685,"sku":"9780062846723","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9780062846716.jpg?v=1772856846","url":"https:\/\/www.inveni.store\/products\/concrete-rose-a-printz-honor-winner","provider":"Inveni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}