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Cargando... Concrete Rose (2021 original; edición 2021)por Angie Thomas (Autor)
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. A prequel to The Hate U Give, this YA novel follow’s Starr’s father as a 17-year-old trying to figure out his life between school, wanting to leave the King Lords gang, and new fatherhood. Like THUG, Concrete Rose is so wonderfully written and also powerful and important. It’s another one for the list of books that all high school students should read – and a lot of adults, too. I'm about to say something sacrilegious.... I liked this book BETTER than "The Hate U Give" "The Hate U Give" was written at a time of racial unrest (the beginning of it really). It tackled police relations, protesting, standing up, etc. It was eye opening and due to its well written nature, very deserving of the awards it won. "Concrete Rose" is written in a universe set before "The Hate U Give." Instead of race relations, we tackle gang violence. The lack of positive role models and father figures in young black men's lives. I LOVED Maverick's story, a young man who has gotten two different women pregnant by being stupid. Yet he wants to be better. He knows he can't end up like his dad (who is behind bars). Maverick knows that if he slings drugs, while he earns more money, his life is at greater risk to end far too early. What about his children? What about his mother who needs him to help pay the bills? This is a story that is JUST as relevant to the Black experience as "The Hate U Give." I wish "Concrete Rose" was getting equal publicity. It deserves it!! I encourage you to try it for yourselves!!
Seventeen-year-old Maverick Carter is a "little homie" in the King Lords, selling drugs on the side to help tide things over at home. But his heart isn't in it – and when he hears he's about to become a father, he's determined to extricate himself from the dangerous gang life that has claimed so many of his family and friends. Walking away, however, is not so easy. Thomas's prequel to the award-winning The Hate U Give investigates the pride and pain of being a black boy on the brink of manhood with inimitable humour, clarity and pathos. Pertenece a las seriesTHUG (Prequel) PremiosDistincionesListas de sobresalientes
En Garden Heights, ser ni? implica, desde muy temprano, demostrar que eres un hombre. La lealtad a tu pandilla, a tu familia, a tus ideales, es un peso que amenaza con derrumbarte cada da?. Maverick Carter lo comprender ?de la manera ms? angustiosa. Angie Thomas explora la masculinidad y el doloroso tr?sito a la edad adulta en la precuela de su x?ito de ventas El odio que das. Si hay algo que Maverick Carter sabe es que un hombre de verdad se ocupa de su familia. Como hijo de una antigua leyenda de las pandillas, Mav lo hace de la n?ica forma que sabe: traficando para los King Lords. Con el dinero que consigue puede ayudar a su madre, mientras su padre cumple una condena en la cr?cel. La vida no es perfecta, pero gracias a su novia y a su primo, que lo protege, Mav parece tenerlo todo bajo control. Hasta que se entera de que es padre. De repente, tiene un beb ?que depende de ? para todo y ya no resulta tan fc?il vender droga, terminar sus estudios y criar a un hijo. En ese momento se le ofrece la oportunidad de enderezar su vida, y ? sabe que debe aprovecharla. Sin embargo, cuando la sangre de los King Lords corre por tus venas, no es tan fc?il renunciar sin ms?. La lealtad, la venganza y la responsabilidad amenazan con arrollar a Mav, y ? tendr ?que descubrir por s ?mismo lo que significa realmente ser un hombre. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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decisions he had to make about fatherhood, relationships, and gang life. With complex characters, sensory
language, and high emotional stakes, this book expands on the intricate worldbuilding of Garden Heights and its
residents.