By Claire Kirch |
Angie Thomas, whose bestselling debut YA novel,
The Hate U Give, was inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, has written another novel that is highly anticipated due to its timeliness.
Concrete Rose (HarperCollins/Balzer + Bray), a prequel to
The Hate U Give, tells the story of 17-year old Maverick Carter (Starr’s father), who resists pressure placed upon him to join a gang while he also contends with becoming a young parent.
Just as she did with
The Hate U Give and her second novel,
On the Come Up, Thomas will go on a national tour to promote