It is notoriously difficult to write a prequel to a much-loved book. The queen of American young adult fiction known for her galvanising stories of stymied youth, impoverished projects and institutional racism ― The Times It can be read as a standalone, but knowledge of The Hate U Give will make for a richer reading experience. ― The Irish ExaminerĪ blistering, unputdownable look at black boyhood in the US, and what it means to be a man. This is searing, moving, but never sentimental. Thomas smashes stereotypes at every turn in the lives of her raw, complex and unforgettable characters, her writing underpinned by immense humanity. 'Stunning, brilliant, gut-wrenching.' John GreenĪngie Thomas returns to the world of her award-winning debut The Hate U Give in one of the most awaited books of 2021. 'One of the most important books.' Nikesh Shukla 'Thomas has given a voice to her generation.' Stylist 'Passionate and uncompromising.' Observer 'The Hate U Give says more about the contemporary Black experience in America than any book I have read for years.' Guardian Winner of the Amnesty CILIP Honour for the Carnegie MedalĪ major motion picture from Fox starring Amandla Stenberg Winner of Children's Book of the Year at The British Book Awards Winner of the Waterstones Children's Book Award But when King Lord blood runs through your veins, you don't get to just walk away.

So when he's offered the chance to go straight, he takes it. Suddenly it's not so easy to deal drugs and finish school with a baby dependent on him for everything. Life's not perfect, but he's got everything under control. With his King Lord dad in prison and his mom working two jobs, seventeen-year-old Maverick Carter helps the only way he knows how: slinging drugs. Phenomenal.” The Guardianįrom international phenomenon Angie Thomas comes a hard-hitting return to Garden Heights with the story of Maverick Carter, Starr’s father, set seventeen years before the events of the award-winning The Hate U Give.

'A powerful and important novel.” Observer

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