Title: Concrete Rose
Description: 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.
Subjects: YOUNG ADULT FICTION, Social Themes, Prejudice & Racism, Boys & Men, historical fiction, Law & Crime, family, parents, People & Places, African Americans, Young Adult Literature, Gangs, Teenage fathers, Emotions & Feelings, nyt:young-adult-hardcover=2021-01-31, New York Times bestseller, New York Times reviewed, Young adult fiction, boys & men, Young adult fiction, people & places, united states, african american & black, Young adult fiction, african american & black
Places: Garden Heights, United States
People: Maverick Carter, Lisa, King
Time periods: 20th century