5/25/2023 0 Comments Concrete rose maverick![]() ![]() The author spoke to us from her hometown of Jackson, Miss., and the conversation has been edited for length and clarity. “Everybody knows it it’s one that’s in the news for all the wrong reasons.” Thomas has just published a brand-new book, “Concrete Rose,” a prequel that tells the coming of age story of Maverick Carter, the father character in “The Hate U Give.” In “Concrete Rose,” he’s a tough 17-year-old involved in a gang who lives in Garden Heights, “a neighborhood that could be anywhere in the world,” Thomas said. They have the ability to change the world, simply by changing the small world that’s right around them,” said Thomas, whose debut was made into a 2018 film and her follow-up is set to film later this year. “I want them to know they have value and a voice, and to use their voice. ![]() Novelist Angie Thomas has built a huge readership with her two award-winning, best-selling young adult novels, 2017’s “The Hate U Give” and 2019’s “On The Come Up,” and she has a message for her largely young audience. ![]()
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