![]() Despite this, the book handled these topics in a way that made it accessible for younger people but not bruising them off. The plot of this book was very moving with Maverick navigating his life without his cousin and having to face up to being a father at such a young age – with his own father being in prison. It was interesting seeing the different methods of communication used – at one point Maverick desperate to get hold of Lisa had to resort to leaving a note in her mailbox putting an interesting unknown to them challenge. ![]() Something that surprised me about this time period was the amount of permitted racism in this book with every single Black character whether small or big facing prominent racism throughout their life and no one saying anything or not allowing that to happen despite it not being set many years ago. ![]() This book was set in 1998 but despite the lack of mobile phones or social media gangs were still a huge problem in society at the time. ![]() His character development throughout the book was clear – with him going from a young adult in a gang with no responsibilities to a respectful adult with two children and a job. Maverick was one of my favourite characters in this book with him appearing in the sequel to this story ‘The Hate U Give' so it was interesting seeing his backstory. ![]() I enjoyed this book so much – despite the serious topics covered it was still easy to get through. ![]()
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