Новинки Энджи Томас

Семнадцатилетний Мэверик «Малыш Дон» Картер вырос в Садовом Перевале, и банда Королей всегда была неотъемлемой частью его жизни. Мэверику доподлинно известно, что из-за банды ты можешь лишиться семьи, друзей и будущего. Его отец Адонис, осужденный на сорок лет, — тому подтверждение. Двоюродный брат Мэверика Дре старается сделать так, чтобы Мэв не увяз слишком глубоко. А его лучший друг Кинг, напротив, считает, что пора им заняться серьезными делами. Радости и горести неожиданного отцовства, убийство близкого человека и внезапная беременность любимой девушки заставляют Мэверика иначе взглянуть на свою жизнь. Сможет ли он порвать с Королями,…

Шестнадцатилетняя Бри Джексон — дочь легенды андеграундного хип-хопа, который прославился уже после смерти. Бри хочет пойти по стопам отца и стать одним из величайших рэперов всех времен. Но для начала — хотя бы выиграть свой первый батл. А это непросто, когда в школе все считают тебя хулиганкой, а дома ждет пустой холодильник. Разочарование и гнев Бри изливает в своей первой песне, которая вскоре становится вирусной… Творчество — единственная надежда Бри на хорошую жизнь, однако слава приносит ей совсем не то, чего она ожидала.

International phenomenon Angie Thomas revisits Garden Heights seventeen years before the events of The Hate U Give in this searing and poignant exploration of Black boyhood and manhood. 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…

Sixteen-year-old Bri wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. Or at least make it out of her neighborhood one day. As the daughter of an underground rap legend who died before he hit big, Bri’s got big shoes to fill. But now that her mom has unexpectedly lost her job, food banks and shutoff notices are as much a part of Bri’s life as beats and rhymes. With bills piling up and homelessness staring her family down, Bri no longer just wants to make it—she has to make it.

On the Come Up is Angie Thomas’s homage to hip-hop, the art that sparked her passion for storytelling and continues to inspire her to this day. It is the story of fighting for your dreams, even as the odds are stacked against you; of the struggle to become who you are and not who everyone expects you to be; and of the desperate realities of poor and working-class black families.

Шестнадцатилетняя Старр Картер живет в бедном районе, но учится в престижной частной школе. Хрупкий мостик между двумя ее жизнями рушится, когда на глазах у Старр полицейский убивает Халиля — ее друга детства. Совсем скоро смерть Халиля становится национальной сенсацией: одни называют его бандитом и наркоторговцем, другие устраивают шествие в его честь. Полиция и местный наркобарон угрожают Старр и ее семье. Все хотят выяснить одно: что на самом деле случилось той ночью? Старр — единственная, кто знает ответ, и теперь в ее руках не только собственная жизнь, но и судьбы других людей.

Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed.

Soon afterward, his death is a national headline. Some are calling him a thug, maybe even a drug dealer and a gangbanger. Protesters are taking to the streets in Khalil’s name. Some cops and the local drug lord try to intimidate Starr and her family. What everyone wants to know is: what really went down that night? And the only person alive who can answer that is Starr.

But what Starr does—or does not—say could upend her community. It could also endanger her life.

Sixteen-year-old Starr lives in two worlds: the poor neighbourhood where she was born and raised and her posh high school in the suburbs. The uneasy balance between them is shattered when Starr is the only witness to the fatal shooting of her unarmed best friend, Khalil, by a police officer. Now what Starr says could destroy her community. It could also get her killed. Inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, this is a powerful and gripping YA novel about one girl's struggle for justice.

Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend, Khalil, at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed.

Soon afterward, Khalil’s death is a national headline. Some are calling him a thug, maybe even a drug dealer and a gangbanger. Starr’s best friend at school suggests he may have had it coming. When it becomes clear the police have little interest in investigating the incident, protesters take to the streets and Starr’s neighborhood becomes a war zone. What everyone wants to know is: What really went down that night? And the only person alive who can answer that is Starr.

But what Starr does—or does not—say could destroy her community. It could also endanger her life.