Read our review of 'The Hate U Give', a movie based on the bestselling novel by Angie Thomas. Amandla Stenberg stars.

It’s clear things worked out: When we meet Maverick in “The Hate U Give,” he’s a successful entrepreneur, happily married to Starr’s mother, and doing everything in his power to lead and ...

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.” ...

Does that mean you've had Concrete Rose ready and waiting for the right time to publish? I was jotting things down for both Concrete Rose and On the Come Up while I was on set for The Hate U Give.

NPR's Noel King talks to young adult author Angie Thomas about her book: Concrete Rose. It goes back in time to tell the story of the parents of Starr Carter, the teenage girl in The Hate U Give.