Angie Thomas—author of the powerful YA novel The Hate U Give that was adapted into the popular film of the same name—has written a third book, Concrete Rose.

Author Angie Thomas announced that her YA novel "The Hate U Give" is getting a prequel book about Maverick Carter, Starr's father.

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.” ...

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.

Thomas’ latest page-turner, Concrete Rose, steps back 17 years before the events depicted in The Hate U Give, and looks at Starr’s dad, Maverick, and his teenage years.

They will likely also remember the rose in question: Maverick Carter, who was introduced in “The Hate U Give” as the responsible, nurturing father to teenage protagonist Starr Carter.

Concrete Rose, Angie Thomas’ latest young adult novel, is a meditation on just that: the problem of boys pretending to be men. The book, out Jan. 12, is a prequel to Thomas’ smash bestseller ...

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 ...

For Russell Hornsby, who stars as Maverick ‘Mav’ Carter in The Hate U Give, working on the film was “a joy,” and also “painful to do.” Directed by George Tillman Jr., with Amandla ...

Warning: Spoilers for The Hate U Give ahead. There are some movies that you just know are going to be an emotional experience you'll never forget. The book-to-movie adaptation of The Hate U Give ...

The story of a teenager's burgeoning activism is making waves around the country — but for the cast, the revelations began much earlier. “The Hate U Give” is not your ordinary sentimental ...