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ADVANCE INFORMATION Fiction January 2021 Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas From the international phenomenon Angie Thomas comes a hard-hitting return to Garden Heights with the story of Maverick Carter, Starr’s father, set seventeen years before the events of the award-winning The Hate U Give . The son of a drug king, seventeen-year-old Maverick Carter is negotiating life in Garden Heights as he balances school, slinging dope, and working two jobs while his dad is in prison. He’s got it all under control – until, that is, Mav finds out he’s a father. Suddenly he has a baby, Seven, who depends on him for everything. Loyalty, revenge and responsibility threaten to tear Mav apart, especially after the brutal murder of a loved one. So when Mav is offered the chance to go straight, it's an opportunity – in a world where he’s expected to amount to nothing – to prove he’s different and figure out for himself what it really means to be a man. A poignant and searing exploration of Black boyhood and manhood from the critically acclaimed and bestselling author, revisiting Garden Heights by focusing on Maverick's origins as he becomes a father. Angie has over 114k followers on Twitter and 107k on Instagram. She is committed to engaging with her readers through events at schools, libraries, art centres and more. The Hate U Give has been on the New York Times bestseller list for over 160 weeks and has sold 143k copies in the UK TCM. It has received numerous accolades, including the Carnegie CILIP Honour Award, and is now a major motion picture, starring Amandla Stenberg. Angie's second novel, On the Come Up , has sold over 22k copies in the UK TCM. Film rights have been sold to Fox 2000. "Angie Thomas is an African American woman who proves that blacks stories not only matter, but they sell too." gal-dem Angie Thomas is the author of the hugely critically acclaimed and bestselling The Hate U Give . She was born and raised in Jackson, Mississippi. A former teen rapper, she is the recipient of a Walter Dean Myers Grant, awarded by the We Need Diverse Books campaign. Australian Distribution New Zealand Distribution Harper Entertainment Distribution Services Harper Entertainment Distribution Services PO Box 264 • Moss Vale NSW 2577 PO Box 264 • Moss Vale NSW AUSTRALIA 2577 Telephone: 1300 551 721 Telephone: 1800 766 569 Fax: 1800 645 547 Fax: 0800 452 633 Publication Date: 12 January 2021 Age: 14 years + For any publicity enquires contact: PublicityWBA@walkerbooks.com.au AU Price (incl. GST): $18.99 Format: 198mm x 129mm For any marketing enquires contact: MarketingWBA@walkerbooks.com.au NZ Price (incl. GST): $21.99 Extent: 304 pages Binding: Paperback Imprint: Walker ISBN: 9781406384444

ADVANCE INFORMATION POS January 2021 CONCRETE ROSE DISPLAY PACK (12 COPY) Promote Angie Thomas's latest breathtaking title with extra copies, bookmarks, a shelftalker, and a gorgeous counter standee. INCLUDES Bookmarks: Concrete Rose (30 pack) x 1 Shelf Talker: Concrete Rose x 1 Counter Standee: Concrete Rose x 1 9781406384444 Concrete Rose x 12 Australian Distribution New Zealand Distribution Harper Entertainment Distribution Services Harper Entertainment Distribution Services PO Box 264 • Moss Vale NSW 2577 PO Box 264 • Moss Vale NSW AUSTRALIA 2577 Telephone: 1300 551 721 Telephone: 1800 766 569 Publication Date: 12 January 2021 Age: Fax: 1800 645 547 Fax: 0800 452 633 AU Price (incl. GST): $227.88 Format: x NZ Price (incl. GST): $263.88 Extent: pages For any publicity enquires contact: PublicityWBA@walkerbooks.com.au Binding: Imprint: Walker Books Australia For any marketing enquires contact: MarketingWBA@walkerbooks.com.au ISBN: 9789900091349

KEY SALES INFORMATION Concrete Rose Concrete Rose will be a featured title in the 2021 YA Sampler, which will be printed and distributed across Australia and NZ. Point of Sale being created, including bookmark and shelftalker. Promotional pack available. Digital advertising across Facebook and Instagram on release. Featuring in WBA newsletters and social media channels.

ADVANCE INFORMATION Fiction March 2017 The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas A powerful and brave YA novel about what prejudice looks like in the 21st century. Winner of the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2018 #1 New York Times bestseller A Teen Vogue Best YA Book of the Year "Stunning." — John Green “A masterpiece.”—The Huffington Post “An essential read for everyone.” — Teen Vogue “Outstanding.” — The Guardian 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. Now a major motion picture from Twentieth Century Fox, starring Amandla Stenberg ( The Hunger Games and Everything, Everything ), K.J. Apa ( Riverdale ), Regina Hall ( Girls Trip ), Anthony Mackie ( The Avengers: Infinity War) , and Sabrina Carpenter ( Girl Meets World ). Inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement. The Hate U Give film will be released in Australian cinemas in January 2019. To date rights have sold in 12 territories, with multiple-way auctions in the UK and the US. Supported by a major UK publicity and marketing campaign including sampling, teen media partnerships, blogger and social outreach. Winner of the 2018 Silver Inky Award Australian Distribution New Zealand Distribution Angie Thomas was born, raised, and still lives in Jackson, Mississippi. A former teen rapper, she recently won a Walter Dean Myers Harper Entertainment Distribution Services Harper Entertainment Distribution Services Grant, awarded by the We Need Diverse Books campaign. The Hate U Give is her first novel. You can find her on PO Box 264 • Moss Vale NSW 2577 PO Box 264 • Moss Vale NSW AUSTRALIA 2577 Twitter@acthomaswrites or visit her website, acthomaswrites.com. Telephone: 1300 551 721 Telephone: 1800 766 569 Fax: 1800 645 547 Fax: 0800 452 633 Publication Date: 01 March 2017 Age: 14 years + For any publicity enquires contact: PublicityWBA@walkerbooks.com.au AU Price (incl. GST): $17.99 Format: 198mm x 129mm For any marketing enquires contact: MarketingWBA@walkerbooks.com.au NZ Price (incl. GST): $19.99 Extent: 448 pages Imprint: Walker Binding: Paperback ISBN: 9781406372151