![]() Alexander and Hess have a knack for making ordinary language seem lyrical, and the narrative is conveyed through dialogue, text messages, and news reports as well as through Blade’s terse, first-person, present-tense musings. This novel in verse reverberates with the energy of spoken word poetry. Looking for answers, he heads to Ghana, where he begins to heal. Rutherford’s humiliating behavior at Blade’s high school graduation, Blade’s older sister Storm’s revelation of a devastating family secret, and his girlfriend Chapel’s betrayal send the teenager reeling. ![]() ![]() The death of his mother years ago still haunts him, and he’s continually disappointed by his father Rutherford, a rock legend who has long grappled with drug and alcohol addiction. ![]()
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