If You Knew My Name: A Novel in Verse

By: Lisa Roberts Carter

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Synopsis: Lisa Roberts Carter&’s debut, If You Knew My Name, is a novel-in-verse telling the story of 17-year-old Mason Tyndall— an aspiring rap artist whose mother is a BLM activist. She saw fatal officer-involved shootings as senseless tragedies. He viewed them as trending hashtags — that is, until he almost became one.Mason Zy&’Aire Tyndall has big dreams. Dreams of sick beats, epic mic-drops, sold out stadiums. Mason&’s going to be a rap star—and you don&’t become a rap star by hitting up BLM protests with your mom or sitting at a desk. Mason wants to get out there and make a name for himself, but he&’ll have to graduate high school first. And he can&’t do that if he fails his senior year. Convinced his poetry class is a waste of time, Mason&’s teacher helps him see just how valuable a couplet and a rhyme can be. But when an unarmed Black man is killed by the police in his city, tensions start to rise—among the cops, the community, and even Mason&’s peers. Caught in the middle of increasingly violent conflicts, Mason will have to find a way to use his voice for change…and fast.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 224 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781771683616
Related ISBNs:: 9781771683609
Publisher:: Central Avenue Publishing
Date of Addition:: 05/28/24
Copyrighted By:: Lisa Roberts Carter
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Entertainment, Teens, Poetry, Art and Architecture, Literature and Fiction
Grade Levels:: Seventh grade, Eighth grade, Ninth grade, Tenth grade, Eleventh grade, Twelfth grade
Reading Age:: 12–18
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.