![]() ![]() Then I realized he was describing hair style and when I googled “cane row” pictures of people with what us Americans call “corn row” came up. ![]() ![]() Marlon describes a character with “cane row” and at first I thought it was clothing. For example, there was a character description that I was initially confused by. I had fun being able to have a visual reference to some of the locations mentioned in the book, and reveled in learning the differences in American and British colloquial language. ![]() As the US exports more authors than we import, I was excited to read a YA book from a British author of color and to see the subtle differences between American and British culture. I saw that it was published only in the UK and since I was spending the summer in London, I made the decision to purchase the book. Review: I first heard of Patrice Lawrence’s award winning book through an article I received in an email. It’s time to fight to be the last man standing. With his dad dead and his brother helpless, Marlon has little choice but to enter Andre’s old world of guns, knives and drug runs in order to uncover the truth and protect those close to him. But everything changes when Marlon’s first date with the beautiful Sonya ends in tragedy he becomes a hunted man and he has no idea why. It’s easy when you keep yourself to yourself, listening to your dead dad’s Earth, Wind and Fire albums and watching sci-fi. Summary: Sixteen-year-old Marlon has promised his widowed mum that he’ll be good, and nothing like his gang-leader brother Andre. ![]()
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