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Published
2017
Publisher
Blink
Subgenre
Contemporary
Section
Young Adult

Solo

Kwame Alexander & Mary Rand Hess

Blade, son of a fading rock star, tries to escape his father's mess, and a family secret sends him to Ghana.

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Themes

Music & artFamilyIdentity

Mood

Feels adventurous, emotional.

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