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Jackson, Tiffany D. LET ME HEAR A RHYME New York, NY : Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2019] IL YA ISBN 9780062840325 2 booktalks |
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Booktalk #1 It’s 1998, and Bed-Stuy, still mourning the loss of Biggie Smalls, is being rocked by a mysterious new underground star: The Architect. No one knows who this phenomenal new rapper is, except for his younger sister Jasmine and two best friends Quadir and Jarrell. They’re also the only ones who know the Architect’s biggest secret ... he’s no longer living. While personally in mourning for Stephon, the three discover the hidden stash of tapes he had recorded in secret, his original tracks gone unheard. Wanting to keep their friend’s voice alive and also track down his killer, Quadir, Jarrell, and Jasmine come up with a plan that gets them deep into more secrets than they bargained for. Set to the soundtrack of 1990’s hip-hop, the heart, humor, drama, and mystery of Let Me Hear a Rhyme keep the pages turning! (Pennsylvania Young Reader’s Choice Award 2020-2021) Booktalk #2 Let Me Hear a Rhyme is set in Brooklyn, New York in 1998 during the height of the rap era. The main characters Quadir and Jarrell make a vow to make sure that their dead friend Steph’s rap lyrics are not forgotten. With the help of Steph’s younger sister Jasmine, they put together a plan to release Steph’s rap music under the name: The Architect. Steph’s rap music becomes popular and the trio is faced with the pressure of keeping a secret or telling the truth. (Georgia Peach Book Award, 2022) |
| SUBJECTS: Rap (Music) -- Fiction. Teenagers -- Fiction. Friendship -- Fiction. Grief -- Fiction. |
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