{"product_id":"dropping-beats-paperback","title":"Dropping Beats - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNathanael Lessore\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Funny, bursting with heart, goofy, wise, and did I mention- wildly wonderfully funny.\" \u003cbr\u003e --Jon Scieszka, First National Ambassador of Young People's Literature and Founder of Guys Read\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA hilarious and heartfelt young YA comedy about the misadventures of an aspiring young rapper as he navigates school, family, and friendship.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Thirteen-year-old Growls (aka Shaun) is an aspiring (awful) rapper who hopes to enter this year's Raptology competition with his best friend, Shanks (aka Zachariah). After all, what better way to land his crush (Tanisha) and get the respect he finally deserves than winning the contest and going viral? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But when a livestream practice goes epically wrong, the two friends do go viral- and not in the way they'd hoped. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Now the laughingstock of the school, Growls is sure he'll never have another chance to date Tanisha. Even worse, Shanks has gone MIA, leaving him terribly alone. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But when Growls meets the new girl on the block (Siobhan), things don't seem so terrible after all. And with some patience, a little luck, and a whole lot of practice, he just might win the Raptology competition and be a hero to both Siobhan and Shanks. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Either way, he's ready for this. He's steady for this. It's comeback season and they call him comeback king for a reason. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNathanael Lessore\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Camberwell, South East London, as one of eight children to French and Madagascan parents. Despite spending most of his life in Peckham, Nathanael has also lived in Paris, Strasbourg, and Singapore. Nathanael became a marketing executive after graduating from the University of East London, believing at the time that a creative writing degree destined him for a career in marketing. \u003ci\u003eDropping Beats \u003c\/i\u003eis his debut and writing it gave him the opportunity to show his South East London childhood as the funny, warm, adventurous world that wasn't always represented as such. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 11, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42733555417151,"sku":"9780316576987","price":15.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/2335497114b3cff841c963bfd3ce2e75_a001b1c2-ec15-458c-afca-f1f80ad2a695.webp?v=1765136376","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/dropping-beats-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}