I grabbed this book off the ARC shelf at work because....Kwame Alexander. Ever since I used his poetry in my class for Valentine's Day....I have loved him. This book did not fail at all. 
 A complete ode to Rock and Roll...this is the story of Blade as he navigates the end of high school and how to overcome his father's alcoholism (and life)...a girl and heart break. Just life. The story is told in poetry form and the verses echo through out the day after you put the book down. I shall keep this book and return to it...that is how good it is. 
 Read if you are a fan of YA, poetry, Kwame...or need to change your mind set. 
 2017 Reading Challenge: Read a book with a red spine.