If You Knew My Name

Lisa Roberts Carter’s debut, If You Knew My Name, is a novel-in-verse telling the story of 17-year-old Mason Tyndall— an aspiring rap artist whose mother is a BLM activist. She saw fatal officer-involved shootings as senseless tragedies. He viewed them as trending hashtags — that is, until he almost became one.

Debutul Lisei Roberts Carter, If You Knew My Name, este un roman in versuri care spune povestea lui Mason Tyndall, in varsta de 17 ani, un artist rap aspirant a carui mama este activista BLM. Ea a vazut impuscaturile fatale implicate de ofiteri ca niste tragedii fara sens. Le-a vazut ca pe hashtag-uri in tendinte - adica pana aproape ca a devenit unul.