Solo

Blade is sick of being a rockstar's son.  His dad's lifelong battle with addiction means he's never really there when Blade needs him and always pulling embarrassing stunts when he doesn't.

High school graduation should be a time for celebration, but when Blade's drunk father causes a scene, it just sets off an avalanche of bad that complicates things with his girlfriend and leads to the revelation of a family secret that threatens to shatter him.

He even tries to give up music, the one thing he loved inheriting from his father.

Blade decides to go to Africa to find out some things about himself and to get a fresh perspective.

I really enjoyed Kwame Alexander's new YA book and Blade's voice on his mission of discovery.  I did feel like the end was a bit rushed, but it's definitely worth the read!