SHAQ’S ORIGIN: BOOK 4 – THE PLAYGROUND WAREverything changes when you stop being afraid.Eleven-year-old Shaq Khan has learned to fight. Not just with his fists, but with strategy, discipline, and the kind of resilience that comes from surviving in a world where weakness is a death sentence. The training with Raz has transformed him—given him confidence, strength, and something else entirely: respect.But respect is a dangerous currency in the playground hierarchy of Winston Primary School.When two bullies challenge him to a fight, Shaq discovers that everything he’s learned from his brothers actually works. He wins. Decisively. And for the first time in his life, other students look at him differently—not as a victim to be preyed upon, but as someone to be feared, someone to be watched, someone to be reckoned with.But victory has a price.Because there’s someone else at Winston Primary who’s been watching Shaq’s transformation. Someone stronger. Someone who’s never been challenged. Someone who sees in Shaq a threat to the natural order of things.And that someone is Tyrone.Part of the Drummond Street Boys UniverseThe Playground War is Book 4 in Shaq’s Origin—the explosive prequel series that reveals how an eleven-year-old boy became the strategic mastermind behind the Drummond Street Boys empire. Set in parallel with the main Blood & Bottles saga, this is the untold story of Shaq’s transformation from bullied victim to respected fighter to something far more dangerous.Each book in Shaq’s Origin stands alone as a complete story, but together they form an interconnected saga that explains how Shaq rose from the streets of North London to become a legend. Perfect for readers who want to understand the origins of power, the cost of respect, and the impossible choices made when survival demands transformation.Fans of Top Boy, The Wire, and gritty coming-of-age street lit will be hooked from page one.⚠️ Contains strong language, violence, and mature themes.Read Books 1-3 first for full context, or dive in and discover how legends are born—one fight at a time.Start reading now and find out what happens when a bullied boy becomes the hunter.
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In “Shaq’s Origin: The Playground War,” eleven-year-old Shaq transforms from a bullied victim to a respected fighter, facing new challenges and dangers at Winston Primary. Action-packed and gritty!
