Don’t look away from this searing battle for justice. “Tragically timely, hard-hitting, and an ultimate prayer for change. Absolutely riveting!” -Jason Reynolds, National Book Award finalist and coauthor of All American Boys “As we continue to fight the battle against police brutality and systemic racism in America, The Hate You Give serves as a much-needed literary ramrod. “Angie Thomas has written a stunning, brilliant, gut-wrenching novel that will be remembered as a classic of our time.” -John Green, New York Times bestselling author of The Fault in Our Stars Follow Angie Thomas on Twitter HYPE From YA Authors: She holds a BFA in creative writing from Belhaven University and is an inaugural winner of the Walter Dean Myers Grant 2015, awarded by We Need Diverse Books. She is a former teen rapper whose greatest accomplishment was an article about her in Right-On! Magazine with a picture included. Need to start talking about it? View the discussion guide below:Īngie Thomas was born, raised, and still resides in Jackson, Mississippi, as indicated by her accent. Download The Hate U Give Discussion Guide What everyone wants to know is: what really went down that night? And the only person alive who can answer that is Starr.īut what Starr does-or does not-say could upend her community. Some cops and the local drug lord try to intimidate Starr and her family. Protesters are taking to the streets in Khalil’s name. Some are calling him a thug, maybe even a drug dealer and a gangbanger.

Soon afterward, his death is a national headline. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends.

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