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The Hate U Give
Angie Thomas
A Brutally Honest Exploration of Racial Injustice, Police Violence, and the Power of Activism
What's it about?
The Hate U Give (2017) is a critically acclaimed coming-of-age tale set against the backdrop of racism and police brutality. It follows 16-year-old Starr Carter as she navigates two contrasting worlds: the poor Black neighborhood where she lives and the white prep school where she studies. Starr's attempt to strike a balance between these two worlds is shattered when she witnesses the shooting of her childhood friend, Khalil, by a police officer.
About the author
Angie Thomas was born and raised in Jackson, Mississippi. She studied creative writing at Belhaven University and was the first winner of the Walter Dean Myers Grant 2015 – an award issued by We Need Diverse Books. The Hate U Give is her first novel.
