Want more of Garden Heights? Catch Maverick and Seven’s story in Concrete Rose, Angie Thomas's powerful prequel to The Hate U Give. But what Starr does-or does not-say could upend her community. What everyone wants to know is: what really went down that night? And the only person alive who can answer that is Starr. 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. As a book written for teens, The Hate U Give reminds readers of just how often racialized violence is carried out against that age group (Michael Brown was 18 when he was killed Trayvon. 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. It’s about diversifying the narratives we are allowed to. It’s about telling the truth about a cultural experience through the eyes of one character written by an author who shares a background with that character. This story is important.' - Kirkus (starred review) 'Heartbreakingly topical.' - Publishers Weekly (starred review) 'A marvel of verisimilitude.' - Booklist (starred review) 'A powerful, in-your-face novel.' - Horn Book (starred review) Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The Hate U Give is Angie Thomas’s highly anticipated debut novel based on the Black Lives Matter movement. #1 New York Times Bestseller! 'Absolutely riveting!' -Jason Reynolds 'Stunning.' -John Green 'This story is necessary.Why don’t we put that same kind of judgment towards racism and police brutality asks angiecthomas, author of the frequently banned The Hate U Give. Goodreads Choice Awards Best of the Best RT PENamerica: Don’t judge a book because it addresses something such as racism or police brutality. Author Angie Thomass novel The Hate U Give tells the story of Starr Carter, an African-American teenager who witnesses a White police officer kill her.

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