The Hate U Give: A Printz Honor Winner

This was a very well written book. I think it did an excellent job portraying the police violence and reaction to the injustices in the black community. I love that it came with an anti-racism guide and a discussion guide. Highly recommend!

This book is amazing, the film is good but this is so much better. I loved reading it, it’s emotional and brilliantly written. It gives you a real perspective on real things that happen, it’s things that some people will only ever hear about and never actually experience so reading things like this and getting even a small sense of how other people live and what they go through - is really important!

THE HATE U GIVE deserves every single amount of praise it’s been given. It’s a story dripping with truth, and one I firmly believe everyone should read. Hate is driven by fear, and fear stems from the unknown. This book breaks the barrier we’ve placed amongst ourselves as a society. As a white reader, my eyes have been opened. 

I immediately fell in love with the voice of this novel. THE HATE U GIVE is written in the first person present tense following Starr’s perspective. Because of this narration, readers get an inside view of Starr’s character arc as she combats internalized biases and finds her voice.

Check out my full review on my blog: https://alyrusciano.wordpress.com/2022/08/07/the-hate-u-give-review

Incredible combination of extremely well written, extremely readable, extremely topical and extremely effective.

Incredible combination of extremely well written, extremely readable, extremely topical and extremely effective.