The Hate U Give: A Printz Honor Winner
A #1 New York Times Bestseller, William C. Morris Award Winner, National Book Awar Longlist, Printz Honor Book, and Coretta Scott King Honor Book. The Hate U Give, now a major motion picture, is a young adult novel by Angie Thomas. It follows events in the life of a 16-year-old black girl, Starr Carter, who is drawn to activism after she witnesses the police shooting of a childhood friend.
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Readers say *The Hate U Give* by Angie Thomas is a powerful, emotionally gripping novel that vividly explores racism, police brutality, and systemic i...
A very fast read about the ongoing battle against police brutality & racism in our country. Starr Carter is a 16 year old caught between two worlds. She lives in the poor black neighborhood and goes to school in the white suburbs. Those worlds collide when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend, Khalil, at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed. How will the community react when they discover Starr was with Khalil when he died? Can Starr speak out? Should Starr speak out? I thought this was a well written, very realistic debut about an ordinary girl living in an extraordinary time. It was just too long.....
THD Book Lovers meeting notes from Sept. 16th on The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas:
The topic is a powerful one!
A few felt like though the writing was good, that it felt scripted or was too predictable.
The characters were the best and some had characteristics that were relatable.
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