![]() And don't miss On the Come Up, Angie Thomas's powerful follow-up 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. The Hate U Give often shortened to THUG, is the story of Starr Carter, a black teenager finding her way in two very distinct worlds: the streets of the poverty-stricken neighborhood she lives in and the halls of the suburban prep school in the good part of town that she attends. Protesters are taking to the streets in Khalil's name. Some are calling him a thug, maybe even a drug dealer and a gangbanger. The story centralizes around a police shooting of a young black man and the resulting struggles that Starr goes through from being a witness to the event. It is told from the perspective of a sixteen-year-old girl named Starr. Soon afterward, his death is a national headline. The Hate U Give is a novel by Angie Thomas. 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. ![]() ![]() 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. #1 New York Times Bestseller! "Absolutely riveting!" -Jason Reynolds "Stunning." -John Green "This story is necessary.Goodreads Choice Awards Best of the Best. ![]()
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