'Heartbreakingly topical. ' An essential read for everyone.' Teen Vogue The book tracks the life of 16-year-old Starr Carter, who has her world turned. Want more of Garden Heights? Catch Maverick and Seven's story in Concrete Rose, Angie Thomas's powerful prequel to The Hate U Give. Thomas made a name for herself as an author, after publishing her debut novel The Hate U Give in early 2017. Inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, this is a powerful and gripping YA novel about one girl's struggle for justice. The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas eBook Details. Now what Starr says could destroy her community. Inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, this YA novel puts us in the shoes of Starr Carter, an unforgettable girl faced with tragedy and choices that, unfortunately, are much too common.

The uneasy balance between them is shattered when Starr is the only witness to the fatal shooting of her unarmed best friend, Khalil, by a police officer. Sixteen-year-old Starr lives in two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she was born and raised and her posh high school in the suburbs. Winner of the Waterstones Children's Book Prize * Goodreads Choice Awards Best of the Best * National Book Award Longlist * British Book Awards Children's Book of the Year * Teen Vogue Best YA Book of the Year Now a major motion picture, starring Amandla Stenberg

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