The Hate U Give
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| Rating | : | 4.16 (842 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0062498533 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 464 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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Be Prepared to Cry, and Laughed, and then read it all over again because it is amazing!!! Ashley Elliott I had originally said I was not going to read this book, I didn't know how well I would like it, and I don't tend to get involved with things that can make life at work harder for me. I literally work with the police, I am a dispatcher, so it is a huge part of my life. I knew going in it was revolved around the BLM movement, and police brutality and I made the decision to read it anyways. I had heard so many good things about it and I just needed to see for myself. First I want to say, it does not at. The Love She Gives In January, uber popular author, John Green, tweeted that The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas would become a classic. I believe him.I can see this book in decades being required reading in schools. I can see multiple editions—special editions, anniversary editions, movie tie-in editions, and hell, maybe even a graphic novel—being released. I can see this book being read by my generation and passed on to the next generation, and then the next. I can see this book lasting, not because it’. Rachel Reads Ravenously said “Brave doesn't mean you're not scared. It means you go on even though you're scared.”. “Brave doesn't mean you're not scared. It means you go on even though you're scared.” Rachel Reads Ravenously 4.5 stars!“Sometimes you can do everything right and things will still go wrong. The key is to never stop doing right.”The Hate U Give is about a sixteen year old girl named Starr who lives in a bad neighborhood and commutes to a fancy private school. One evening, Starr and her childhood friend Khalil leave a party and are pulled over by a cop on the way home. The cop shoots and kills Khalil, even though he was unarmed.Khalil becomes a national headline, and Starr is thrown into turmoil. . .5 stars!“Sometimes you can do everything right and things will still go wrong. The key is to never stop doing right.”The Hate U Give is about a sixteen year old girl named Starr who lives in a bad neighborhood and commutes to a fancy private school. One evening, Starr and her childhood friend Khalil leave a party and are pulled over by a cop on the way home. The cop shoots and kills Khalil, even though he was unarmed.Khalil becomes a national headline, and Starr is thrown into turmoil.
What everyone wants to know is: what really went down that night? And the only person alive who can answer that is Starr. 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. Eight Starred Reviews! #1 New York Times Bestseller!"Absolutely riveting!" —Jason Reynolds"Stunning." —John Green"This story is necessary. This story is important." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)"Heartbreakingly topical." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)"A marvel of verisimilitude." —Booklist (starred review)"A powerful, in-your-face novel." —The 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. Protesters are taking to the streets in Khalil’s name. Khalil was unarmed.Soon afterward, his death is a national headline. But what Starr does—or does not—say could upend her community. Some cops and the local drug lord try to intimidate Starr and her family. Som
You can find her online at angiethomas . She is a former teen rapper whose greatest accomplishment was having an article about her in Right On! magazine. She holds a BFA in creative writing. Angie Thomas was born, raised, and still resides in Jackson, Mississippi. The Hate U Give is her first novel
Absolutely riveting!” (Jason Reynolds, bestselling coauthor of ALL AMERICAN BOYS)“Angie Thomas has written a stunning, brilliant, gut-wrenching novel that will be remembered as a classic of our time.” (John Green, bestselling author of The Fault in Our Stars)“Fearlessly honest and heartbreakingly human. This story is necessary. An inarguably important book that demands the widest possible readership.” (Booklist (starred review))“Pair this powerful debut w