8 starred reviews · Goodreads Choice Awards Best of the Best · William C. Morris Award Winner · National Book Award Longlist · Printz Honor Book · Coretta Scott King Honor Book · #1 New York Times Bestseller!
“Absolutely riveting!” —Jason Reynolds
“Stunning.” —John Green
“This story is necessary. This story is important.” —Kirkus (starred review)
“Heartbreakingly topical.” —Publishers … Green
“This story is necessary. 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. 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. Khalil was unarmed.
Soon afterward, his death is a national headline. Some are calling him a thug, maybe even a drug dealer and a gangbanger. Protesters are taking to the streets in Khalil’s name. Some cops and the local drug lord try to intimidate Starr and her family. What everyone wants to know is: what really went down that night? And the only person alive who can answer that is Starr.
But what Starr does—or does not—say could upend her community. It could also endanger her life.
Want more of Garden Heights? Catch Maverick and Seven’s story in Concrete Rose, Angie Thomas’s powerful prequel to The Hate U Give.
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“The Hate You Give” let’s us look into the eyes of a young woman, and how she copes with the loss of her childhood best friend, Khalil shot dead at the hands of a white police officer of whom mistakes a hairbrush with a gun.
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This book is the best cause it helps you to grow within yourself and those around you…. It shows us that sometimes the things which we are expecting are not alway as expected. It basically about a girl trying so hard to change the rules and laws of her country so that everyone gets their rights and freedom
This book was incredible and impactful. It showed a powerful look into a cultural and economic divide between races through the eyes of a teenage girl who has seen more tragedy than most could hardly imagine. It challenges an unfair justice system and a biased media. You won’t stop turning the pages with this one.
The Hate U Give is a book I wish everyone would read, and a film I wish everyone would see.
I would recommend reading the book first and then watching the movie if wanted. I personally didn’t think the movie portrayed it as well as it could have.
Heartbreaking that this book is an absolute reality for so many people. Thomas’s writing reflects the age of the main character, which you don’t alway find in YA, which adds to the authenticity of the Starr’s voice. Recommend.
I listened to the audiobook, which was wonderfully performed. It was hard going at times since the subject matter is so heartbreaking, but the story is by turns funny and entertaining as well as moving and enraging. As a white woman, this book was required reading, and I highly recommend it.
This book is about a sixteen year old black girl named Starr Carter who lives in a crappy neighborhood. She and her friend Kenya start the story off at a party. Her old friend Khalil shows up, and while they’re catching up, shots go off. While driving away, they get pulled over. The officer shoots him. Starr is trying to get justice for Khalil while also trying to stay safe. The neighborhood she lives in is full of drug dealers and gangs. Its not safe anywhere. There is swearing and though sex is not directly stated it is implied. I would recommend to ages 13 and up or a mature 12 year old.
I loved it. One of the reasons why i liked this book is because it was so moving but sad at the same time. this book left me feeling hurt…. and how do i put this….. maybe feeling depressed and kind of mad at the world. its an amazing book i would recommend this book to anyone over the age of 13, because it covers a very deep topic.
Everyone should read this book! What a powerful message for today’s society. This stuff still happens, people are still segregating in their heads. Why has is it taking so long for people to see that we are ALL human, ALL worthy, and that we ALL matter?
This is an explosive and emotional story, so be prepared for that. But I feel like it’s so important, even or especially in today’s social climate. While some of us may think that situations like those presented in the book are in the past, unfortunately we are still facing some of these prejudices and we need to stand up and fight for equality of all people.
I enjoyed the growth and depth of character in Star. She thought she had to live separate lives depending on what side of town she was on. This story shows her and the reader how much better it is to be yourself always. The people who truly care about you want to know the real you anyway.
this book is the best I have ever read it is thrilling and I could not put it down. 🙂
4.5 Stars!
I am a white woman in an interracial marriage. I have seen my own kids subjected to prejudices. YET, I will never pretend to understand what black Americans and other ethnic minorities experience just because of their skin color, where they live, or how they talk.
The Hate U Give is extremely insightful and informative with memorable characters and plot. The story is a first person narrative by 16 year old Starr, who witnesses the shooting death of her friend by a police officer. Starr is a strong character who beautifully transforms as the story progresses, but I was even more emotionally drawn to Khalil. Although we only meet Khalil in the very beginning, the author does an amazing job at keeping him front and center during the entire length of the story. By the end, I still found my heart breaking for him and what he represents. A definitively powerful YA story.
The Hate U Give is an important book that focuses on many hard-hitting topics facing the U.S. right now. The characters are all unique and make the story that much better. I listened to the audiobook and would completely recommend listening to it! Bahni Turpin does an amazing job voicing the characters. Angie Thomas deals with topics such as racism, stereotyping, police brutality, gangbanging, and so much more in her debut book in such a great manner. I’ve found a new book to love and it’s The Hate U Give!
I loved it soooo much. I especially enjoyed how Angie Thomas narrated this story, and how it is relevant because it happens daily in the U.S. It was amazing and I definitely recommend. Another book like this is “Tyler Johnson Was Here”, it focuses on the same issues as “The Hate U Give” and while it may not be as good, it is definitely amazing an worth the read.
this book talks about how the world is today and how most cops are treating people today and how the think that they are better then everyone else but in reality they are not.The Hate U Give
Here’s some good news for 2018. Angie Thomas’ acclaimed young adult novel “The Hate U Give” (National Book Award longlist) is being made into a movie and filming has wrapped so it won’t be long now. Don’t wait until the story hits theaters. Read the book now.
I had heard so many wonderful things about this book but, being a Louisiana book reviewer and Thomas hails from Mississippi, I had other books ahead of it on the to-be-read pile. For my December birthday, however, I made time for myself and bought the book. As I was checking out, the woman behind the counter spotted the novel and raved.
Yes, it’s that good.
Thomas places the volatile issue of police brutality in the African American communities in the point of view of Starr Carter, a 16-year-old girl who lives in a black neighborhood but attends Williamson, an upscale, predominantly white school. Her life’s an uneasy balance, where she volleys between two personalities depending on the location.
“Williamson Starr doesn’t use slang — if a rapper would say it, she doesn’t say it, even if her white friends do,” Thomas writes. “Slang makes them cool. Slang makes her ‘hood.’ Williamson Starr holds her tongue when people piss her off so nobody will think she’s the ‘angry black girl.’ Williamson Starr is approachable. No stank-eyes, side-eyes, none of that. Williamson Starr is nonconfrontational. Basically, Williamson Starr doesn’t give anyone a reason to call her ghetto.
“I can’t stand myself for doing it, but I do it anyway.”
One night, while driving home from a party with an old friend, the police stop their car and an altercation ensues while Starr is the witness. What happens next will turn Starr’s world upside down and force her to choose between what is safe and what is right.
Thomas’ book is not just an examination of injustice, one to argue over who’s right and who’s wrong. “The Hate U Gives” takes you inside the story, and for that perspective makes it a must-read book.
This is a book everyone should read. It deals with what is going on in the world today.
I LOVED THIS BOOK. I read this book on my downtime at work and I was so caught up in the story line, in the characters, in the pressures of living as a young black teenager in the city, in the police violence and the black lives matter, that I was frequently startled when someone in the real world needed to talk to me. I cried with Starr, I laughed with her, I rode her roller coaster of emotions along with her. It is the most important book I have read in so long, because it challenged me to look at my own privilege and how I think about race. Without giving anything away, the end leaves you with a feeling of loss, of love, of uncertainty and most of all, hope. I recommend this book to everyone.
This book was really amazing. It wasn’t one I would’ve picked up on my own, but I read it for a book club; I’m so glad we chose it! I think it actually gives a very balanced perspective on the police brutality issue instead of just demonizing one side or the other. It was a very fast read and I would highly recommend it! I also think it is a great book to read for someone who might be skeptical that police brutality is an issue. It doesn’t bash cops but also shows the humanity of the black men and women who are being persecuted. It really is an excellent book.