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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Anyone who doesn’t understand the Black Lives Matter movement should read this book. The author gives us a glimpse of the reality experienced by Blacks without being stereotypical, condescending or preachy. The characters are realistic and relatable.
We need to know the story of American lives in the financially poor, desperate parts of our country.
compelling look at characters with layers as they deal with a tragic situation
Every white person should read this book (young adult AND adult).
Not one for me. Too much profanity and cultural madness. I quit after three disks. Thankful I borrowed The recorded book from the library instead of purchasing. .
To be a debut novel, The Hate U Give, author Angie Thomas writes with seasoned skill. Her main character, sixteen year old Starr Carter, has searing internal dialogue that bites, leaving marks on the reader’s heart. You care deeply about the people (young and old) in this riveting, urban coming-of-age story and I couldn’t put it down – and you won’t either. Thomas is to be congratulated!
I couldn’t put this book down! It is well-written and provides an honest look into what is happening across America today. Such a powerful read!
What a stellar “read!” It was so good in the Audible format. I felt like listening to the story really added to the anguish and pain of the protagonist. I definitely recommend inhaling this story in the auditory format.
Starr is a 16-year-old girl who lives in the “hood,” but whose parents send her and her brothers to a private school that is mostly white. She is two different people for her two different worlds – hard work for a 16-year-old. She hides her pain over watching her friend die right in front of her from a drive-by shooting when they were both ten years old. Unfortunately, Starr lives through this AGAIN when she and a friend are stopped by a police officer on their way home from a party in which someone was shot. Starr’s friend, Khalil, does everything right (even if he is a tad mouthy, IMHO) w/ the officer, but ends up shot to death anyway.
To say Starr is traumatized is to understate what happens. I was literally bawling at the gym listening to parts of this. Yet she will not admit to her school friends -or white boyfriend – that she knew Khalil, much less that she was in the car the night he was shot. They all shrug and say, “well, he was a drug dealer. His loss isn’t a big deal.” Imagine your friends talking about a boy you grew up with that way!
But this book really isn’t a book about yet another police shooting of an unarmed Black man. It’s really about Starr finding her voice while trying to find justice for Khalil. How does Starr doe this? Was there ever justice for Khalil? Read the book and see. And I LOVE that T.H.U.G. stands for “The Hate You Give.”
Y’all HAVE to read this one, in whatever format works for you.
love it
I really enjoyed this book. A teenage girl seeing her childhood friend get murdered and then being stuck between 2 worlds. This book brings up so many of the problems facing today but also the past. We are stuck in a world that is unwilling to change and voices need to be heard. The characters in this book grow and involve in ways I didn’t see possible with everything going on but they do. There was a lot of emotion and heartache.
“Sometimes you can do everything right and things will still go wrong. The key is to never stop doing right.”
I think this is a great Book! I had also watched the movie a long time ago. I love how they tuned the movie into a book as well!
Just WOW!
Does have ‘colorful’ language. About a female black teenager life
It’s literally amazing.
I want to start off by saying that I am super glad that I finally own this book. And picked it during black history month. I and in love with Angie Thomas writing/books. She will be definitely author I will be auto-buying her books. I did see the movie maybe a while back. I loved the movie but definitely love this book way more. After reading this book I felt they could of added more to the movie. But I highly recommend this book. I read Concrete Rose first because I wanted to read the back story of the characters. I love all the character’s they all my favorites. I wasn’t disappointed at all reading this book. I got so lost reading this in a good way. I love the way the author picked her characters names and the meaning behind them.
About Book-
Starr is a young black girl living two different lives. One where she goes to a fancy school. And second where she lives with her family. When her long time friend is shot by a cop. Starr starts questioning her life and how to use her voice. I highly recommend this book to anyone young and old. I will be definitely telling everyone about Angie Thomas books.
It was just overall amazing
i love this book so much but it does not match the movie i watched the movie like a thousand of times.
Real World Connections in a Fictional Book
I had watched the movie prior to reading the book and I found that the movie was much more sad and dramatic. However, the book went into more detail. I liked the book better because you were able to see into Starr’s life more. I also loved the messages behind the story. They talk about white supremacy and how it has a direct impact on black lives. They talk about protests and riots that I was able to connect to the real world and what was happening today. The book also mentions gangs and living in a bad part of town. It shows how not everyone in those parts of town is bad and they don’t all do bad things.
As the book progresses the reader can see a change in Starr’s character, as she finds the courage to stand up for her rights. After dealing with being discriminated against her whole life Starr decides to speak out for her rights and she demands change. Starr is lifted on top of a cop car where she gives a very impactful speech. She thinks “the bull horn is as heavy as a gun”, the weapon that took both of her friends (page 411). In that moment she is only one a group of angry protesters and cops are looking at. Starr tells them that she demands change. This is a very important part of the story because Starr is no longer hiding. However, this adds to the plot of the book because now questions arise about why she didn’t speak up earlier and what she is going to do now that she has spoken up.
Overall I would recommend this book. I feel as though there is a good balance between an interesting story that was fun to read and addressing important issues. The book has an interesting plotline that made me want to keep reading and I would often read many pages at once. However, I would not recommend that you watch the movie before reading the book. The issues that were addressed are very relevant especially today, and I was able to make connections to what was happening in the book to what was happening in the real world.
A timely novel for all ages. Very thought provoking about our current culture. Much food for thought and a great discussion book.
This novel is a no holds barred look into the lives of black teens across America. I think that despite its heavy hand in vulgar language and mature topics that it is a novel well worth the read. I’m totally obsessed and can’t wait to read the sequel!
For my full review, please visit: https://www.krwardbookreview.com/2021/01/the-hate-u-give-by-angie-thomas.html