The Hate U Give
Age 14+
Family & Home Stories General Fiction
Now a major motion picture, starring Amandla Stenberg
No. 1 New York Times bestseller
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
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. 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. Now what Starr says could destroy her community. It could also get her killed.
Inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, this is a powerful and gripping YA novel about one girl's struggle for justice.
Want more of Garden Heights? Catch Maverick and Seven’s story in Concrete Rose, Angie Thomas's powerful prequel to The Hate U Give.
PRAISE FOR THE HATE U GIVE
"Stunning." John Green
“A masterpiece.” The Huffington Post
“An essential read for everyone.” Teen Vogue
“Outstanding.” The Guardian
"This story is necessary. This story is important." Kirkus (starred review)
"Heartbreakingly topical." Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"A powerful, in-your-face novel." Horn Book (starred review)
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Creators
Angie Thomas was born, raised, and still lives in Jackson, Mississippi. A former teen rapper, she recently won a Walter Dean Myers Grant, awarded by the We Need Diverse Books campaign. The Hate U Give is her first novel. You can find her on Twitter@acthomaswrites or visit her website, acthomaswrites.com.
Reviews
All over my Twitter feed, Instagram, etc. were people receiving ARCs and raving about this being one of the most important books of the year. And they’re completely right.
Treasured Tales
This is an important book that deserves to be widely read by older teens and adults.
Bookrapt
The Hate U Give is a relevant, authentic, inspiring read. It is brilliant and moving, and packs an emotional punch.
Inside My Words
There are no words to describe this book. It is by far the best book that I have read this year and am nearly game enough to say one of the very best I have ever read.
Jessica's Bookworld
It perfectly combines talking about the really important topic of the #BlackLivesMatter movement with excellent storytelling, writing, and characters. It’s just JUST A DEBUT. Hopefully Angie Thomas becomes one of the top contemporary voices in YA!
Paper Fury
The Hate U Give is a top contender for my book of the year.
Gilly Reads
It’s an eye opening story inspired by really events
Southern in Law blog
Angie Thomas’s novel is well on the way to becoming a YA classic.
Magpies Magazine
…it’s such a powerful book.
Southern in Law
should be essential reading… It’s heart-wrenching, stirring and funny
The Literary Casanova - Instagram
a modern classic… What a powerful, poignant story. I would recommend reading this as soon as humanly possible.
ReadMeAnotherStory - Instagram
one of the best books that I have ever read … I can’t recommend this one highly enough.
Katie.Reads.Things - Instagram
This was one of the best books I have read all year. The characters, particularly that of Starr, a black teenager, continued to develop throughout the novel, and this drove the plot forward, keeping me telling myself ‘just one more page’.
Mumlyfe blog
