The Hate U Give
The Hate U Give is a 2017 young adult novel by Angie Thomas. It is Thomas's debut novel, expanded from a short story she wrote in college in reaction to the police shooting of Oscar Grant. The book is narrated by Starr Carter, a 16-year-old black girl from a poor neighborhood who attends an elite private school in a predominantly white, affluent part of the city. Starr becomes entangled in a national news story after she witnesses a white police officer shoot and kill her childhood friend, Khalil. She speaks up about the shooting in increasingly public ways, and social tensions culminate in a riot after a grand jury decides not to indict the police officer for the shooting. The Hate U Give was published on February 28, 2017, by HarperCollins imprint Balzer + Bray, which had won a bidding war for the rights to the novel. The book was a commercial success, debuting at number one on The New York Times young adult best-seller list, where it remained for 50 weeks. It won several awards and received critical praise for Thomas's writing and timely subject matter. In writing the novel, Thomas attempted to expand readers' understanding of the Black Lives Matter movement as well as diffic
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Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter lives in the poor Black neighborhood of Garden Heights and goes to a mostly white prep school across town. After a party, a white officer pulls over the car driven by her childhood best friend Khalil and shoots him as Starr watches from the passenger seat.
Yes. A 2018 film adaptation directed by George Tillman Jr. and starring Amandla Stenberg was released. The film follows the novel closely. It was a commercial success and is widely taught alongside the novel.
Yes. The Hate U Give has been frequently challenged in American schools, primarily for its handling of police violence, racism, and language. It remains widely taught and was the most-checked-out YA book at many libraries.
The Hate U Give was written by Angie Thomas, published in 2017 by Balzer + Bray.
The Hate U Give is 128 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, The Hate U Give takes most readers 2 to 3 hours to finish.
The Hate U Give is a standalone novel by Angie Thomas, not part of a series.
The Hate U Give is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.