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The Hate U Give
Book • 2017
The Hate U Give, written by Angie Thomas, is a young adult novel that follows the story of Starr Carter, a 16-year-old African-American girl who navigates between her impoverished inner-city neighborhood and her predominantly white private school.
The novel centers around Starr's experience after witnessing the fatal shooting of her childhood friend, Khalil, by a white police officer.
This event propels Starr into a national news story and leads to her involvement in social activism, highlighting themes of systemic racism, police brutality, black identity, and the struggles of code-switching.
The book has been praised for its timely and powerful portrayal of the Black Lives Matter movement and the challenges faced by black Americans, although it has also faced controversy and been one of the most challenged books in recent years.
The novel centers around Starr's experience after witnessing the fatal shooting of her childhood friend, Khalil, by a white police officer.
This event propels Starr into a national news story and leads to her involvement in social activism, highlighting themes of systemic racism, police brutality, black identity, and the struggles of code-switching.
The book has been praised for its timely and powerful portrayal of the Black Lives Matter movement and the challenges faced by black Americans, although it has also faced controversy and been one of the most challenged books in recent years.
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