The Hate U Give by Angie ThomasMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Wow. This book is powerful, funny, heartbreaking, important, and so thoughtfully written. It's been impossible not to hear about it in the past year, and I'm grateful to have gotten to read it for my YA class and discuss it with other librarians-to-be.
Starr is such a dynamic character - stubborn and proud, sensitive and insightful - she felt very present. I loved her narration, even when her story broke my heart. Thomas writes from reality (police brutality, racial profiling, code-switching, interracial relationships, current pop culture references...), and the accuracy of her story is shattering, convicting, and empowering. This should be required reading, and is definitely a book unafraid of telling it like it is.
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Extras: Book Riot's list of books to read after reading The Hate U Give.
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