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.
About The Hate U Give
Starr Carter must stand up for what is right after witnessing the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend at the hands of the police.
Achievement of The Hate U Give
George Tillman Jr. directed the film from a script from Audrey Wells which was adapted from the novel of the same name by Angie Thomas.
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Latest information about The Hate U Give updated on July 28 2021.
