The Hate U Give: A Printz Honor Winner by Angie Thomas (EPUB)

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8 starred reviews · Goodreads Choice Awards Best of the Best · William C. Morris Award Winner · National Book Award Longlist · Printz Honor Book · Coretta Scott King Honor Book · #1 New York Times Bestseller!”Absolutely riveting!” —Jason Reynolds”Stunning.” —John Green”This story is necessary. This story is important.” —Kirkus (starred review)”Heartbreakingly topical.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)”A marvel of verisimilitude.” —Booklist (starred review)”A powerful, in-your-face novel.” —Horn Book (starred review)Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed.Soon afterward, his death is a national headline. Some are calling him a thug, maybe even a drug dealer and a gangbanger. Protesters are taking to the streets in Khalil’s name. Some cops and the local drug lord try to intimidate Starr and her family. What everyone wants to know is: what really went down that night? And the only person alive who can answer that is Starr. But what Starr does—or does not—say could upend her community. It could also endanger her life.Want more of Garden Heights? Catch Maverick and Seven’s story in Concrete Rose, Angie Thomas’s powerful prequel to The Hate U Give.

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⭐I know I’m a little late to the program with this one as I’ve been hearing people gush about this book for quite a while already — and rightly so! I just finished it and what an amazing story! Though The Hate U Give is marketed as a Young Adult book, I feel that this inspiring book that should be on everyone’s TBR list — regardless of age, gender or race.–The Setting –The story revolves around and is told from the point of view of Star Carter, a 16 year old black girl who is trying to live in two different worlds: one being Garden Heights, the all black crime-ridden neighborhood where she lives and grew up in — and the other being Williamson Prep, the predominately white upper middle-class high school to which her parents send her and her two brothers.While at school, she carefully measures her behavior, limits her slang and generally portrays an easy-going attitude as she tries to fit in with her rich white schoolmates. She even has a white boyfriend, Chris, whose existence she’s not yet told her father about because she’s worried he’ll judge her for dating a boy who isn’t black.Though it can be challenging at times, Staar is always careful to keep her two worlds separate. –Her Family –Staar has a great relationship with her family and it’s evident that she loves them. Her mother works at the hospital and is an excellent role model of a strong, no-nonsense woman. Her father, a former gang member, is now a respected member of the community having left his gang life behind and now works hard to provide for his children and be a positive role model for them. He owns the neighborhood grocery store at which Staar helps out from time to time.But things aren’t easy for Staar and her family. She lives in a neighborhood where drive-by shootings, drug lords, gang leaders, and turf wars are a part of everyday life. –The Incident –But one night her world is shattered when she and her childhood best friend Khalil are pulled over by a policeman for a routine traffic stop. The officer pulls Khalil out of the car and, even though Khalil was unarmed and made no threatening moves toward the officer, the policeman shoots him in the back three times, killing him. So Staar ends up being the only witness to what actually happened — and her life and the life of those around her entirely change as a result. Though traumatized and enraged, Staar is faced with a choice: stay silent or accept who she truly is in order to obtain justice for Khalil.Now I will say that the scene of Khalil’s murder is horrifying and gut-wrenching, and regretfully, not uncommon, as many of us have seen on the news far too often in recent times. Still, that didn’t make it this part of the book any easier — or less heartbreaking — to read. The young man’s funeral was equally heart-hurting, as we saw firsthand how destroyed his family and friends were. Instead of reading a byline in a newspaper or hearing a brief clip on the television, we are fully immersed in the situation in this story and are placed in the shoes of those who are directly involved. In this way, the story was so raw and so real that at times, I forgot that I was reading fiction. The author did an excellent job of bringing this story to life, allowing us to empathize with everyone involved. We read about the challenging issues facing the black community in the news, but this novel brought them to life for the reader, allowing us to see the lives behind the new bylines. In this way, we can’t help but realize that things are often a lot more complicated and multilayered than portrayed by the media.–The Aftermath –Still grieving Khalil’s death, Staar is put in an extremely tough position given that she’s the only witness to the incident. Though it may seem clear to an outsider of what the best course of action is for her to take, things are not always as easy and clear-cut as they may seem — and it’s uncertain how we would react or not react if we found ourselves in a similar situation. Following the aftermath of the shooting, I felt the author did an excellent job of portraying the fear, confusion, rage, and mistrust that Staar experiences as she processes her friend’s brutal murder and through it all, tries to find herself and her voice in the middle of the fallout. But not only that, we see firsthand how such a violent, tragic and senseless loss can shake a community to its core.–The Police –Though the officer clearly was at fault here, I felt that the author didn’t demonize the police or place all of the blame on them. Yes, there are definitely some bad police officers out there, but there are also good ones.In fact, Staar’s uncle was a police officer who, on more than one occasion, let her know that not all of the officers at his precinct are trigger-happy racists and that many of his fellow officers vehemently disagreed with the action of their corrupt colleague and those like him.–My Verdict –The Hate U Give is phenomenal. This is the brutally honest kind of book that will stay with you for a long time after having read it and perhaps may cause you to look at life differently after having read it. At the very least, it may cause us to question that which we’ve come to accept as “normal”. This was a gripping story that not only packed an emotional punch but was also an excellent fictional treatment of real-life racial issues facing America today. Though Ms. Thomas openly treats the issue of police brutality, she also demonstrates in a very real way the day to day violence plaguing inner-city neighborhoods. This is a timely book whose importance cannot be overstated. Though the book deals with heavy issues and is not always comfortable to read, there are plenty of light and fun parts as well — especially the often amusing scenes in which Staar interacts with her friends and family. While the book will make you cry, it will, in places, make you laugh with joy as well.Throughout the book, the author weaves in themes of police brutality, racial profiling, hard choices, injustice, white privilege how young black men get pressured into dealing drugs, the challenges of living in gang-ridden neighborhoods, the everyday violence and danger that people living inner-city neighborhoods face — and does it with expert storytelling.This is an honest and compelling book that I hope will be around and in people’s minds for many years to come. Definitely a 5-star read for me. Recommended!!!This review was originally posted on my blog at rogerhyttinen.com.

⭐This book was written a while ago and I’m surprised I’m so late in reading it. I mean, the movie has already come out. But I finally read it and it was perfect timing.I’m an older white woman reading about a teenage black girl. I say this because we seem to be far apart in age and race, so how could I grasp how she felt and what she lived through? Huh? However, I was easily able to connect with her. I could feel her (Starr) in my head. I could hear her talking and laughing and crying. And that’s what’s important. To be able to identify with the main character in a story is critical. The author was very skilled at being able to make this happen. I’m sure others felt the same way.Everybody else has said wonderful things about the book, I’m sure. I haven’t read any of the other reviews yet. But by the amount of 5 stars here, I’m positive the reviews are equally high in praise. So I’m not going to say a whole heck of a lot because it will just be a repeat of what others have said before me.What I do want to say is that I wish everyone my age and my race and my sex, would feel compelled to read this book. In fact, if everybody just read it – that would be perfect.It’s important that we white people need to try extra hard to understand how black people live in our country and why they feel the way they do on certain subjects. Why? Because if we want them to care about us, we have to show that we have an interest in them and an appreciation of their struggle. They’ve had to live lives in a way that few white people have had to live. It’s not about money. Not enough money does make life worse for whoever has that problem. It complicates things. But it’s more about attitudes and treatment. These are the things that white folk don’t get. But we can get it, if we are willing to really think about it and take the time to listen to real life stories. To compare our lives with their lives. To walk a mile in their shoes. If we can do that and they can do the same with us. Then we’d be at a place to sit down and discuss how to go into the future. It starts with respect and compassion and understanding first. Getting there will take work. And time.Older women need to be able to read about teen girls and recall what it was like to be that age. We all were at that stage at one time. But we forget about that. However, we all had boyfriends (like Star did) and parents who may not have approved of said boyfriend. We hung out with our friends, went to school and we lived in a neighborhood, either in the city or out in the country. If we want to understand young people of today and what they go through…we have to come from a place of when we were their age.I liked the fact that the author had Starr going to a mostly all white school. Because where she lived was nearly an all black neighborhood, it was great to see the contrast. It was good to see how some of her white friends acted compared to other friends, who were different. It showed how some folks don’t see themselves as racist when in fact, they are.This book addresses so many subjects. Here is one spoiler. (ALERT). Starr’s long time childhood friend is shot and killed….murdered in the street, while she watched, by a white police officer. How many times do we read about this is the newspapers or on the Internet? It’s every week.I hear people saying, ‘We’re tired of the rioting and the protests’. Well, hey, what might you suggest people do who are not being heard? Year after year. Decade after decade? If nobody was listening or caring about anything you had to say, maybe you’d get frustrated and angry finally. I’m not saying looting and hurting cops or innocent store owners is the right thing. I don’t believe that solves anything. But I’m not living their life. Am I? No.The protagonist and heroine of this story is Starr Carter, with many supporting characters. They feel real and alive. Their pain and grief seems real and alive as well. Maybe one day when we see enough ‘real life’ on the TV and when we read enough books like this, maybe we’ll get it. I hope so. It seems like in 2020, we’d be well past all this hate and prejudice. It pains me greatly that we have not advanced as much as I had hoped. At least this year we have learned the truth of what our country really is. We’ve seen the good and the bad. It’s all out there open.Ms Thomas has my vote, as a writer. I love how she crafted her characters. I got pulled into the dialog and the interactions between the characters. The story ended….but the fight goes on in the real world.Update: I did also finally see the film and even though it’s not quite the same as the book, I did enjoy it as well. The young lady that played Star (Amandla Stenberg) was prefection.

⭐Starr Carter, a black American teenager, leads something of a double life. She lives with her parents, brother Sekani and half-brother Seven in a poor, black neighbourhood, Garden Heights, where gang membership, drug dealing and shootings are rife. But every day, 16-year-old Starr makes a 45-minute journey to a private school in a predominantly white, affluent suburb where she has almost no black friends. The issue is not that she can’t fit in there – she has plenty of mostly white friends and a steady relationship with her white boyfriend – but rather that she’s acutely aware that she’s constantly modifying her behaviour in order to do so. Her wealthy friends don’t come to her house in ‘the ghetto’ for sleepovers. She speaks differently at school. And although she can recite the Black Panthers’ Ten-Point Programme off by heart, she’s reluctant to be seen as the ‘angry black girl’.One evening, Starr gets a lift home from a Garden Heights party from her childhood best friend, Khalil. When their car is pulled over by a white police officer, Starr is instantly fearful – and she’s right to be. The officer shoots Khalil dead, and Starr is the only witness. The relative stability of her life is shattered, both at home and at school, and the implications of Khalil’s death and Starr’s testimony against the police have an alarming ripple effect as tension mounts and danger builds.This is a powerfully honest and important book, seemingly inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement. It has Starr’s strong and distinctive voice – bright, perceptive and funny – at its heart and a vivid cast of characters who feel real and credible from their very first appearances on the page.There are few absolutes here: you’ll be hard pushed to find a character who is 100% saint or sinner and motives and circumstances are often complicated. Starr’s Uncle Carlos, for example, also happens to be a cop; her father Maverick, who now runs a successful grocery store, is a former gang member. The Hate U Give raises many questions, some of them uncomfortable, and it’s rightly uncompromising in its portrayal of racism, whether it’s outright victimisation, institutional prejudice or casual assumptions.The Hate U Give is aimed primarily at teenagers (and I’d make it compulsory reading in schools, personally) but it’s every bit as thought-provoking and absorbing for adults: it’s a remarkably detailed exploration of the black working class experience in the US. This book made me angry and it made me sad (and if you’re a white person like me and you feel neither of those things when you read this book, you really ought to take a long hard look at yourself), but it also left me feeling hopeful that the future is in the hands of activists as smart, brave and passionate as Starr.

⭐Boy, this book is front carriage of the hype train! Having spent week after week on the New York Times Bestsellers list and being covered by 99% of the blogosphere, I’ve seen it EVERYWHERE. It made me desperate to read it, but also nervous that my expectations were being built to such great heights. I always feel that books receiving such hype tend to disappoint most of the time, and I found that a tiny bit here. I wasn’t totally blown away as I expected. That being said, this was an amazing read on a topic that really needs far more coverage than it gets and is very fresh in today’s political climate.Thomas writes SO well. I felt that I was reading from the perspective of a teenager, and while it was hard to get my head around some of the common slang found in black culture and the common ‘tropes’ it was an interesting insight into how gang warfare has come about, and the true injustices that PoCs face. The truth about white privilege and ignorance was hard to read of course. But it needs to be in order for change to happen. I loved the feeling of family that this book highlighted, not just in Starr’s home, but in the whole community. Te relationship between Starr’s mother and father was a joy to read. The idea of two worlds that Starr lives in is really clever too and seeing the personality changes and her awareness of that was both sad and eye-opening.As I said, this book didn’t totally bowl me over. Some of the humour was good but some of it a little cheesy, and I feel like Thomas took a lot of racial frustrations out on EVERY white character, including Chris who was pretty much reduced to ‘Am I allowed to say this? I can say that too? Please feel free to mock me how you like but do tell me if I’m overstepping any lines.’ It was interesting to recognise ignorance within the white characters though and realise that I have seen friends or have done some of those things myself. Books like this will open minds and start discussions and for me this is what I want from a book.

⭐If you read just one book this year, please make it this one; I know I’m not the first to rave about it but believe the hype, it’s all true. Inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, The Hate U Give follows the story of sixteen-year-old Starr and what happens when she becomes the only witness to the fatal shooting of a friend at the hands of a police officer. As she finds herself at the middle of a media circus, trying to balance her life becomes more and more difficult as she seeks justice for Khalil whilst trying to maintain her own safety, and that of her family.It’s not just the timeliness and poignancy of the story, but the characters which make this book so incredibly readable and wonderful. In the first instance, Starr is just someone you want to be friends with, and there is a real focus on her family, who are all fantastic characters in their own right, as well as being amazing in their supporting roles. Everyone in the book felt fleshed out and important, from her ex-drug-dealer father to her Asian best friend, and they all had their own storylines that ultimately fed into the wider plot. Basically, this is some complex writing that will still have you tearing through it to find out what happens – which is a surprisingly rare thing to find. I teared up on more than one occasion; anyone who has followed #BlackLivesMatter will recognise just how *real* this story is, which makes it all the more heartbreaking, but I also felt like it left room for hope, too.

⭐The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas is a book that has been on my TBR for such a long time and one that I have been continually putting off reading because of the MASSIVE hype that surrounds this book. There is a reason that there is so much hype around it and why it is so heavily popular and I can’t believe how long I have left this book sitting unread on my shelf. I am now thankful to have read it and I can appreciate it so much and it is an important read and one of the few books that 100% deserves all of the build up that surrounds it.This book has such a powerful and impactful message within Every. Single. Page. As a white reader, and as a reader from a different country, this book gives me an important insight into a world that where discrimination and hate is in the forefront of peoples minds and something they have to fight against daily, which is why books like this are extremely important. Reading this book when I did, with the death of needless death of George Ffloyd, Breonna Taylor and countless others, made this books and the events taking place within it, that much more powerful, truthful and overall heart-breaking. Even though the story and plot are current with what is happening with today’s events, what makes this book even more relevant and devastating is the fact that this wasn’t written for or about the things that are happening at the moment, but about things that have been happening for decades and are STILL happening! How Black people have always been discriminated against and where justice has always failed them! This book is a great example of what can happen when you are doing everything right, but that still doesn’t matter, only that you still only get judged and suffer, because of the colour of your skin.When I was younger, I was taught that the police were there to help protect me and if I was lost, scared or in trouble, then they were there to help me, first and foremost. However, reading this book and listening to stories, that is not always the case for everyone. Within this book Starr states how she was sat down when she was young and had ‘the chat’ from her parents about the police, the same chat as a lot of other black children. A completely and opposite chat to the one that I had. Whereas I was taught that the police were there to protect me, Starr was taught that Police are dangerous, who look at the colour of her skin and prejudge her, and that there is no justice for what they may do. That their actions will be classed as ‘Justified’ and they can get away with murder. And history as proved that to be true!This book is a great piece of writing that not only opened my eyes to the injustice. With Starr, you get to see her character trying to deal with the aftermath of this needless shooting, trying to deal with grief, all while trying to fit in to a school that only has one other black student. How friendships change and develop, how to find your true self, and yet you still get some moments in this book that make you laugh, which loosened the build up of tension, that was definitely needed and were perfect.The Hate U Give is a book that I strongly recommend to everyone and anyone of all ages!

⭐Wow, what a stunning and unforgettable read/listen. I have been through a number of emotions with this book and most of those emotions have been extreme. This is a book of intense situations with tension pulling at the seams of the characters and therefore, the reader.The protagonist, Starr, is as real as characters come, a black girl originally from The Projects, sent to a white, privledged school to try and protect her and her brother somewhat from danger. Her family and friends are more than background characters in this book and their connections are complicated. Starr finds herself in a situation that is heart-rending and there it all begins. The beginning of my tears, the beginning of my anger, the beginning of empathy so overwhelming. The emotional pain that Star experiences is utterly palpable; you cannot but help feel it.The storytelling was exceptional with the ability to move from the profound to the ordinary and back seamlessly.I don’t have eloquent words but I can recommend this to all and everyone, whatever genre you might normally read. This is for everyone. My daughter now has a copy, I am shoving it under my husband’s nose.I listened to this on audio and the narration was superb in every way, bringing emotions to life.Read it.

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