The Hate U Give

Winner of the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2018

Winner of the Children’s Book of the Year 2018 at the British Book Awards

#1 New York Times bestseller

Soon to be a major motion picture, starring Amandla Stenberg

A Teen Vogue Best YA Book of the Year

“Stunning.”ÔÇòJohn Green
“A masterpiece.”ÔÇòThe Huffington Post
“An essential read for everyone.”ÔÇòTeen Vogue
“Outstanding.” ÔÇòThe Guardian

Sixteen-year-old Starr lives in two worlds: the poor neighbourhood where she was born and raised and her posh high school in the suburbs. The uneasy balance between them is shattered when Starr is the only witness to the fatal shooting of her unarmed best friend, Khalil, by a police officer. Now what Starr says could destroy her community. It could also get her killed.

Inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, this is a powerful and gripping YA novel about one girl’s struggle for justice.

Review

“Angie Thomas has written a stunning, brilliant, gut-wrenching novel that will be remembered as a classic of our time.” John Green

“It’s hard to see how this won’t be the young adult novel of the year, if not the decade. Angie Thomas, a former rapper and a debut novelist from Jackson, Mississippi, has written a startling, important book about what it is to be black in America that manages to speak to everyone. It is also a rollicking thriller and a deeply enjoyable read. No wonder it has been at the top of the New York Times’s young adult bestseller list for weeks. […] It’s suitable for mature 14-year-olds and should fly on to curriculums everywhere, for Thomas has written a classic in the making that demands to be discussed.” The Times

“Completely gripping, hugely affecting and beautifully written, THUG encompasses race, violence, family and growing up and will surely be remembered as a defining YA book of our time. A must-read.” Anna James – The Pool

“The Hate U Give is going to be one of the most important books of 2017, no hyperbole, just facts.” Nikesh Shukla, writer and editor of The Good Immigrant

“Despite the darkness of its subject, this convincing, compelling and empathetic book is sometimes funny, too. Enlightening about the Black Lives Matter movement, and the need to speak out, it is also important.” Nicolette Jones – The Sunday Times, Children’s Book of the Week

From the Inside Flap

Sixteen-year-old Starr lives in two worlds: the poor neighbourhood where she was born and raised and her posh high school in the suburbs. The uneasy balance between them is shattered when Starr is the only witness to the fatal shooting of her unarmed best friend, Khalil, by a police officer. Now what Starr says could destroy her community. It could also get her killed.
Inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, this is a powerful and gripping YA novel about one girl’s struggle for justice.

#1 New York Times bestseller
Soon to be a major motion picture, starring Amandla Stenberg
A Teen Vogue Best YA Book of the Year
“Stunning.”-John Green
“A masterpiece.”-The Huffington Post
“An essential read for everyone.”-Teen Vogue
“Outstanding.” -The Guardian