The Hate U Give

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By Angie Thomas

Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighbourhood where she lives and the wealthy private school she attends. The balance collapses when she becomes the only witness to the fatal shooting of her childhood friend Khalil by a police officer.

Khalil’s death becomes national news. Some call him a thug, maybe a drug dealer. Protesters take to the streets in his name. The police and a local drug lord both want Starr to stay quiet, and what she says, or does not say, could destroy her community or get her killed.

First published 2017