{"product_id":"the-hate-u-give","title":"The Hate U Give","description":"                                            All over my Twitter feed, Instagram, etc. were people receiving ARCs and raving about this being one of the most important books of the year. And they're completely right.\u003cbr\u003eThis is an important book that deserves to be widely read by older teens and adults.\u003cbr\u003eThe Hate U Give is a relevant, authentic, inspiring read. It is brilliant and moving, and packs an emotional punch.\u003cbr\u003eThere are no words to describe this book. It is by far the best book that I have read this year and am nearly game enough to say one of the very best I have ever read.\u003cbr\u003eIt perfectly combines talking about the really important topic of the #BlackLivesMatter movement with excellent storytelling, writing, and characters. It’s just JUST A DEBUT. Hopefully Angie Thomas becomes one of the top contemporary voices in YA!\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Hate U Give\u003c\/i\u003e is a top contender for my book of the year.\u003cbr\u003eIt's an eye opening story inspired by really events\u003cbr\u003eAngie Thomas's novel is well on the way to becoming a YA classic.\u003cbr\u003e...it's such a powerful book.\u003cbr\u003eshould be essential reading… It's heart-wrenching, stirring and funny\u003cbr\u003ea modern classic… What a powerful, poignant story. I would recommend reading this as soon as humanly possible.\u003cbr\u003eone of the best books that I have ever read … I can’t recommend this one highly enough.\u003cbr\u003eThis was one of the best books I have read all year. The characters, particularly that of Starr, a black teenager, continued to develop throughout the novel, and this drove the plot forward, keeping me telling myself ‘just one more page’.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow a major motion picture, starring Amandla Stenberg\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n \u003cbr\u003e\r\n \u003cb\u003eNo. 1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n \u003cbr\u003e\r\n \u003cb\u003eWinner of the Waterstones Children's Book Prize · \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eGoodreads Choice Awards Best of the Best\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e · \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eNational Book Award Longlist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e · \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBritish Book Awards Children's Book of the Year · \u003ci\u003eTeen Vogue \u003c\/i\u003eBest YA Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n \u003cbr\u003e\r\n Sixteen-year-old Starr lives in two worlds: the poor neighborhood 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.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n \u003cbr\u003e\r\n Inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, this is a powerful and gripping YA novel about one girl's struggle for justice.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n \u003cbr\u003e\r\n \u003cb\u003eWant more of Garden Heights? Catch Maverick and Seven’s story in\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eConcrete Rose\u003c\/i\u003e, Angie Thomas's powerful prequel to \u003ci\u003eThe Hate U Give.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n \u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003ci\u003eTHE HATE U GIVE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n \u003cbr\u003e\r\n \u003cb\u003e\"Stunning.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Green\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n “A masterpiece.” The Huffington Post\u003cbr\u003e\r\n \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n \u003ci\u003e“\u003cb\u003eAn essential read \u003c\/b\u003efor everyone.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eTeen Vogue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n “Outstanding.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n \u003cbr\u003e\r\n \"This story is \u003cb\u003enecessary\u003c\/b\u003e. This story is \u003cb\u003eimportant\u003c\/b\u003e.\" \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eKirkus \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n \u003cbr\u003e\r\n \"Heartbreakingly topical.\"\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n \u003cbr\u003e\r\n \"A \u003cb\u003epowerful\u003c\/b\u003e, in-your-face novel.\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAngie Thomas was born, raised, and still lives in Jackson, Mississippi. A former teen rapper, she recently won a Walter Dean Myers Grant, awarded by the We Need Diverse Books campaign. \u003ci\u003eThe Hate U Give\u003c\/i\u003e is her first novel. 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