Want more of Garden Heights? Catch Maverick and Seven’s story in Concrete Rose, Angie Thomas's powerful prequel to The Hate U Give. What everyone wants to know is: what really went down that night? And the only person alive who can answer that is Starr.īut what Starr does-or does not-say could upend her community. Some cops and the local drug lord try to intimidate Starr and her family. Protesters are taking to the streets in Khalil’s name. Some are calling him a thug, maybe even a drug dealer and a gangbanger. Thomas, currently on a new book tour, delivered the news via video. Soon afterward, his death is a national headline. (AP) Bestselling author Angie Thomas on Thursday surprised a senior at a Mississippi high school with a full-ride scholarship for creative writing to the private university where Thomas earned her bachelor’s degree. It is Thomass debut novel, expanded from a short story she wrote in college in reaction to the police shooting of Oscar Grant. A former teen rapper, who holds a BFA in creative writing. The Hate U Give is a 2017 young adult novel by Angie Thomas. 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. Angie Thomas is the number-one New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of The Hate U Give.

Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. 'A powerful, in-your-face novel.' - Horn Book (starred review) 'A marvel of verisimilitude.' - Booklist (starred review) 'Heartbreakingly topical.' - Publishers Weekly (starred review) This story is important.' - Kirkus (starred review)

By Judith Ohikuare Published: Save Article Anissa Hidouk In Angie Thomas’ new novel The. Angie Thomas was born in 1988, in Jackson, Mississippi, and grew up in the primarily Black neighborhood where she still resides. Goodreads Choice Awards Best of the Best Author Angie Thomas hopes her new book will open the eyes and hearts of teens and adults.

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