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The Hate U Give

The acclaimed, award-winning novel is now a major motion picture starring Amandla Stenberg, Russell Hornsby, Regina Hall, Anthony Mackie, Issa Rae and Common.  

This hardcover edition features the movie poster art, full-color photos, and Angie Thomas in conversation with Amandla Stenberg and director George Tillman Jr.

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.

And don't miss ON THE COME UP, Angie Thomas' powerful follow-up to THE HATE U GIVE, which releases on February 5, 2019.

The Hate U Give
by Angie Thomas

  • Publication Date: September 4, 2018
  • Genres: Fiction
  • Hardcover: 512 pages
  • Publisher: Balzer + Bray
  • ISBN-10: 0062872346
  • ISBN-13: 9780062872340