Angie Thomas

Read the book that inspired the movie! 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 novel about one girl's struggle for justice.

The Hate U Give

8 starred reviews ∙ Goodreads Choice Awards Best of the Best ∙ William C. Morris Award Winner ∙ National Book Award Longlist ∙ Printz Honor Book ∙ Coretta Scott King Honor Book ∙ #1 New York Times Bestseller! "Absolutely riveting!" —Jason Reynolds "Stunning." —John Green "This story is necessary. This story is important." —Kirkus (starred review) "Heartbreakingly topical." —Publishers Weekly (starred review) "A marvel of verisimilitude." —Booklist (starred review) "A powerful, in-your-face novel." —Horn Book (starred review) 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's powerful follow-up to The Hate U Give.

Part 2: Starr is very upset, She knows what that cop did was wrong and possibly racist, even though i’m only reading words, i can hear the pain is her voice.

Sean

ANGIE THOMAS I stare at the table. I can feel all of them watching me again "He didn't do anything," I say. “We didn't do any thing. Khalil didn't even have a gun."

« borrowed your hoodie, Seven," I mumble. It's random, but it's better than nothing. "The blue one. Momma had to on it, " throw it away. Khalil's blood . . .I swallow. "His blood got Oh.." That's all anybody says for a minute. Momnma turns around to the skillet. "Don't make any sense. That baby she says thickly. “He was just a baby." Daddy shakes his head. That boy never hurt anybody. He didn't deserve that shit." «Why did they shoot him?" Seven asks. “Was he a threat or something?" “No," I say quietly. 33

Starr was shown first hand how cruel this world is when she was ten when her freind Natasha got shot in public, this just goes to show how even though this is a made up story? It could become real in the blink of an eye, and we’ve seen different versions of it happen multiple times 

sidewalk. Natasha was splashing in the water, all happy and stuff. Then- Pow! Pow! Pow! I dove into a rosebush. By the time I got up, somebody was velling, "Call nine-one-one!" At first I thought it was me, 'cause I had blood on my shirt. The thorns on the rosebush got me, that's all. It was Natasha though. Her blood mixed in with the water, and all you could see was a red river flowing down the street. She looked scared. We were ten, we didn't know what hap- pened after you died. Hell, I still don't know, and she was forced to find out, even if she didn't wanna find out. I know she didn't. Just like Khalil didn't.

Start is very affected about Khalils death, she can’t stop thinking about it and needs her parents help for simple things.

Ve Deen me. en me lying in me lying in the street. My stomach twists. All of that blood, and it came out of him. Some of it is on my hands, on Seven's hoodie, on my sneak- ers. An hour ago we were laughing and catching up. Now his blood.. Hot spit pools in my mouth. My stomach twists tighter. I gag. Momma glances at me in the rearview mirror. "Maverick, pull over!" I throw myself across the backseat and push the door open before the truck comes to a complete stop. It feels like every- thing in me is coming out, and all I can do is let it. Momma hops out and runs around to me. She holds my hair out the way and rubs my back. "I'm so sorry, baby," she says. When we get home, she helps me undress. Seven's hoodie and my Jordans disappear into a black trash bag, and I never see them again. I sit in a tub of steaming water and scrub my hands raw to get Khalil's blood off. Daddy carries me to bed, and Momma brushes her fingers through my hair until I fall asleep. Nightmares wake me over and over again. Momma reminds me breathe, the same way she did before I outgrew asthma. I

Khalil is shot dead and as Starr watches the life leave his eyes, the same gun that killed her freind is pointed at her, Khalil’s death and this cops anger could very much be racially motivate.

ANGIE THOMAS my throat, and uses every inch of me to be heard. Instinct says don't move, but everything else says check de Khalil. I jump out the Impala and rush around to the other sid. Khalil stares at the sky as if he hopes to see God. His moeL the is open like he wants to scream. I scream loud enough for h both of us. "No, no, no," is all I can say, like I'm a year old and it's the only word I know. I'm not sure how I end up on the ground next to him. My mom once said that if someone gets shot, try to stop the bleeding, but there's so much blood. Too much blood. No, no, no." Khalil doesn't move. He doesn't utter a word. He doesn't even look at me. His body stiffens, and he's gone. I hope he sees God. Someone else screams. I blink through my tears. Officer One-Fifteen yells at me, pointing the same gun he killed my friend with. I put my hands up.

All Khalil does is move one or two steps to check on Starr and it shot by the cop 3 times

THE \TE U GIVE ollows He pats Khalil down. "Okay, smart mouth, let's see what echo in we find on you today," «You ain't gon' find nothing," Khalil : One-Fifteen pats him down two more times. He turns up s. emem- out the ties to is top empty. «Stav here," he tells Khalil. "And you." He looks in the win- dow at me. "Don't move." I can't even nod. The officer walks back to his patrol car. My parents haven't raised me to fear the police, just to be ming smart around them. They told me it's not smart to move while a cop has his back to you. Khalil does. He comes to his door. It's not smart to make a sudden move. Khalil does. He opens the driver's door. "You okay, Starr-" Pow! One. Khalil's body jerks. Blood splatters from his back. He ness. S. holds on to the door to keep himself upright. Pow! Two. Khalil gasps. Pow! Three. Khalil looks at me, stunned. He falls to the ground. ľ'm ten again, watching Natasha drop. An earsplitting scream emerges from my gut, explodes in him ont uch

Starr Knows what to do but Khalil is being slightly uncooperative 

Khalil groans and takes his wallet out. The offica his movements with the flashlight. ob out. The officer follows My heart pounds loudly, but Daddy's instructione my head: Get a good look at the cop's face. lf you can ro ber his badge number, that's even better. He pats K we find on yo «You ain One-Fifte echo in empty. With the flashlight following Khalil's hands, I make numbers on the badge--one-fifteen. He's white, midrhir early forties, has a brown buzz cut and a thin sca lip. nds, I make out cthe hirties to ur and a thin scar over his top «Stay her dow at me. I can't e The offi My pare Khalil hands the officer his papers and license. One-Fifteen looks over them. "Where are you two comin ing smart arour from tonight?" a cop has hi “Nunya," Khalil says, meaning none of your business Khalil c It's not Khalil «YOU o Pow! One. "What you pull me over for?" "Your taillight's broken. "So are you gon' give me a ticket or what?" Khalil asks You know what? Get out the car, smart guy." "Man, just give me my ticket "Get out the car! Hands up, where I can see them." holds on to Khalil gets out with his hands up. One-Fifteen yanks him Pow! Two. Pow! Three He fa I'm te An e: by his arm and pins him against the back door. I fight to find my voice. "He didn't mean "Hands on the dashboard!"" the officer barks at me. "Don't move!" I do what he tells me, but my hands are shaking too much to be stil. 22

The Hate You Give

Ellen Strauch

Ellie 

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.
Source: https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062677082/the-hate-u-give/

Chiara Tallir

Joelina Schlabbach

Muhamad Omarji

A powerful and brave YA novel about what prejudice looks like in the 21st century. 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. Movie rights have been sold to Fox, with Amandla Stenberg (The Hunger Games) to star.

This was such a powerful and emotional read. I didn't read it when it first came out, but other than the 2010's slang, what happens in the book can be applied to the reality of 2025. 

Tsu 💙

Anna 

Šestnáctiletá Starr žije ve dvou světech: jedním z nich je chudá černošská čtvrť, ve které žije, druhým je elitní střední škola, na kterou chodí. Jednoho dne je při střetu s policií zastřelen její nejlepší kamarád z dětství.
Když se ukáže, že byl neozbrojený, z celé události se stává mediální senzace. Oběť se považuje za drogového dealera a gangstera. Lidé ale přesto vycházejí do ulic a domáhají se spravedlivosti.
Jedinou osobou, která dokáže všem odpovědět na otázku, co se ten večer přihodilo, je Starr. Má Starr promluvit, nebo být zticha a tím chránit sebe a svou rodinu? 
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Jak už jsem říkala, tahle knížka by měla patřit do povinné četby. Autorka nic nebarví na růžovo, dokáže vám říct pravdu přímo do očí. Navíc se inspirovala skutečnými událostmi, což je podle mě úžasné. 
I když v České a Slovenské republice není tolik afroameričanů, stejně je to důležité téma. Knížka pojednává hlavně o rasismu a vztazích mezi lidmi. Je v ní nádherně ukázáno, že ještě pořád jsou ve světě docela dost velké problémy týkající se vztahů mezi lidmi odlišné pleti, i když se to nezdá. 
Knize dávám 4,5*/5*

Mathieu Schwab

"The Hate U Give" is absolutely one of the most powerful YA novels I've ever read. Deftly transporting us from setting to setting within Starr's life, Angie Thomas shows how traumas both old and new affect her in different ways. Exploring race and racism in a way unlike any I have read before, Thomas tells the story of a girl discovering herself, and tells it in a way no one else could, for which we should all be grateful.

** spoiler alert **
           This is so realistic in any way possible. But really tho i didn't expect the results at the end but that's one of the reasons why this book is so heartbreaking and honest.. I honestly cried on first 2 chapters so ye..

And one of the books that changed my life.

Hanna Rybchynska

Bom, foi difícil começa-lo a ler porque, bem, não estava a conectar-me com as personagens nem com a história (como disse no início). No entanto, a medida que fui lendo, apercebi-me que estava a gostar cada vez mais das personagens.

Primeiro, é um tema pouco falado nos livros: a diferença das raças e a injustiça que existe. Segundo, cria uma ligação com a personagem que sofre com essa perda o que nos faz pensar mais sobre este assunto. E terceiro, ninguém tem direito de tirar uma vida só porque é preto/branco, traficante/certinho, novo/velho, por mais que pareça certo.

Eu acho que além de ser um livro sobre uma morte injusta por causa das raças, também é sobre como reagimos sobre uma morte em geral. Por exemplo, todos nós já vimos notícias de uma pessoa morta e o nosso pensamento é do género "oh! olha, mais um!" e passamos para a próxima, como no livro, muitos deles criam os hashtags sobre a morte do Kalil, mas poucos os que realmente sentem a pena.

Depois entra a parte do racismo "invisível", o que eu quero dizer com isso, é que nós somos racistas mesmo quando parece que não somos, como o caso do polícia que o matou. Ele até pode ter tido amigos de outras raças, mas o facto de estar naquele bairro e saber por exemplo que o Kalil podia ter drogas e tê-lo morto sem razão nenhuma assumindo que é "preto que vende droga", faz dele um racista mas que ele próprio pode achar que não foi acto de racismo mas sim de defesa. E como foi o caso da amiga dela, que mandava piadas esquecendo que isso podia magoar a Starr.

Gostei muito da atitude do namorado dela - Chris, a maneira como ele não queria saber das diferenças deles além de raciais mas também de estatutos. Ele um rapaz típico branco cheio de dinheiro e ela típica rapariga negra do guetto, no entanto a relação deles era completamente natural e sem qualquer preconceito!

No geral, achei o livro interessante, o tema e os problemas que ela infretava pareciam reais e eu acreditei na história dela. E acho que quando um livro consegue fazer isso, quer dizer que fez bem o seu trabalho!

Sarah Sammis

I hope The Hate U Give ends up on school curricula across the country. It needs to be read. It needs to be discussed. I also look forward to whatever else Angie Thomas might write. 

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Vicky  Nuñez 

Rating: 4.5 stars

Sometimes it seems like racism, bigotry and prejudice are not a thing of the past, but a thing of the now and like every issue we need to acknowledge it so we can overcome it. It is such a refreshing thing to see a YA book talk about it.

This is an important book to read, because even if you don't see or experience prejudice on a daily basis, we need to be aware of it. 

Thought-provoking, brutally honest and heart-wrenching, this book is a must-read and a reminder that we are all equals because "We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools."

Nabila Azahra

Izabela Borges

Angie Thomas writes a great story about the problems black people face daily and all the prejudice black communities get from almost everyone else. 

Starr embodies a great example of a person, a black girl living between both worlds, and because of this, she lives as two separate people. One black girl in a black community, living somewhat more at ease with family and childhood friends; and the cool (non-activist) black girl in a rich 98% white high school, that can’t be associated with “nigga” and “ghetto”. We pass through important changes in her life in which she finds her true self by merging both of her separate half lifes. 

More than a good story, the audiobook has the best narration I’ve ever listened to. Bahni Turpin delivers an emotional narration, that’s way more than someone reading a book for you. It’s way more like someone telling you a marvelous story. (Also she can go 180º in all the different voices, between male and female, and black or white intonation and slangs)

If you can go with the audiobook, I do advise you listen instead of reading.

1º lugar na lista do New York Times. Uma história juvenil repleta de choques de realidade. Um livro contra o racismo em tempos tão cruéis e extremos

Starr aprendeu com os pais, ainda muito nova, como uma pessoa negra deve se comportar na frente de um policial.

Não faça movimentos bruscos.

Deixe sempre as mãos à mostra.

Só fale quando te perguntarem algo. 

Seja obediente.

Quando ela e seu amigo, Khalil, são parados por uma viatura, tudo o que Starr espera é que Khalil também conheça essas regras. Um movimento errado, uma suposição e os tiros disparam. De repente o amigo de infância da garota está no chão, coberto de sangue. Morto.

Em luto, indignada com a injustiça tão explícita que presenciou e vivendo em duas realidades tão distintas (durante o dia, estuda numa escola cara, com colegas brancos e muito ricos - no fim da aula, volta para seu bairro, periférico e negro, um gueto dominado pelas gangues e oprimido pela polícia), Starr precisa descobrir a sua voz. Precisa decidir o que fazer com o triste poder que recebeu ao ser a única testemunha de um crime que pode ter um desfecho tão injusto como seu início.

Acima de tudo Starr precisa fazer a coisa certa.

Angie Thomas, numa narrativa muito dinâmica, divertida, mas ainda assim, direta e firme, fala de racismo de uma forma nova para jovens leitores. Este é um livro que não se pode ignorar.
Source: http://www.record.com.br/livro_sinopse.asp?id_livro=29761

O Ódio que Você Semeia

Ana Luiza

Essa com certeza foi leitura mais importante do ano, talvez a mais importante da minha vida até o momento. Eu queria muito que esse livro fosse uma leitura obrigatória em todas as escolas, porque é uma verdadeira aula sobre racismo estrutural e privilégio branco que os professores muitas vezes falham em explicar. Essa é uma leitura importante pra todas as idades, na verdade. A autora nos faz sentir raiva e injustiça, mas apresenta o caminho aos leitores. A luta é contínua. vidas pretas importam

Drei Sterne aufgrund der grottenschlechten Übersetzung, lass ein Buch über Black culture nie von einer Henriette übersetzen, I guess?

Nina Ding

AHNA

I don't think I can do a justice for this book review, but know that I am grateful to have read it and I totally agree with everyone saying it's a must read book!

8 starred reviews - Goodreads Choice Awards Best of the Best - William C. Morris Award Winner - National Book Award Longlist - Printz Honor Book - Coretta Scott King Honor Book - #1 New York Times Bestseller! Absolutely riveting! --Jason Reynolds Stunning. --John Green This story is necessary. This story is important. --Kirkus (starred review) Heartbreakingly topical. --Publishers Weekly (starred review) A marvel of verisimilitude. --Booklist (starred review) A powerful, in-your-face novel. --Horn Book (starred review) 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. Want more of Garden Heights? Catch Maverick and Seven's story in Concrete Rose, Angie Thomas's powerful prequel to The Hate U Give.

Amazing. Flipped through these pages like there was no tomorrow. Even reading this as an assignment was a great experience, which should say something. The language was casual and even understandable for someone whose first language isn’t English, Starr’s personal struggles were outed so well and it really gives a new perspective on Black Lives Matter — at least for a white non-American that didn’t really know how bad oppression still was in America (and with that, other countries). This was a delight to read and handled sensitive topics very well. Would reread a thousand times!

Penna Alae

Ryan 

to be honest, i was going to rate it a 4.5 or even a 4.75 because a few things were annoying me but at the end, it's nice that it's not. A FULL 5 STAR RATING GUYS! i'm glad i picked up this book.

hileahrious

Wow. Damn. This book is a masterpiece in so many ways.

I honestly don’t know where to begin. This is the type of book that will help make the changes Tupac was talking about; the changes so many people talk about; and the changes that we all really need. (Read the book and you’ll especially understand why I mention Tupac here). 

Everyone needs to read this book. Especially if you are white. Especially if you think you understand racism in the USA. Especially if you think you’re “not racist.” Especially if you even wonder quietly to yourself, “Why not all lives matter?” Especially if you’re trying to find your voice to speak out against racism. Especially if you are human. This is classified as fiction, but it is by no means fiction. Young African-Americans go through what Starr and her family and community go through every damn day: Systemic racism. 

Ok, and it’s well-written. You got a unique literary voice and style, you got a flawless flow, and naturally you can’t put it down due to the realness, suspense, etc. Let’s talk about narration. The best way to understand what a black teen in the states might be going through is to read her literally as if she were speaking to you. Character development is on point, and so many angles of the complexity of racism are touched upon through each character. Brilliant. Inspiring. This is just a book, but this is so many real lives in so many cities, and we can’t let ourselves forget that just because we aren’t in it.

samira 

so well written and the ending is both bittersweet but hopeful

Ally

audiobook

took me long enough but i finally finished this. i also forgot a lot of the beginning

it's crazy how relevant it is to the current protests and resurgence of the BLM movement. it takes you through the life of a survivor and her inner struggles. it touches on friends and family, police brutality, and the injustices of the black community

8 starred reviews ∙ William C. Morris Award Winner ∙ National Book Award Longlist ∙ Printz Honor Book ∙ Coretta Scott King Honor Book ∙ #1 New York Times Bestseller! "Absolutely riveting!" —Jason Reynolds "Stunning." —John Green "This story is necessary. This story is important." —Kirkus (starred review) "Heartbreakingly topical." —Publishers Weekly (starred review) "A marvel of verisimilitude." —Booklist (starred review) "A powerful, in-your-face novel." —Horn Book (starred review) 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's powerful follow-up to The Hate U Give.

i excepted something more tbhhhh since the ranking on the internet nya tinggi bgt i thought it would be like jordan peele film x black live matters protest tp thrillernya kurang bgtttt i just can feel the grudges but ok

Kayleigh Septer

Put this book's words into your eyeballs and remember them.

Jaden Nelson

Very very good book. I feel I was able to get inside the workings of a black neighborhood and just the workings of a black family in general, which was a kind of eye opening perspective. However, whether if it was because I couldn't fully connect to the teenage girl narrator, or something else, it just wasn't quite amazing enough to be 5 stars. Maybe 4.5. Highly recommend.

Melissa Palmer

Book #50 Read in 2017
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

This is an excellent book which I would recommend to young adult and adults readers alike. It is a powerful read. Starr witnesses her friend Khahil being shot to death by a police officer who thought he had a gun (it was a hairbrush). Starr needs to tell what happens but that is easier said than done. This book accurately portrays the difficulty of race relations and police brutality. Well done. I borrowed this book from the public library.

Katelyn Payne 

I loved how this book tackled very real situations and experiences for so many Americans. However, I feel like this book wasn’t very hooking. And maybe that’s what makes it special in a different way. It didn’t need to have a super great hook or very twisty plot because these situations aren’t like that in real life. But I loved seeing the family and friends relationships throughout this book and the strength and power of letting go of those who have wronged you, finding strength in those close to you, and never giving up and continuing to fight for Justice.

alula

Lara Engle

I had at least five people tell me I needed to read this book before I finally picked it up. When I asked what it was about, they said something like, "A police shooting, but it's just so good." And they were right, it is about a police shooting, and it is so good, but it's so much more than that. The Hate U Give is an honest, unflinching, yet compassionate examination of race relations in America. It starts with a normal teenage girl at a party she's not supposed to be at. Like most teenagers, Starr feels both at home and out of place, questioning who she is and who she's supposed to be. When her friend walks off to confront another girl about her interest in a boy, Starr starts talking to an old friend she's drifted away from lately. Suddenly, they hear gunshots from the other room and they wisely book it out of the area. In chapter two, as they drive away from the party, Starr and friend Khalil are pulled over by police. In the course of this stop, Khalil is shot and killed by the officer. This event sparks a series of complications, rolling out like flames from Starr to her neighborhood, her school, her city, and the entire nation. Starr's thoughtful and genuine characterization inspires empathy through our shared humanity. This book doesn't sugarcoat nor does it depress readers with manufactured drama and grit. It's real, human, and never simple. And yes, you should read it, too.

The Hate U Give

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