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A review by laura_corsi
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
5.0
Best book ever!! I am way obsessed with this book and could not get enough. I will be thinking about this one for a long long time. This is the first book in years that I could not put down and had to stay up late to finish. Mom's just don't do that if they want to function in the morning, but it had to be done.
Starr Carter is from Garden Heights, a poorer black neighborhood, whose parents started with nothing and are living the American Dream. Her father is a former gang member turned store owner after a stint in prison, and her mother is a nurse at the local clinic. They have taught their kids to be proud of where they are from and to try to make things better. However, Starr and her brothers go to private schools in a more middle class neighborhood. In the beginning, Starr is struggling to figure out who she is--the girl who goes to the private high school and has white friends or the girl from the projects. She feels as though she has to be 2 different people depending on her location or who she is hanging around.
One night she is reconnecting with old friends at a party in Garden Heights when shots ring out at the party. Everybody runs and her best friend from childhood, Kahlil, grabs Starr and gives her a ride home. However, on their way to Starr's they are pulled over by a cop for a broken taillight and one thing leads to another and BAM!! The cop shoots Kahlil.
The book really is a young adult book. Angie Thomas captures the voice of a young 16 year old black girl trying to come to grips with her identity and with who others say she is or who she should be. It is deftly handled by Ms. Thomas. I can't say enough good about it. It is amazing! Everyone should read it, especially white people or non-minorities.
Starr Carter is from Garden Heights, a poorer black neighborhood, whose parents started with nothing and are living the American Dream. Her father is a former gang member turned store owner after a stint in prison, and her mother is a nurse at the local clinic. They have taught their kids to be proud of where they are from and to try to make things better. However, Starr and her brothers go to private schools in a more middle class neighborhood. In the beginning, Starr is struggling to figure out who she is--the girl who goes to the private high school and has white friends or the girl from the projects. She feels as though she has to be 2 different people depending on her location or who she is hanging around.
One night she is reconnecting with old friends at a party in Garden Heights when shots ring out at the party. Everybody runs and her best friend from childhood, Kahlil, grabs Starr and gives her a ride home. However, on their way to Starr's they are pulled over by a cop for a broken taillight and one thing leads to another and BAM!! The cop shoots Kahlil.
The book really is a young adult book. Angie Thomas captures the voice of a young 16 year old black girl trying to come to grips with her identity and with who others say she is or who she should be. It is deftly handled by Ms. Thomas. I can't say enough good about it. It is amazing! Everyone should read it, especially white people or non-minorities.