The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

I laughed, I loved, I sobbed, I raged. Most of all, I felt ashamed that I live in a world where this kind of thing happens daily. I was crying so hard I could barely read the page where Seven was driving after Khalil's murder and a cop pulled up beside them and these kids were terrified for their lives and it was a legitimate fear. I loved this book! it was such an important, heart breaking and evocative read based on the black lives matter movement. I loved the way it addressed racism, prejudice and bias that people of color face

This is the book of the decade. I don't even know what to say. Blown away, Starr Carter is going to change lives. I raced through this emotional, heart wrenching, devastating read. Angie's writing is razor sharp, intense, immediate, warm, ice cold, honest, timely, always timely, and important. This is the kind of book that gets people angry, motivated, thinking & active. I honestly loved it so much, it felt like getting to know an entire family and falling for them all, complete with their quirks, foibles, joy and troubles. So moving, I have laughed and cried, felt furious at the injustice and stacked system of racial oppression. The book is a modern masterpiece and a testament to the power of raising your voice.

The Hate U Give is set to become a modern classic, a stunning contemporary read which captures with unflinching insight the current climate for growing up young and black in America, from the creative voice of an author who has lived and breathed what she writes. The Hate U Give is a heartbreakingly gripping, honest, furious read that places injustices and inequality on the page and demands you laugh, cry, rage, and act now to show the world the meaning behind the movement that inspired it, that Black Lives Matter, I think all lives matter because you can never comeback. Readers will fall in love with Starr and root for her as she takes her pain and frustration and keep at it until she has a weapon of change. Through Starr is raising a voice, holding a placard and demanding justice for underrepresented black teens in YA, and those real-life teens torn apart by the system.

The Hate U Give is a timely, character driven story packed with moments of fear and love, heartbreak and humor set in Garden Heights, it's title born from a Tupac quote. Starr Carter has seen more death than her young years should allow, with lives discarded in the crossfire of a messed up social hierarchy. Witnessing another moment of brutality, Starr finds herself forced to confront the systematic racism within law enforcement and the wider culture it serves. With a sharply honest, heartbreaking, humorous and engaging writing style, I couldn’t help but keep turning the page to find out what happens next. I loved the book! <