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The Hate U Give (The Hate U Give, #1)

Angie Thomas

Start date: December 18, 2023

Finish date: January 4, 2024

Why we're reading this: The Hate U Give is YA for Adults Book Club's January selection! This book club will be held in person at …more
[close] The Hate U Give is YA for Adults Book Club's January selection! This book club will be held in person at Central Library on Thursday, 1/4 at 6:00 PM. Visit our website or call 515-283-4152 to register or for more details. Registration is required for this program

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Apr 08, 2022 Karna Converse rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Front-seat view of the life of a black teenager who lives in an inner-city neighborhood and attends a prep high school across town

This first-person narration reads partly like a diary, partly like a conversation, and paints a picture that could easily be seen any evening in graphic detail on the news: Poverty. Drugs. Guns. Racism. Riot. But The Hate U Give goes deeper than a news report—it reveals the conversations that black parents are having with their young children; the boundaries their tee ...more

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Apr 07, 2019 Andy rated it really liked it

Shelves: recommendations, ya

A phenomenal debut novel that challenges perceptions and opens minds. Thomas is a talented writer who elevated the YA genre with her realistic portrayals of teens in difficult circumstances.

You may think you know where the story will go, but it consistently surprised me with its sharp observations, difficult questions about race and the duality many people feel they must live to fit a mold.

It is still YA, so there are a few sections that veer into unneeded melodrama, but as a whole, this is a ...more

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