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

Angie Thomas

Start date: June 1, 2017

Finish date: July 1, 2017

Discussion: June 2017

Why we're reading this: Very timely, great book to talk about in June.
[close] Very timely, great book to talk about in June.

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June 2017

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
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Apr 03, 2017 Amanda [darjeeling_and_jade] rated it it was amazing

Shelves: ya-and-na-literature-i-love, 2017-releases, read-in-2018, favorites-of-2018, owned-read

My reviews are first published on [a cup of tea and an armful of books].

I’ve seen it happen over and over again: a black person gets killed just for being black, and all hell breaks loose. I’ve Tweeted RIP hashtags, reblogged pictures on Tumblr, and signed every petition out there. I always said that if I saw it happen to somebody, I would have the loudest voice, making sure the world knew what went down.

Now I am that person, and I’m too afraid to speak.

So many good things have been said abo ...more

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Aug 08, 2017 Amy rated it it was amazing

Shelves: realistic-fiction, multicultural, ya

I don't have anything else to add that others haven't already said. This is an important book. A book that can be difficult to read, but that should be read nonetheless. Highly recommend. ...more

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May 14, 2017 Ingrid Gibson rated it it was amazing

Loved this book. It shows the terrible reality of how far we think we've come as a society, and we've made undeniable strides forward but yet have SO much farther to go. My favorite quote/paragraph has so much truth packed in in this short passage ..."That's the problem. We let people say stuff, and they say it so much that it becomes okay to them and normal for us. What's the point of having a voice if you're gonna be silent in those moments you shouldn't be?”
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Oct 28, 2017 Brittany rated it it was amazing

Fantastic. Everyone should read this.

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Mar 02, 2018 Kim rated it it was amazing

I hardly ever give a book 5 stars but this was an exceptionally good book. It’s a very important story in this day and age.

It’s a very sad and emotional story about a girl dealing with grief and tragedy in losing a friend, in fact, two friends in similar circumstances.

It’s also a story of today with the relationships between police officers and young black men in the urban landscape of police stops, etc.

It’s about relationships between black and white, family members and everyday dealings with ...more

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