The Hate U Give (The Hate U Give, #1) in Mock Printz 2026

Mar 10, 2018 The Reading Countess rated it it was amazing

Shelves: social-justice, ya, ebook, award-winners

I realize I am late to the (reading) party on this important book, but hey, better late than never. As a white woman of considerable advantages, I came to this book with some apprehension. Based on reviews, book buzz and awards it has received, I knew it would challenge me and my thinking (and I consider myself a progressive). And it did, but I wasn't prepared to have it sitting in the back of my head long after I finished it. The Hate U Give is a book that should be read widely, discussed often ...more

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Apr 03, 2017 Karyn Silverman rated it really liked it

Shelves: ya, arcs, z2017-reads

Very good. Powerful and almost never didactic (maybe once or twice when Maverick is lecturing Starr). Well realized characters and a topical, timely story told in a way that I think will work for those looking for a mirror as well as those looking for a window. I lived how nuanced this was - so many perspectives and experiences, and Starr is a fantastic main character. This one is a keeper, both for importance and for telling a hard story really well.

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Mar 05, 2019 Hannah rated it liked it

Shelves: young-adult, realistic, issues-problems, urban, death, race-issues, summer, made-into-movie, black-or-african-american, strong-female

I want to preface this by saying, the book and the movie are NOT the same thing. The movie may start out much like the book, but the movie ending is no where near the books!

Sixteen year old Starr, lives in two worlds. She lives in a poor, mostly black neighborhood. But Star attends a fancy, mostly white, prep school. So Starr balances her two worlds carefully. She can’t always act the same way she does with her childhood friends as she does with her school friends, and vice versa. She must be tw ...more

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May 09, 2017 Amy rated it liked it

Shelves: young-adult

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Jun 12, 2017 Kathy rated it really liked it

Shelves: ya, book-group-candidates, award-contender, language-arts, contemporary-issues, human-rights, civil-rights

I actually give this stunning debut a 4.5. I loved everything about this book, and that voice-- simply unforgettable! Only one tiny quibble about the ending--Perhaps it would've been better to leave us hanging? Other than that, this YA novel just blew me away. Brava! ...more

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Jun 21, 2017 Vicki rated it really liked it

The title sets the platform with a song title from Tupac, 'Thug Life' Break it down and you get word by word, 'The Hate You Give Little Infants, Fucks Everybody.'
Meet Starr and her family who live in Garden Heights aka the hood. Starr's Dad has spent time in prison, now runs a grocery store, her Mom a nurse. They send their kids to a 'white' school across town. Khalid, Starr's childhood friend, gets pulled over by the police while driving with Starr and she is witness to his getting shot. Not ar ...more

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Jul 07, 2017 Julia rated it it was amazing

Shelves: appropriate-for-high-school, realistic-fiction, appropriate-for-adults, tearjerker, families, civil-rights, friendship-school, violence, crime, bib-african-american-expriece

I doubt I could add any words to what others are saying about this book. Even though I could anticipate much of Starr's story based on what I know (as a white woman working in a primarliy African American community), this book allowed me to feel what in life I would not.

Because of the emotional toughness of the subject, I did find that if I didn't pick up the book for more than about 36 hours, I was then hesitant to dive back in. However, if I were able to read and keep reading, I just didn't q ...more

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