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

by Angie Thomas

“Why was he a drug dealer? Why are so many people in our neighborhood drug dealers?” I remember what Khalil said—he got tired of choosing between lights and food.

Lack of opportunities,” Daddy says. “Corporate America don’t bring jobs to our communities, and they damn sure ain’t quick to hire us. Then, shit, even if you do have a high school diploma, so many of the schools in our neighborhoods don’t prepare us well enough.

That’s the hate they’re giving us, baby, a system designed against us. That’s Thug Life.”