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

by Angie Thomas

I would’ve stayed home and watched Fresh Prince reruns.

Same

people like us in situations like this become hashtags, but they rarely get justice.

help them recognize snakes from friends.

“The first Aunt Viv was the best Aunt

‘Sometimes you can do everything right and things will still go wrong. The key is to never stop doing right.’”

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

Daddy once told me there’s a rage passed down to every black man from his ancestors, born the moment they couldn’t stop the slave masters from hurting their families. Daddy also said there’s nothing more dangerous than when that rage is activated.