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The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

The Hate U Give is about a 16 year old girl named Starr. Starr is and african american teen living in 21st century trying to protest aginst discrimination. Through out the book the author adds unexpected events. For example (this is not a spoiler), when Starr and Kahlil are driving home from a party one night they get stopped by a police officer. Kahlil moves a foot or so and the cop decides to shoot him, out of nowhere. Throughout the book, so far, there have been many incedents just like that to catch your attention and pull you in.

This book pulls you into how Starr feels about everything that happened with Kahlil. She blames herself for losing touch with him. She also struggles with telling people that she witnessed Kahlils death, she was there. She does not want to tell people because she is scared people will hurt or harass her with questions. The book brings you deep into Starrs emotions throughout the journey. Angie Thomas really does an amazing job at pulling you into this book and making you feel like you are living in the time Starr is.

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