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The hate u give cover5/8/2023 ![]() ![]() What everyone wants to know is: what really went down that night? And the only person alive who can answer that is Starr.īut what Starr does - or does not - say could upend her community. Some cops and the local drug lord try to intimidate Starr and her family. Protesters are taking to the streets in Khalil’s name. Some are calling him a thug, maybe even a drug dealer and a gangbanger. Soon afterward, his death is a national headline. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. "A powerful, in-your-face novel." ( The Horn Book, starred review) "A marvel of verisimilitude." ( Booklist, starred review) "Heartbreakingly topical." ( Publishers Weekly, starred review) This story is important." ( Kirkus Reviews, starred review) Morris Award Winner ∙ National Book Award Longlist ∙ Printz Honor Book ∙ Coretta Scott King Honor Book ∙ Number-One New York Times Best Seller! ![]()
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