Now a major motion picture, starring Amandla Stenberg

No. 1 New York Times bestseller

Goodreads Choice Awards Best of the Best

National Book Award Longlist

Starr lives in two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she was born and raised and her posh high school in the suburbs. The uneasy balance between them is shattered when Starr is the only witness to the fatal shooting of her unarmed best friend, Khalil, by a police officer. Now what Starr says could destroy her community. It could also get her killed.

Inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, this is a powerful and gripping YA novel about one girl's struggle for justice.

Want more of Garden Heights? Catch Maverick and Seven's story in Concrete Rose, Angie Thomas's powerful prequel to The Hate U Give.

PRAISE FOR THE HATE U GIVE

"Stunning." John Green

"A masterpiece." The Huffington Post

"An essential read for everyone." Teen Vogue

"Outstanding." The Guardian

"This story is necessary. This story is important." Kirkus (starred review)

"Heartbreakingly topical." Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"A powerful, in-your-face novel." Horn Book (starred review)

About the Author
Angie Thomas Angie Thomas was born, raised, and still lives in Jackson, Mississippi. A former teen rapper, she recently won a Walter Dean Myers Grant, awarded by the We Need Diverse Books campaign. The Hate U Give is her first novel. Her second novel, On the Come Up, is about sixteen-year-old rapper Bri. You can find Angie on Twitter@acthomaswrites or visit her website, acthomaswrites.com.

Reviews
Angie Thomas has written a stunning, brilliant, gut-wrenching novel that will be remembered as a classic of our time. * John Green *
It's hard to see how this won't be the young adult novel of the year, if not the decade. Angie Thomas, a former rapper and a debut novelist from Jackson, Mississippi, has written a startling, important book about what it is to be black in America that manages to speak to everyone. It is also a rollicking thriller and a deeply enjoyable read. No wonder it has been at the top of the New York Times's young adult bestseller list for weeks. [...] It's suitable for mature 14-year-olds and should fly on to curriculums everywhere, for Thomas has written a classic in the making that demands to be discussed. * The Times *
"[...] a powerful look at racism in 21st-century America." * The Observer *
Completely gripping, hugely affecting and beautifully written, THUG encompasses race, violence, family and growing up and will surely be remembered as a defining YA book of our time. A must-read. - Anna Pool * The Pool *
The Hate U Give is going to be one of the most important books of 2017, no hyperbole, just facts. - Nikesh Shukla, writer and editor of The Good Immigrant -- Nikesh Shukla


Awards
Winner of Amnesty Honour (CILIP) 2018 (UK) and Books Are My Bag Readers Awards 2017 (UK) and Goodreads Choice Awards - Best of the Best! 2018 (UK) and The British Book Awards - Best Children's Book 2018 (UK) and Waterstone's Children's Book Prize 2018 (UK). Short-listed for Carnegie (CILIP) 2018 (UK) and FCBG Children's Book Award 2020 (UK) and Great Reads Award 2017 (UK) and Kings School Teen Award 2017 (UK).



Book Information
ISBN 9781406387162
Author Angie Thomas
Format Paperback
Page Count 448
Imprint Walker Books Ltd
Publisher Walker Books Ltd
Weight(grams) 277g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 24mm