Angie Thomas is the author of the award-winning, #1 New York Times
bestselling novels The Hate U Give, On the Come Up, and Concrete
Rose, as well as Find Your Voice: A Guided Journal for Writing Your
Truth. A former teen rapper who holds a BFA in creative writing,
Angie was born, raised, and still resides in Mississippi. You can
find her online at www.angiethomas.com.
Nikki Giovanni, poet, activist, mother, and professor, is a
seven-time NAACP Image Award winner and the first recipient of the
Rosa Parks Woman of Courage Award, and holds the Langston Hughes
Medal for Outstanding Poetry, among many other honors. The author
of twenty-eight books and a Grammy nominee for The Nikki Giovanni
Poetry Collection, she is the University Distinguished Professor of
English at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia.
"Beautifully written in Starr's authentic first-person voice, this
is a marvel of verisimilitude as it insightfully examines two
worlds in collision. An inarguably important book that demands the
widest possible readership."--Booklist (starred review)
"Though Thomas's story is heartbreakingly topical, its greatest
strength is in its authentic depiction of a teenage girl, her
loving family, and her attempts to reconcile what she knows to be
true about their lives with the way those lives are depicted--and
completely undervalued--by society at large."--Publishers Weekly
(starred review)
"With smooth but powerful prose delivered in Starr's natural,
emphatic voice, finely nuanced characters, and intricate and
realistic relationship dynamics, this novel will have readers
rooting for Starr and opening their hearts to her friends and
family. This story is necessary. This story is important."--Kirkus
Reviews (starred review)
"Pair this powerful debut with Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely's
ALL AMERICAN BOYS to start a conversation on racism, police
brutality, and the Black Lives Matter movement."--School Library
Journal (starred review)
"The Hate U Give is an important and timely novel that reflects the
world today's teens inhabit. Starr's struggles create a complex
character, and Thomas boldly tackles topics like racism, gangs,
police violence, and interracial dating. This topical, necessary
story is highly recommended for all libraries."--Voice of Youth
Advocates (VOYA) (starred review)
"Thomas has penned a powerful, in-your-face novel that will
similarly galvanize fans of Kekla Magoon's How It Went Down and
Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely's All American Boys."--Horn Book
(starred review)
"Ultimately the book emphasizes the need to speak up about
injustice. That's a message that will resonate with all young
people concerned with fairness, and Starr's experience will speak
to readers who know Starr's life like their own and provide
perspective for others."--Bulletin of the Center for Children's
Books (starred review)
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