The Hate U Give

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I nod. Garden Heights has been a battlefield for the past two months over some stupid territory wars. I was born a “queen” ’cause Daddy used to be a King Lord. But when he left the game, my street royalty status ended. But even if I grew up in it, I wouldn’t understand fighting over streets nobody owns. Morales, Macey (February 12, 2018). "HarperAudio wins 2018 Odyssey Award for 'The Hate U Give' ". American Library Association. Archived from the original on April 20, 2021 . Retrieved April 20, 2021. His smile fades like he hears my thoughts. He puffs on a cigar and blows smoke from the corner of his mouth. Two tears are tattooed under his left eye. Two lives he’s taken. At least. Suddenly I’m Eve in the Garden after she ate the fruit—it’s like I realize I’m naked. I’m by myself at a party I’m not even supposed to be at, where I barely know anybody. And the person I do know just left me hanging.

I munch on some of Kenya’s Hot Cheetos. They would taste much better with cheese sauce on them. “Has there been anything on the news about Khalil?” He drives. A streetlight flashes across his face, revealing how tight his jaw is set. His veins bulge along his bald head. Starr’s friend from Williamson Prep, a wealthy, white teenage girl who feels uncomfortable when confronted with the racism affecting Starr’s life. In the past, Hailey expected Starr and Maya to go along with her dictates, and finds Starr’s new outspokenness threatening. The leader of the King Lords gang. King profits off the drug dealings in Garden Heights, but does not care about the community, threatening elderly men and teenagers alike to protect his hold over the neighborhood. King abuses his girlfriend, Iesha, and daughters, Kenya and Lyric. One-FifteenWe stay this way for a long time. Eventually, Daddy helps us out the ambulance. He wraps his arm around me like a shield against curious eyes and guides me to his Tahoe down the street. Thanks.” He scrubs the shoes with his napkin. I cringe. With each hard rub, the shoes cry for my help. No lie, every time a sneaker is cleaned improperly, a kitten dies. Ms. Ofrah says this interview is the way I fight. When you fight, you put yourself out there, not caring who you hurt or if you'll get hurt. Your corny husband. ‘Baby, you my everything, you all I ever wanted,’” Khalil sings in a whiny voice. I push him with my shoulder, and he laughs, his drink splashing over the sides of the cup. “You know that’s what he sounds like!” The Hate U Give essays are academic essays for citation. These papers were written primarily by students and provide critical analysis of The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas.

Anderson, Tre'vell (August 30, 2018). "How the deaths of Oscar Grant and Trayvon Martin inspired 'The Hate U Give' ". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on September 7, 2018 . Retrieved September 7, 2018. Announcing the Goodreads Choice Winner in Best Young Adult Fiction!". Goodreads. Archived from the original on April 20, 2021 . Retrieved April 20, 2021. Dar, Mahnaz (January 26, 2017). "The Hate U Give". School Library Journal. Archived from the original on September 4, 2018 . Retrieved September 4, 2018. My stomach twists. All of that blood, and it came out of him. Some of it is on my hands, on Seven’s hoodie, on my sneakers. An hour ago we were laughing and catching up. Now his blood . . .I remember something else Daddy said. If you’re with somebody, you better hope they don’t have nothing on them, or both of y’all going down. There she goes calling Seven “my brother” like she’s the only one who can claim him. It’s annoying as hell.