Amelia Elizabeth Walden Book Award Winner & Finalists Announced". Teachers Who Read. August 1, 2018. Archived from the original on September 25, 2022 . Retrieved January 28, 2022. This novel is Angie’s first and best-known work. It won the 2017 Goodreads Choice Awards Best Young Adult Fiction and has since been made into a well-known film.

Bianca and Chance, be nice,” Kenya says. “This Starr’s first party. Her folks don’t let her go nowhere.” He cusses under his breath, turns Tupac down, and maneuvers the Impala to the side of the street. We’re on Carnation where most of the houses are abandoned and half the streetlights are busted. Nobody around but us and the cop. Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults: 2018". Booklist. April 1, 2018. Archived from the original on January 28, 2022 . Retrieved April 7, 2023. Flood, Alison (July 4, 2018). "South Carolina police object to high-school reading list". The Guardian. Archived from the original on March 29, 2019 . Retrieved March 29, 2019. Did you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Violence & Scariness in your kid's entertainment guide. Get started Close

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Once you've seen how broken someone is it's like seeing them naked—you can't look at them the same anymore.” 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. Cause you always look like you wanna punch something when he talks to you. Remember that time at your birthday party when he kept telling you what to wish for?” Momma opens the fridge, the door crowded with takeout menus and fruit-shaped magnets. “All right, Munch,” she says, “you want turkey bacon or regular?” I squeeze through sweaty bodies and follow Kenya, her curls bouncing past her shoulders. A haze lingers over the room, smelling like weed, and music rattles the floor. Some rapper calls out for everybody to Nae-Nae, followed by a bunch of “Heys” as people launch into their own versions. Kenya holds up her cup and dances her way through the crowd. Between the headache from the loud-ass music and the nausea from the weed odor, I’ll be amazed if I cross the room without spilling my drink.

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. How do you talk about race and other social issues with friends and family? How do you deal with friends who tell racist, homophobic, and otherwise offensive jokes? What about family members who say inappropriate things? Is it better to ignore or confront the person? What are the repercussions of each approach? What strategies could you use to make the discussion less awkward?An ear-splitting scream emerges from my gut, explodes in my throat, and uses every inch of me to be heard. Hell, yeah. And it would be eighty if they had icy soles.” Clear bottoms are a bitch to clean. “Cleaning kits aren’t cheap. Besides, you’re obviously making big money if you can buy those.”

I kinda wanna stay home so I can return Chris’s calls too. After last night, it feels stupid to be mad at him. Or I could call Hailey and Maya, those girls Kenya claims don’t count as my friends. I guess I can see why she says that. I never invite them over. Why would I? They live in mini-mansions. My house is just mini. Our 2017 Best Children's & Teen Books of the Year". Shelf Awareness. December 20, 2017 . Retrieved April 8, 2023. Announcing the Goodreads Choice Winner in Best of the Best!". Goodreads. Archived from the original on April 20, 2021 . Retrieved April 20, 2021. I know, but I can’t leave Kenya and Lyric. That fool’s crazy enough to hit them too. He don’t care that they’re his daughters.”Kreps, Daniel (October 6, 2018). " 'The Hate U Give' Screenwriter Audrey Wells Dies Day Before Film's Release". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 6, 2018 . Retrieved October 6, 2018. That’s it for this sneak peek! If you liked what you read, don’t forget to add The Hate U Give to your Goodreads shelf here! It would be easy to quit if it was just about me, Khalil, that night, and that cop. It's about way more than that though. It's about Seven. Sekani. Kenya. DeVante. Critics also widely praised the book. In the Christian Science Monitor, Katie Ward Beim-Esche wrote, "Believe the hype: The Hate U Give, Angie Thomas's extraordinary and fearless debut, really is that good." [17] Shannon Ozirny of The Globe and Mail also felt it would have wide appeal, "Ignore the YA label– this should be the one book everyone reads this year." [26] On Salon, Erin Keane wrote that the novel is "topical, urgent, necessary, and if that weren't enough, it's also a highly entertaining and engaging read." [27] Yeah, she taking chemo. She only worried ’bout getting a wig though.” He gives a weak laugh that doesn’t show his dimples. “She’ll be a’ight.”