Worth: $9.08
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8 starred evaluations · Goodreads Selection Awards Better of the Finest · William C. Morris Award Winner · Nationwide Ebook Award Longlist · Printz Honor Ebook · Coretta Scott King Honor Ebook · #1 New York Instances Bestseller!
“Completely riveting!” —Jason Reynolds
“Gorgeous.” —John Inexperienced
“This story is critical. This story is vital.” —Kirkus (starred evaluation)
“Heartbreakingly topical.” —Publishers Weekly (starred evaluation)
“A marvel of verisimilitude.” —Booklist (starred evaluation)
“A strong, in-your-face novel.” —Horn Ebook (starred evaluation)
Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter strikes between two worlds: the poor neighborhood the place she lives and the flamboyant suburban prep faculty she attends. The uneasy stability between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the deadly capturing of her childhood finest buddy Khalil by the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed.
Quickly afterward, his loss of life is a nationwide headline. Some are calling him a thug, perhaps even a drug seller and a gangbanger. Protesters are taking to the streets in Khalil’s identify. Some cops and the native drug lord attempt to intimidate Starr and her household. What everybody desires to know is: what actually went down that evening? And the one individual alive who can reply that’s Starr.
However what Starr does—or doesn’t—say might upend her group. It might additionally endanger her life.
Need extra of Backyard Heights? Catch Maverick and Seven’s story in Concrete Rose, Angie Thomas’s highly effective prequel to The Hate U Give.
From the Writer
The Hate U Give
8 Starred Opinions
Junior Library Guild Choice
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The Fader – 7 Writers of Colour You Needs to be Studying in 2017
Teen Vogue – 10 Numerous Books by YA Authors of Colour to Learn in 2017
Leisure Weekly – 20 Books We Can’t Wait to Learn in 2017
Bustle – 16 Younger Grownup Novels to Learn in 2017, In response to YA Authors
Featured within the New York Instances, Cosmopolitan, Essence, and extra!
Meet the Writer
Angie Thomas
Angie Thomas was born, raised, and nonetheless resides in Jackson, Mississippi as indicated by her accent. She is a former teen rapper whose best accomplishment was an article about her in Proper-On Journal with an image included. She holds a BFA in Artistic Writing from Belhaven College and an unofficial diploma in Hip Hop. She is an inaugural winner of the Walter Dean Myers Grant 2015, awarded by We Want Numerous Books.
A strong debut – Faculty Library Journal.
This story is critical. This story is vital. – Kirkus Opinions.
Heartbreakingly topical – Publishers Weekly.
An vital and well timed novel that displays the world right this moment’s teenagers inhabit.- VOYA .
A message that can resonate with all younger individuals involved with equity – Bulletin Heart for Kids’s Books.
A strong, in-your-face novel – Horn Ebook.
Thomas’s clear and sincere writing strikes past sound bites to symbolize the actual individuals and communities behind the headlines – Shelf Consciousness.
A marvel of verisimilitude – Booklist.
Writer:Balzer + Bray; 1st version (February 28, 2017)
Language:English
Hardcover:464 pages
ISBN-10:0062498533
ISBN-13:978-0062498533
Studying age:14 – 17 years
Lexile measure:HL590L
Grade stage:9 – 12
Merchandise Weight:15.2 ounces
Dimensions:8.3 x 5.9 x 1.6 inches
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