The Hate U Give
Descriere
A powerful and brave YA novel about what prejudice looks like in the 21st century.Sixteen-year-old Starr lives in two worlds: the poor neighbourhood 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. Movie rights have been sold to Fox, with Amandla Stenberg (The Hunger Games) to star.
Despre autor
Angela Thomas este o autoare americană de literatură pentru tineret, cunoscută pentru contribuțiile sale în acest gen. A câștigat recunoaștere internațională pentru romanul său The Hate U Give (2017), care abordează violența poliției și rasismul. Al doilea său roman pentru tineret, On the Come Up, a fost lansat pe 25 februarie 2019. Cel mai recent roman al său, Concrete Rose, a fost publicat pe 12 ianuarie 2021.
