Now a major motion picture, starring Amandla StenbergNo. 1 New York Times bestsellerWinner of the Waterstones Children's Book Prize ? Goodreads Choice Awards Best of the Best ? National Book Award Longlist ? British Book Awards Children's Book of the Year ? Teen Vogue Best YA Book of the YearSixteen-year-old Starr lives in two worlds: the poor neighborhood 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.Want more of Garden Heights? Catch Maverick and Seven's story in Concrete Rose, Angie Thomas's powerful prequel to The Hate U Give.PRAISE FOR THE HATE U GIVE"Stunning." John Green"A masterpiece." The Huffington Post"An essential read for everyone." Teen Vogue"Outstanding." The Guardian"This story is necessary. This story is important." Kirkus (starred review)"Heartbreakingly topical." Publishers Weekly (starred review)"A powerful, in-your-face novel." Horn Book (starred review)

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Angie Thomas is the author of three hugely critically acclaimed and bestselling novels: The Hate U Give, On the Come Up and Concrete Rose. Her debut novel, The Hate U Give, was adapted into an award-winning major motion picture by Fox 2000 and Temple Hill Entertainment and stars Amandla Stenberg (The Hunger Games). Angie was born and raised in Jackson, Mississippi. A former teen rapper, she is the recipient of a Walter Dean Myers Grant, awarded by the We Need Diverse Books campaign. You can find her on Twitter: @acthomasbooks or visit her website, angiethomas.com.

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Now a major motion picture, starring Amandla Stenberg

No. 1 New York Times bestseller

Winner of the Waterstones Children's Book Prize · Goodreads Choice Awards Best of the Best · National Book Award Longlist · British Book Awards Children's Book of the Year · Teen Vogue Best YA Book of the Year

Sixteen-year-old Starr lives in two worlds: the poor neighborhood 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.

Want more of Garden Heights? Catch Maverick and Seven's story in Concrete Rose, Angie Thomas's powerful prequel to The Hate U Give.

PRAISE FOR THE HATE U GIVE

"Stunning." John Green

"A masterpiece." The Huffington Post

"*An essential read for everyone."Teen Vogue
"Outstanding."The Guardian***

"This story is necessary. This story is important." Kirkus (starred review)

"Heartbreakingly topical." Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"A powerful, in-your-face novel." Horn Book (starred review)

Zusammenfassung
A powerful and brave YA novel about what prejudice looks like in the 21st century.