The Hate u give
by Angie Thomas
read an excerpt
by Angie Thomas
read an excerpt
"Now, think 'bout this," he says. "How did the drugs even get in our neighborhood? This is a multibillion-dollar industry we talking 'bout, baby. That shit is flown into our communities, but I don't know anybody with a private jet. Do you?"
"No."
"Exactly. Drugs come from somewhere, and they're destroying our community," he says. "You got folks like Brenda, who think they need them survive, and then you got the Khalils, who think they need to sell them to survive. The Brendas can't get jobs unless they're clean, and they can't pay for rehab unless they got jobs. When the Khalils get arrested for selling drugs, they either spend most of their life in prison, another billion-dollar industry, or they have a hard time getting a real job and probably start selling drugs again. That's the hate they're giving us, baby, a system designed against us. That's Thug Life.”
― Angie Thomas, The Hate U Give
Themes: Racism and Justice, Stereotypes, Identity, Hip Hop, Police Brutality
How many pages?
464
Is this available at Sequoia High School's Library?
Yes, and in Spanish
Are there other books like this?
YES!
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
Dear Martin by Nic Stone
All American Boys by Brendan Kiely
What genre is the book?
Realistic Fiction, Novel, Young Adult