The Hate You Give

Tricia Roserie
The Hate You Give, by Angie Thomas is about a seventeen year old girl who lives in the projects but goes to school with rich white people. Her way of living and their way of living are completely different, and she tries to ignore that when she goes to school. In the beginning of the book she goes to a neighborhood party to try to socialize with more people who live around her because she doesn't attend the same school as them. In other words, most people believe that in her mind she believes shes better than them for going to a rich white school. At the neighborhood party she catches up with a boy, Kahlil, a childhood friend and she spends most of her time at this party talking to him until shoots are fired at the party and both of them hurry to Khalil's car to get out of the area. On their way to Starr's house, the main character, they are pulled over by a police officer. Khalil has had some involvement in drugs but that night he doesn't have anything illegal on him; however, he is asked to step out of his car and is frisked by the police officer. The officer decides to go to his vehicle and asks Kahlil to remain standing with his hands up but he didn't listen and decided to go check on Starr in the car only be shot 4 times by the police officer.
This book revolves around the movement of Black Lives matter, it takes a girl split between two different worlds and forces her to choose which one she needs to be on. It makes Starr question everything that is said and who says it. It being complication between her relationships with her white and African American friends. At this point she needs to understand how the real world works and what she needs to stand for, especially when justice for Khalil may not be served because construed  image that is being given about Khalil by the police.
Honestly the book is writing of the world today, and I believe that this book might be something a class might read years later. (that was a side note)
I would definitely recommend this book to almost anyone the book is so good you won't wanna stop turning the pages. Also the book is written with so much emotion and passion, for me just reading it, made me feel the anger Starr was feeling, and how to she was pulled between her two lives. You could feel the stress of being at school with people who may attack your race because of the color of your skin. The book definitely gives the wake up call it intended to do. I believe anyone who takes the time to read this book will enjoy it. its undeniably a great book.