Angie Thomas was born, raised, and still lives in Jackson, Mississippi. A former teen rapper, she recently won a Walter Dean Myers Grant, awarded by the We Need Diverse Books campaign. The Hate U Give is her first novel. Her second novel, On the Come Up, is about sixteen-year-old rapper Bri. You can find Angie on Twitter@acthomaswrites or visit her website, acthomaswrites.com.
Angie Thomas has written a stunning, brilliant, gut-wrenching novel
that will be remembered as a classic of our time. * John Green
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"The Hate U Give says more about the contemporary black experience
in America than any book I have read for years." * Alex Wheatle,
The Guardian *
"[...] a powerful look at racism in 21st-century America." * The
Observer *
It's hard to see how this won't be the young adult novel of the
year, if not the decade. Angie Thomas, a former rapper and a debut
novelist from Jackson, Mississippi, has written a startling,
important book about what it is to be black in America that manages
to speak to everyone. It is also a rollicking thriller and a deeply
enjoyable read. No wonder it has been at the top of the New York
Times's young adult bestseller list for weeks. [...] It's suitable
for mature 14-year-olds and should fly on to curriculums
everywhere, for Thomas has written a classic in the making that
demands to be discussed. * The Times *
"Topical, painful and important." * The Sunday Times *
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