Did you read The Hate U Give? It is an excellent young adult novel that debuted in February 2017, and has already been made into a movie! I saw the preview when watching Crazy Rich Asians, I couldn't believe it! Is it me or is the book-to-movie turnaround light years faster than it used to be?!
Anyway, this book is...WOW! In a nutshell: sixteen year old Starr Carter is straddling two world; the low income neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. Everyday she navigates between her identity among her wealthy, predominantly white friends at school, and her the all black neighborhood where she lives. She feels like she has a handle on her parallel identities when driving home at night with her childhood best friend Khalil, she witnesses his murder by a white police officer after they're pulled over.
Khalil's death becomes national news. Many call him a thug, drug dealer, gang banger. Protesting ensues. Her identity as a witness is kept confidential due to her age, but what Starr wants more than anything is for the world to know what happened that night, that Khalil was sober, unarmed, and an innocent victim.
As always, read the book first, but the movie looks just as captivating!
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