Is a book that has 300 expletives ROWVA strong?” one speaker asked the room. Proponents of “The Hate U Give” argued the book brought important discussions of race and racial inequality into ...

There’s good news ahead for fans of The Hate U Give, the critically acclaimed book and movie offering a fictional account of how one community responds to a police-involved fatal shooting of a ...

It wasn't until college that a YA book would really speak to Thomas ... Take her 2017 debut, "The Hate U Give," for example. It follows a Black girl named Starr who witnesses the shooting ...

ONEIDA, Illinois — The ROWVA School Board voted Tuesday, Jan. 18 to indefinitely postpone taking action to either suspend or allow a young-adult novel from being taught in freshman English classes.

The young adult novel "The Hate U Give" tells the story of a teenager whose childhood friend is shot and killed by a police officer. In the book, now a finalist for a National Book Award and ...

THIS IS KELLY CRADDICK AND SHE SAYS IN THIS LAWSUIT THAT HER FRESHMAN HONORS CLASS AT PORTALES HIGH SCHOOL WANTED TO READ THIS BOOK. THE HATE U GIVE WAS A BOOK THAT WAS CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED.

Angie Thomas’ “The Hate U Give,” a bestselling novel about a black ... coming in at No. 8. The ALA says the book was banned in several schools for its depiction of drug use as well as ...

Warning: Spoilers for The Hate U Give ahead. There are some movies that you just know are going to be an emotional experience you'll never forget. The book-to-movie adaptation of The Hate U Give ...

Consider “The Hate U Give” by Angie Thomas, which has been challenged for an alleged anti-police agenda, and “This Book Is Gay” by Juno Dawson, a nonfiction book about sexuality and gender.

Angie Thomas, author of “The Hate U Give,” will speak at Kansas State University in Manhattan in April. Her new book, “On the Come Up,” will be released Feb. 5. Anissa Hidouk Courtesy ...