"The Hate U Give" was first banned by a Texas school district in 2017, when it was temporarily removed from library shelves before being returned. At the time, author Angie Thomas posted the below ...

The Hate U Give began as a short story in response to the 2009 police shooting of Oscar Grant. ... Oscar was 'one of us,' but in my school, ... and life in poor communities.

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The Hate U Give tells the story of a 16-year-old girl named Starr Carter. She lives in a mostly black, lower-income neighborhood called Garden Heights. Williamson Prep, her high school, is in a ...

Click here to buy. News of The Hate U Give's alleged banning was first shared on Twitter by local Texas user @abbyberner, who first posted about the development in November.In her post, she claims ...

Thomas' debut novel follows 16-year-old Starr Carter as she navigates two worlds: the poor black neighborhood where she lives, and her upscale suburban prep school.

Multiple community members spoke up during the Manchester School Board’s Monday, Dec. 16 meeting, citing this as the second year “The Hate U Give,” which is not banned by the district, has ...

Now in its third week at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list for young adult books, Angie Thomas’s debut novel, The Hate U Give, seems primed to hold its slot. The book tells the story of ...

The St. Tammany Parish Library Board of Control voted at its Dec. 9 meeting to keep "The Hate U Give" in the adult section, meaning library users under 18 cannot borrow it without parental permission.

“The Hate U Give” tells the story of Starr Carter, a poor black high schooler who attends a mostly white, prep school.