The very first meeting of the Teen Book Club (for Grades 9-12) is happening next week, and we’re reading The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas.
BOOK DESCRIPTION: Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed.
Soon afterward, his death is a national headline. Some are calling him a thug, maybe even a drug dealer and a gangbanger. Protesters are taking to the streets in Khalil’s name. Some cops and the local drug lord try to intimidate Starr and her family. What everyone wants to know is, what really went down that night? And the only person alive who can answer that is Starr.
But what Starr does—or does not—say could upend her community. It could also endanger her life.
Whether you’ve read it before or this is your first time, you can join the discussion on Zoom by registering through our Online Calendar. Copies of The Hate U Give are available in our Teen Library, or you can download the ebook or audiobook through Hoopla with your Library Card.
The Teen Book Club discussion for The Hate U Give will be held on Friday, February 19, at 4:30 PM.
Published on February 12, 2021.
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