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Book cover for "The hate u give".
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HL: High-Low 590L
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English
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4.4 stars
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"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...
Book cover for "The hate U give".
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Starr Carter navigates the perilous waters between her poor, black neighborhood and her prestigious, mainly white private school. This all changes when she finds herself in the middle of racial activism after her best friend is shot by police officers, and she's forced to make a decision. Allow the media to skewer her friend to protect the status quo, or stand up and tell the truth in memory of Khalil?
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Publisher:
Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc
Pub. Date:
2018
Language:
English
Book cover for "The Hate U Give SparkNotes Literature Guide".
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Spark
Pub. Date:
2022
Language:
English
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Created by Harvard students for students everywhere, SparkNotes give you just what you need to succeed in school: - Complete Plot Summary and Analysis - Key Facts About the Work - Analysis of Major Characters - Themes, Motifs, and Symbols - Explanation of Important Quotations - Author's Historical Context - Suggested Essay Topics - 25-Question Review Quiz The Hate U Give features explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols including: identity...
Book cover for "The Hate U Give: La haine qu'on donne".
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LePetitLitteraire.fr (new)
Pub. Date:
2023
Language:
French
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Ce guide de lecture pratique propose un résumé et une analyse complets de The Hate U Give : La haine qu'on donne d'Angie Thomas. Il propose une exploration approfondie de l'intrigue, des personnages et des thèmes principaux du roman, notamment le racisme, l'identité et la communauté. Le style clair et concis facilite la compréhension et offre l'occasion parfaite d'améliorer vos connaissances littéraires en un rien de temps.
Book cover for "The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas (Book Analysis)".
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BrightSummaries.com
Pub. Date:
2019
Language:
English
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Unlock the more straightforward side of The Hate U Give with this concise and insightful summary and analysis! This engaging summary presents an analysis of The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas, which follows 16-year-old Starr Carter as she deals with her trauma after witnessing the shooting of her unarmed friend Khalil by a policeman. Tensions begin to simmer in her neighbourhood, erupting into riots after the policeman is acquitted of the murder, and...
Book cover for "The Hate U Give (Original Motion Picture Score)".
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Publisher:
Milan Records
Pub. Date:
2018
Language:
English
Book cover for "A Study Guide for Angie Thomas's "The Hate U Give"".
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Publisher:
Gale, Cengage Learning
Pub. Date:
2018
Language:
English
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A Study Guide for Angie Thomas' "The Hate U Give", excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Novels for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Novels for Students for all of your research needs.
Book cover for "El odio que das".
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Publisher:
Editorial Océano, S.L
Pub. Date:
2017
Language:
Spanish
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After witnessing her friend's death at the hands of a police officer, Starr Carter's life is complicated when the police and a local drug lord try to intimidate her in an effort to learn what happened the night Kahlil died.
Book cover for "Concrete rose".
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HL: High-Low 500L
Language:
English
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4.4 stars
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"A gang leader's son finds his effort to go straight for the sake of his child challenged by a loved one's brutal murder, in a poignant exploration of Black coming-of-age- set seventeen years before the events of the award-winning 'The Hate U Give'"--
Book cover for "Promise boys".
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J.B., Ramón, and Trey, students of the Urban Promise Prep School, must follow the school's strict rules, but when their principal is murdered, the three boys must band together to track down the real killer before they are arersted.
Book cover for "After the shot drops".
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Pub. Date:
2018
Lexile measure:
HL: High-Low 730L
Language:
English
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Told from alternating perspectives, Bunny takes a basketball scholarship to an elite private school to help his family, leaving behind Nasir, his best friend, in their tough Philadelphia neighborhood.
Book cover for "Cemetery Road".
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"The #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Natchez Burning trilogy returns with an electrifying tale of friendship, betrayal, and shattering secrets that threaten to destroy a small Mississippi town.When Marshall McEwan left his hometown at age eighteen, he vowed never to return. The trauma that drove him away ultimately spurred him to become one of the most successful journalists in Washington D.C. But just as the political chaos in the nation's...
Book cover for "Children of blood and bone".
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HL: High-Low 670L
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English
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4.6 stars
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Zélie Adebola remembers when the soil of Orïsha hummed with magic. Burners ignited flames, Tiders beckoned waves, and Zélie's Reaper mother summoned forth souls. But everything changed the night magic disappeared. Under the orders of a ruthless king, maji were killed, leaving Zélie without a mother and her people without hope. Now Zélie has one chance to bring back magic and strike against the monarchy. With the help of a rogue princess, Zélie...
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HL: High-Low 550L
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English
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4.2 stars
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As the daughter of an underground hip hop legend who died right before he hit big, Bri wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all time-- and has massive shoes to fill. She's been labeled a hoodlum at school, and the fridge at home is empty after her mom loses her job. So Bri pours her anger and frustration into her first song, which goes viral -- for all the wrong reasons. Portrayed by the media as a menace, Bri makes a choice-- and becomes the...
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"The compelling, hidden story of Cathy Williams, a former slave and the first woman to ever serve in the US Army "Here's the first thing you need to know about Miss Cathy Williams: I am the daughter of a daughter of a queen and my Mama never let me forgetit." Missouri, 1864 Powerful, epic, and compelling, Daughter of a Daughter of a Queen shines light on a nearly forgotten figure in history. Cathy Williams was born and lived a slave until the Union...
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HL: High-Low 720L
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English
Average Rating:
5 stars
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Writing letters to the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., seventeen-year-old college-bound Justyce McAllister struggles to face the reality of race relations today and how they are shaping him.
Book cover for "I'm not dying with you tonight".
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HL: High-Low 740L
Language:
English
Average Rating:
5 stars
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Told from two viewpoints, Atlanta high school seniors Lena and Campbell, one black, one white, must rely on each other to survive after a football rivalry escalates into a riot Over the course of one night, two girls with two very different backgrounds must rely on each other to get through the violent race riot that has enveloped their city. Lena has her killer style, her awesome boyfriend, and a plan. She knows she's going to make it big. Campbell,...
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Publisher:
Random House
Pub. Date:
2023
Lexile measure:
HL: High-Low 650L
Language:
English
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After spending six months in a juvenile detention center for a crime he did not commit, seventeen-year-old Andre Jackson returns home and tries to adapt to a Covid-19 world and find his missing best friend. Life can change in an instant. When you're wrongfully accused of a crime. When a virus shuts everything down. When the girl you love moves on. Andre Jackson is determined to reclaim his identity. But returning from juvie doesn't feel like coming...
Book cover for "All because you matter".
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AD: Adult Directed 810L
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English
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A lyrical, heart-lifting love letter to Black and Brown children everywhere reminds them how much they matter, that they have always mattered and they always will.