The Hate U Give
*At the beginning of The Hate U Give, sixteen-year-old Starr Carter lives between two very different worlds. At home in Garden Heights, a poor, predominantly Black neighborhood plagued by gang violence and police tension, she’s one person. At her mostly white, upper-class school, Williamson Prep, she becomes someone else—quieter, careful not to stand out, hiding parts of herself to fit in. She calls it "code-switching," a survival tactic she’s mastered. At the heart of her life is her loving and protective family*
About The Hate U Give
*At the beginning of The Hate U Give, sixteen-year-old Starr Carter lives between two very different worlds. At home in Garden Heights, a poor, predominantly Black neighborhood plagued by gang violence and police tension, she’s one person. At her mostly white, upper-class school, Williamson Prep, she becomes someone else—quieter, careful not to ...Read more