I read the urban fiction book, The Hate U Give, by Angie Thomas. In this book, the main character, Starr, sees her bestfriend, Khalil, get shot and killed by a police officer. Starr’s parents, Lisa and Maverick, help guide her through the legal justifications and hardships of Khalil’s death. Alongside Starr, her full brother, Sekani and her half brother, Seven, help her through the hard times seeing this death causes.
Justyce McAllister is a high school senior and a passionate debater, going along with fellow student Sarah-Jane Friedman and mentor Dr. Jarius Dray. But, he is surrounded by problems in his personal life along with the major issue of racism. Along the way, He finds himself in multiple encounters with the legal system. Through it all, he reminds himself of the great Martin Luther King Jr. and his legacy, attempting to follow his example in the divided world.
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas is a very empowering book. The book follows Starr Carter
who witnesses the shooting of her best friend by a police officer. After his death, people started
calling Khalil (her friend who was shot) names. No one knows what went down that night, only
Starr does. The story focuses on Starr fighting for justice for her friend and her community.
The Hate You Give is a book, but it feels like an experience. What’s the definition of normal? It could be different for me than it is for you. The author knows this and purposefully plays with the word. The main character, Starr Carter, is African American. Starr is discombobulated about her entire life, especially since she's coping with the deaths of her close friends, hurtful stereotypes about her race, and the neg1ative aspects of her community. Starr's normal is abnormal, and she knows this.
This book, though not being one of the best books I have ever read, wasn’t that bad either. It was pretty
good, just not a book that I would reread for fun. It’s about a girl named Lilly Owens who lives with her
father in a racist town. When she and her housemaid, Rosaleen get into a bit of trouble, they go on the
run away from the home Lilly was used to. Lilly uses this opportunity to try and find out more about her
mother, continuing to deny the important information she had about her mother in her mind. She ends
When 16 year old Starr Carters’s friend Kahlil is shot by a police officer everything changes in
her life. Starr struggles as police and other members of her town, Garden Heights, try to get her
to tell the story of what really happened that night. When half the town justifies why Kahlil got
shot and the other half is scared and Starr is under a lot of pressure. I thought this was a
wonderful book that is a must read for everyone. This book has a wonderful message for
everybody. One hundred percent recommend this book.
Lekha has a birthmark on her forehead. It is supposed to be luck, but for
her, she would not say it is lucky. Lekha goes to a school with not many
Indians and she is always teased for her unshaved legs, permanent bindi, and
generally for being an Indian. Suddenly another Indian becomes her
neighbor. Avanthika, is a lot more confident than Lekha even though she has
an accent. This book is how she tells her story with ups and downs about
being Indian.
Born a Crime is an autobiography about comedian Trevor Noah and his struggles growing up.
Watch him face traumatic experiences from living during the Apartheid to dealing with his
mother's toxic boyfriend. These all shape him into who he is today but will he learn the meaning
and importance behind them?
