A YA tale inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement should be the next book you read
It may be early in the year, but the best YA novel of 2017 is likely already in stores.
The Hate U Give, the debut novel of author Angie Thomas, hit shelves today and is the buzziest non-sequel to hit the YA world in some time.
Inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, The Hate U Give follows sixteen-year-old Starr Carter, a girl caught between two worlds. One is the poor black neighborhood where she lives, the other the rich suburban prep school she attends. But when Starr's childhood best friend is killed by a police officer, an act Starr witnesses, she's thrust into the turmoil and the national story her neighborhood becomes.
Thomas' novel may be her first, and it may have only just gone on sale, but it's already getting rave responses (and it's already been optioned as a movie starring YA adaptation queen Amandla Stenberg). You can get your copy online or in stores starting today.
Twitter is here for it.
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Aliza Weinberger is an Audience Development Assistant at Mashable and a MashReads contributor. In this capacity, she develops marketing campaigns on Mashable's social accounts and works to grow the company's online presence. She is also a member of the MashReads team and a host of the MashReads podcast. Aliza graduated Northwestern University with a Bachelor's in Film Studies and English Literature and was previously a Social Content Strategist at DDB Worldwide. Aliza is a member of three book clubs and loves watching Netflix and Broadway shows.
