The Hate You Give Part 2

This is my second time reading The Hate U Give. I think it was better the second time reading it then the first. I think I really enjoyed this book because it relates to everything that is happening in our world today. There is so much hate towards one another! Different races are not being treated equal and it makes me sad to think that. This book just made me want to stand up even more for the different races. I loved this book, and the movie was just as good as the book. The actors put so much thought and feelings into their parts in the movie and it really tugs at your heart strings. Now let's get to the book summary shall we?



Starr Carter is a sixteen year old girl who lives two very different lives. She lives in Garden Heights, which is thug nation. People get shot, and drugs are sold on almost every street corner. But during the day she attends a mostly white private school that is an hour away from her gang ridden neighborhood. Starr attends a party, where shots are fired, and Khalil (her childhood best friend) and her escape unharmed and make it to his car where they drive off. Not long after Khalil is pulled over and instructed to step out of the car. He reaches for his hairbrush and is shot dead by a white police officer, right in front of Starr's eyes.

Khalil is shot by Officer One-Fifteen, who treated her and Khalil abusively before killing Khalil.
Starr usually stays quiet when it comes to her people being shot by white police officers, however, will her attitude change towards speaking out since it is her childhood best friend that was gunned down by a white police officer? You will  have to read the book to find out. Did you think I was just going to give it all away?

I highly recommend this book to anyone who hasn't read it. You will NOT regret it!