![]() ![]() On the news, Khalil is described as a thug, as if to excuse the cop’s action. She’s reluctant, but circumstances move her to act. ![]() If Starr comes forward as the witness, her family will suffer repercussions in the hood. Publisher: Balzer + Bray (February 28, 2017).people like us in situations like this become hashtags, but they rarely get justice. Starr is devastated, of course, and says, “. Only speak when spoken to.” Khalil bends his head to ask Starr if she’s okay and the cop shoots him. Starr hopes Khalil knows what her Daddy has drilled into her-“Keep your hands visible. Khalil grabs Starr’s hand and they drive off.Ī white cop stops them for a broken taillight and orders Khalil out of the car. She meets up with Khalil, her best friend until he recently started selling drugs. Starr attends a party in the hood where she knows she doesn’t belong. I have to earn coolness in Garden Heights.” At Williamson, “It’s dope to be black until it’s hard to be black.” What a moving and timely story! Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter lives in the black ghetto of Garden Heights and goes to a white private Williamson in “The Hate U Give” (2017 Balzer & Bray) by Angie Thomas.Īt her white school Starr says, “I’m cool by default because I’m one of the only black kids there. ![]()
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