The hate u give
(Book)

"Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed. Soon afterward, his death is a national headline. Some are calling him a thug, maybe even a drug dealer and a gangbanger. Protesters are taking to the streets in Khalil's name. Some cops and the local drug lord try to intimidate Starr and her family. What everyone wants to know is: what really went down that night? And the only person alive who can answer that is Starr. But what Starr does or does not say could upend her community. It could also endanger her life"--,Provided by publisher.

HL590,Lexile.

Accelerated Reader,3.9.

Reading Counts!,5.3.

AR,UG,3.9,13.0,187740.,MCPL

Accelerated Reader AR,UG,3.9,13.0,187740.

Boston Globe/Horn Book Fiction & Poetry Award, 2017

National Book Award Nominee for Young People's Literature, 2017

Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth, 2017

School Library Journal's Best Books, 2017

Michael L. Printz Honor, 2018

William C. Morris Award, 2018