8 starred reviews ∙ Goodreads Choice Awards Best of the Best ∙ William C. Morris Prize Winner ∙ National Book Prize Longlist ∙ Printz Honor Book ∙ Coretta Scott Ruler Honor Reserve ∙ #1 New York Times Bestseller!

‘Totally riveting!’ -Jason Reynolds

‘Amazing.’ -John Green

‘This story is essential. This story is certainly important.’ -Kirkus (starred review)

‘Heartbreakingly topical ointment.’ -Publishers Weekly (starred review)

‘A marvel of verisimilitude.’ -Booklist (starred review)

‘A effective, about The Hate U Give in-your-face book.’ -Horn Book (starred review)

Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the indegent neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy stability between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal capturing of her youth closest friend Khalil at the hands of a officer. Khalil was unarmed.

Soon afterward, his death is a country wide headline. Some are calling him a thug, maybe even a medication dealer and a gangbanger. Protesters are taking to the streets in Khalil’s name. Some cops and the neighborhood drug lord make an effort to intimidate Starr and her family. What everyone wants to know is normally: what really transpired that night? As well as the only person alive who are able to answer that’s Starr.

But what Starr does-or does not-say could upend her community. It might also endanger her life.

And do not miss For the Come Up, Angie Thomas’s powerful follow-up towards the Hate U Give.