Set seventeen years prior to the events of the award-winning novel, The Hate U Give, Angie Thomas revisits Garden Heights in Concrete Rose and immerses readers in her incredible writing once again. In Concrete Rose, Starr’s parents Mav and Lisa…
The Hate U Give review: Socially timely, emotionally potent, and painfully essential
Your reality is not the same as everyone else’s. Circumstances outside of your control shape and affect your life and how you see the world. As a brown kid growing up in Chicago’s south side, I was shaped by my…
Book Review: “The Hate U Give” by Angie Thomas
A phenomenal debut, and one which is well-worth the hype and praise. If it isn’t on your to-be-read pile, add it. Because it’s going to be one of the most important books of the year. Once upon a time there…