Starr Carter is constantly switching between two worlds: the poor, mostly black, neighborhood where she lives and the rich, mostly white, 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. Now, facing pressures from all sides of the community, Starr must find her voice and stand up for what’s right. THE HATE U GIVE is based on the critically acclaimed New York Times bestseller by Angie Thomas and stars Amanda Stenberg as Starr, with Russell Hornsby, Regina Hall, Common, Anthony Mackie, Issa Rae, KJ Apa, and Algee Smith.

MOVIE REVIEW

There is this theory out there that young adult fiction doesn’t have to be about dystopian futures and children with magical powers. Crazy, I know. In fact, there are actually rumors that the genre can even be about serious issues. You know, like the cost of Internet or even—holy crap—race inequality in America.
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