The Hate U GiveSIXTEEN YEAR OLD STARR CARTER moves between two worlds: the poor black 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, Khalil's death is a national headline. Some are calling him a thug, maybe even a drug dealer and a

when it seems like they've lost everything of their father

when a similar attempt to compel a national confrontation with the truth was answered with the murders of Medgar Evers

And secrets always find their way through the cracks

He persevered

mothers and daughters

#SayHerName

exploring the unique characteristics of the apples

both as a link to his family and as a way to express himself

There are many things that seem normal or average today that at one point in time seemed absolutely crazy

Beautifully woven from personal narrative

Yamile Saied Méndez's powerful

Amari Peters has never stopped believing her missing brother