About the Author

Angie Thomas is the author of three hugely critically acclaimed and bestselling novels: The Hate U Give, On the Come Up and Concrete Rose. Her debut novel, The Hate U Give, was adapted into an award-winning major motion picture by Fox 2000 and Temple Hill Entertainment and stars Amandla Stenberg (The Hunger Games). Angie was born and raised in Jackson, Mississippi. A former teen rapper, she is the recipient of a Walter Dean Myers Grant, awarded by the We Need Diverse Books campaign. You can find her on Twitter: @acthomasbooks or visit her website, angiethomas.com.

Reviews

Angie Thomas has written a stunning, brilliant, gut-wrenching novel that will be remembered as a classic of our time.
*John Green*

“The Hate U Give says more about the contemporary black experience in America than any book I have read for years.”
*Alex Wheatle, The Guardian*

“[…] a powerful look at racism in 21st-century America.”
*The Observer*

It's hard to see how this won't be the young adult novel of the year, if not the decade. Angie Thomas, a former rapper and a debut novelist from Jackson, Mississippi, has written a startling, important book about what it is to be black in America that manages to speak to everyone. It is also a rollicking thriller and a deeply enjoyable read. No wonder it has been at the top of the New York Times's young adult bestseller list for weeks. [...] It's suitable for mature 14-year-olds and should fly on to curriculums everywhere, for Thomas has written a classic in the making that demands to be discussed.
*The Times*

“Topical, painful and important.”
*The Sunday Times*