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 ...

The Hate U Give (THUG) is the story of sixteen-year-old ... the fatal shooting of her unarmed best friend, Khalil, by a white police officer. Now Starr must fight for justice, using the most ...

The Hate U Give is the award-winning debut novel by author ... The novel, expanded from a short story Thomas wrote in response to the police shooting of Oscar Grant, has received widespread ...