Winner
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Carnegie Medal for Writing | 2018 | Shortlist |
About This Book
Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter witnesses the fatal police shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil. Angie Thomas's debut novel—inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement—is a searing portrait of race, code-switching, and speaking truth to power in America.
About the Author
Angie Thomas is an American author from Jackson, Mississippi, whose debut novel The Hate U Give (2017) became an international bestseller and was adapted into a film. The novel, shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal, draws on Black Lives Matter activism and was inspired by the killing of Oscar Grant. Thomas is a powerful voice in contemporary young adult fiction.
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