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

The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands ... and stand up for what's right.

My interest in banned books is how I discovered Angie Thomas’s novel The Hate U Give. I have always loved ... and fatal shooting of her best friend Khalil. Khalil’s death sparks national ...

The Hate U Give is the award-winning debut novel ... the reader is proud of Starr’s bravery to stand-up for Khalil and to speak out against racism and injustice. Fundamentally, in the words ...

Mr. Khalil’s lawyers also filed a motion on Monday asking the judge to compel the federal government to transfer him back to New York to reunite him with his wife, who is expected to give birth ...