Currently Browsing: Young Adult novel

Angie Thomas’s “The Hate U Give” & the Power of the YA Genre

On this day in 2018, The Hate U Give was released in theaters. An emotional portrait of the impacts of police brutality on one young woman, The Hate U Give was based on the impactful young adult novel of the same name by Angie Thomas. It was Angie’s commitment to telling stories such as this one, and representing experiences like her own, that made this world-shifting film happen. read more.

CONTINUE READING