The Hate U Give
by Angie Thomas • Related Edition: Spanish-Language
64 Total Resources 19 Awards 50 State Lists Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2017
Word Count 95,981
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 590L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.9
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 187740, 13 AR Points
- OverDrive Digital Book Details Explore on Marketplace
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Police shootings--Fiction
- Witnesses--Fiction
- Witnesses
- YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Prejudice & Racism
- Police shootings
- YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Emotions & Feelings
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Prejudice & Racism
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Violence
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Emotions & Feelings
- African Americans--Fiction
- African Americans
- Race relations--Fiction
- Racism--Fiction
- Police-community relations
- YOUNG ADULT FICTION / People & Places / United States / African American
- Race relations
- Young Adult Fiction | People & Places | United States - African American
- Young Adult Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Most Challenged Books of 2017
- Most Challenged Books of 2018
- Social Justice Books for Teens
- #OwnVoices for 7-12
- How To Undo Racism And White Supremacy
- This List is Anti-Racist
- Anti-Racist Reading List
- Activism and Protest
- Banned and Challenged Books of the 2010s
- Books That Broke the Rules
- High School Social-Emotional Book List
- Most Challenged Books of 2021
- Read Alikes for To Kill a Mockingbird
- Black Characters and Social Themes
- Growing Up Brave on the Margins
- Black Consciousness Principles
- Most Challenged Books of 2020
- Best YA Books of the 21st Century
Our Original Resources 7
Meet-the-Author Recording with Angie Thomas about The Hate U Give
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Angie Thomas
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Vocabulary Graphic Organizers
Created by TeachingBooks
View Comprehensive Text Complexity Measures
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Author 2
Author Interviews 19
Meet-the-Author Recording with Angie Thomas
Created by TeachingBooks
Things You Never Knew with Angie Thomas
Created by Epic Reads
Interview with Angie Thomas
Created by Library of Congress
How Tupac inspired Angie Thomas
Created by Epic Reads
Author facts with Angie Thomas
Created by Epic Reads
Why I Wrote THE HATE U GIVE, Blog post by Angie Thomas
Created by Epic Reads
Interview with Angie Thomas
Created by WBUR Boston
Interview with Angie Thomas
Created by Goodreads
Interview with Angie Thomas
Created by NPR
February 21, 2017 interview with Angie Thomas
Created by School Library Journal
Interview with Angie Thomas
Created by BuzzFeed
Interview with Angie Thomas
Created by Horn Book
Interview with Angie Thomas
Created by The Guardian
Interview with Angie Thomas
Created by The Brown Bookshelf
Panel Discussion with Angie Thomas
Created by Juneteenth Book Fest
Rapsody & Alex Elle in Conversation with Angie Thomas
Created by Epic Reads
The Garden Heights Universe with Angie Thomas
Created by Epic Reads
January 2021 interview with Angie Thomas
Created by First Draft Podcast
Interview with Angie Thomas
Created by AdLit
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 11
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Book-Specific Discussion Questions from American Library Association
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Discussion Questions from Down the Hobbit Hole
Created by Down the Hobbit Hole
Literature Guide from Learning to Give
Created by Learning to Give
General Discussion Questions from American Library Association
Created by American Library Association
Book Club Questions from Book Club Chat
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Discussion Guide from Walker Books Ltd.
Created by Walker Books Ltd.
Readers' Group Guide from HarperCollins
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Lesson Plan from Teaching Shakespeare!: A Folger Education Blog
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Lesson Plan from ReadWriteThink
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Book Readings 2
Video Book Reading of "Chapter 1" narrated by Bahni Turpin
Created by Epic Reads
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Bahni Turpin
Created by HarperAudio
Book Trailers 2
Video Book Trailer from Jason Myers
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Video Book Trailer from Epic Reads
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Vocabulary Resources 2
Vocabulary Graphic Organizers
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Word lists, definitions, and example sentences
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Awards & Distinctions 19
Young Adult Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Selection, 2018
Michael L. Printz Award, 2000-2025
Honor, 2018
Indies Choice Book Awards, 2009-2019
Winner, 2018
Odyssey Award, 2008-2025
Winner, 2018
Kids’ Book Choice Awards, 2008-2022
Winner, 2018
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2025
Top 10 Selection, 2018
Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award, 2009-2025
Winner, 2018
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2018
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Author Honor, 2018
William C. Morris Debut Award, 2009-2025
Winner, 2018
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
High Interest Selection, 2017; Audiobooks Selection, 2017
Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2025
Winner, 2017
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2017
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2025
Young Adult Selection, 2017
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2025
Selection, 2017
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