YA Novelist: Angie Thomas's "The Hate U Give"
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas Angie Thomas's debut novel, "The Hate U Give" is one of Oprah's Favorite Books of 2017(according to The Oprah Magazine). With nearly 50,000 five-star ratings on Goodreads. The book quickly became a #1 New York Times bestseller after its release. selling over 100,000 copies, The novel also made #8 on the 10 Most Challenged Books of 2017 (via BookBub.com written by Kristina Wright on April 10, 2018). This critically acclaimed YA novel was challenged and banned in school libraries and curriculums because it contains drug use, profanity, and offensive language and was considered “pervasively vulgar.” Angie Thomas was born, raised, and still resides in Jackson, Mississippi as indicated by her accent. She is a former teen rapper whose greatest accomplishment was an article about her in Right-On Magazine with a picture included. She holds a BFA in Creative Writing from Belhaven University and an unoffici