Books like The Hate U Give
Loved The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas? Here are 6 books with the same pull, and why each one fits.
About The Hate U Give →6 books
- 1Dear Martin
Dear Martin
Nic StoneFocuses on an Ivy League-bound Black student who experiences police violence and writes letters to Martin Luther King Jr. to process the trauma.
- 2Tyler Johnson Was Here
Tyler Johnson Was Here
Jay ColesFollows a young man whose twin brother is killed by an officer, exploring personal grief and racial injustice.
- 3Ghost Boys
Ghost Boys
Jewell Parker RhodesExplores the death of a twelve-year-old Black boy shot by police through his ghost observing the living alongside the ghost of Emmett Till.
- 4Long Way Down
Long Way Down
Jason ReynoldsA verse novel confronting gun violence and cycles of retribution within urban neighborhoods during an elevator ride.
- 5How It Went Down
How It Went Down
Kekla MagoonPresents multiple community perspectives following the fatal shooting of a Black teenager by a white civilian.
- 6American Street
American Street
Ibi Aanu ZoboiPortrays a young immigrant navigating violence, family loyalty, and American urban life in Detroit.
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