Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed.Soon afterward, his death is a national headline. Some are calling him a thug, maybe even a drug dealer and a gangbanger. Protesters are taking to the streets in Khalil’s name. Some cops and the local drug lord try to intimidate Starr and her family. What everyone wants to know is: what really went down that night? And the only person alive who can answer that is Starr.But what Starr does—or does not—say could upend her community. It could also endanger her life.
Why you should read this book:
- Starr is a strong female lead character.
- It was an interesting look into race and racism in the United States.
- It made me wonder what it would be like to be of a different race in the United States. Is this book is an accurate account? I wonder not because I disbelieve it, but because I have never experienced it.
- I thought about protests and why they work, or don't work. What makes an effective protest?
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