Angela Thomas is an American young adult author, known for her contributions to young adult fiction. She gained international recognition for her novel The Hate U Give (2017) which addresses police violence and racism. Her second young adult novel, On the Come Up, was released on February 25, 2019.
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I compare Bri and Starr to Biggie and Tupac…Without the beef! Tupac was very community-orientated, and that’s how Starr is.
On how she compares her main protagonists in “Angie Thomas, author of The Hate U Give: 'Books play a huge part in resistance'” in The
If nothing else, fiction has empowered a lot of people in the act of resistance.
“Angie Thomas, author of The Hate U Give: 'Books play a huge part in resistance'” in The Guardian (2019 Jan 27)
I'm okay with people saying “oh the language makes me uncomfortable,” but if the language is what makes you uncomfortable, consider yourself privileged.
On choosing to use profanity in her book The Hate U Give in “Author Angie Thomas: Burn It All Down Or Use Those Emotions In My Art” in To
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Angela Thomas is an American young adult author, known for her contributions to young adult fiction. She gained international recognition for her novel The Hate U Give (2017) which addresses police violence and racism. Her second young adult novel, On the Come Up, was released on February 25, 2019. Her most recent novel, Concrete Rose, was released on January 12, 2021.
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