The Hate U Give, by Angie Thomas

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A part of the book, The Hate U Give, by Angie Thomas, that made me feel something strongly was when the main character, Star, used her voice to fight back against the injustice her friend endured when he was shot and killed by a police officer. This was moving because the crowd and people beyond that crowd listen to her message about her friend’s life. The media had been talking all about how he died and the trouble he may have gotten in with drugs and gangs, but Star was able to tell people about how he lived and show people he was more than his mistakes and how he died. This is important because it’s easy to judge people without knowing them and we shouldn’t do that. It was emotional when she was able to stick up for her friend when he couldn’t be there to do it himself and make people see who he really was.

-Gabriel