The Hate U Give - wikipedia The Hate U Give The Hate U Give Hardcover dustjacket ( 2017, 1st ed. ) Author Angie Thomas Cover artist Debra Cartwright Country United States Genre Young adult fiction Publisher Balzer + Bray Publication date February 28, 2017 Pages 464 ISBN 978 - 0 - 06 - 249853 - 3 The Hate U Give is a young adult novel by Angie Thomas. It follows a protagonist drawn to activism after she witnesses the police shooting of her friend. Published February 28, 2017 by Balzer + Bray, The Hate U Give opened at number one on The New York Times young adult best - seller list and won several awards. It is Thomas ' debut novel. Contents 1 Development and Publication 2 Plot 3 Reception 4 Awards 5 Adaptation 6 References Development and publication Shaken by the 2009 shooting of Oscar Grant, then - college student Angie Thomas initially developed the project as a short story for her senior project in Belhaven University 's creative writing program. While writing the short story, the project quickly expanded, though Thomas temporarily put it aside after graduation ; speaking to Ebony, Thomas noted the emotional strain of the subject matter. But the deaths of Trayvon Martin, Mike Brown, Tamir Rice, and Sandra Bland drew Thomas back to expand the project into a novel, which she titled after Tupac Shakur 's `` THUG LIFE '' concept : `` The Hate U Give Little Infants Fucks Everybody. '' Unsure whether publishers would be interested in the Black Lives Matter - inspired material, Thomas reached out to literary agent Brooks Sherman on Twitter in June 2015 to ask for advice. A year later, HarperCollins imprint Balzer + Bray bought the rights to the novel in an auction with 13 publishing houses bidding, signing a two - book deal with Thomas and Fox 2000 optioned the film rights. The 464 - page book was published on February 28, 2017. Plot Starr Carter is a 16 - year - old black girl who lives in the fictional, mostly poor black neighborhood of Garden Heights, but attends an affluent, predominantly white private school, Williamson Prep. After the police break up a party Starr is attending one weekend, Starr is driven home by her childhood best friend, Khalil. On the way home, they are stopped by a white police officer. The officer has Khalil, who is black, exit the car ; while outside the car and talking with Starr, Khalil reaches back into the car for a hairbrush, which the officer mistakes for a gun. The officer shoots and kills Khalil. Khalil 's death becomes a major national news story. The media portrays Khalil as a gang banger and drug dealer, while more favorably portraying the white officer who killed him. Starr 's identity as the witness is initially kept secret from just about everyone outside Starr 's family, even her younger brother Sekani. This means that Starr 's two best friends, Hailey Grant and Maya Yang, and Starr 's white boyfriend, Chris, who all attend Williamson Prep together are unaware of Starr 's connection to the news story. Having to keep this secret weighs on Starr, as does her need to keep her Williamson and Garden Heights personas separate. Starr 's struggles with identity are further complicated when the family moves out of Garden Heights after her mother Lisa leaves her job as a nurse in a Garden Heights clinic for a high - paying hospital job. Starr agrees to be interviewed by two detectives about the shooting after being encouraged by her Uncle Carlos, who is also a detective. Carlos was a father figure to Starr when her father, Maverick, spent three years in prison for for gang activity. Following his release from prison, Maverick leaves the gang and becomes owner of the Garden Heights grocery store where Starr and her half - brother Seven work. Maverick was only allowed to leave the gang, the King Lords, because Maverick took the charge that saved the gang leader King from being locked up. King, widely feared in the neighborhood, now lives with Seven 's mother and Seven 's half - sister Kenya, who is friends with Starr. After a grand jury fails to indict the white officer, Garden Heights erupts into both peaceful protests and riots. The failure of the criminal justice system to hold the officer accountable pushes Starr to take an increasingly public role, first giving an interview and then speaking out during the protests, which are met by police in riot gear. Her increasing identification with the people of Garden Heights causes tension with Starr 's friends and especially with her boyfriend Chris. By the end of the novel, Starr and Maya have started standing up to Hailey 's racist comments and Chris remains supportive of Starr. The climax of the novel occurs during the riot following the grand jury results. Starr, Chris, Seven, and DeVante, a member of the King Lords who Maverick helps to escape by having DeVante live with Carlos, successfully defend Maverick 's store from King. The neighborhood stands up to King and thanks to testimony by DeVante, King is arrested and expected to be imprisoned for a long time. Starr promises to keep Khalil 's memory alive and to continue her advocacy against injustice. Reception The book debuted at the top of The New York Times young adult ( YA ) best - seller list, upon which it stayed for 23 weeks, and had 100,000 copies in print in the first month. Critics widely praised the book. In The Globe and Mail, Shannon Ozirny wrote, `` Ignore the YA label -- this should be the one book everyone reads this year. '' In Salon, Erin Keane said the novel is `` topical, urgent, necessary, and if that were n't enough, it 's also a highly entertaining and engaging read. '' In the Christian Science Monitor, Katie Ward Beim - Esche wrote, `` Believe the hype : The Hate U Give, Angie Thomas 's extraordinary and fearless debut, really is that good. '' The book was popular with readers winning Goodreads annual awards vote in the categories of Best Young Adult Fiction and Debut Author. However, the book has not been without controversy. It was named by the American Library Association as one of the 10 most challenged books of 2017, `` because it was considered `` pervasively vulgar '' and because of drug use, profanity, and offensive language. ``. In July 2018, a South Carolina police union raised objections to the inclusion of the book, as well as the similarity - themed All American Boys by Brendan Kiely and Jason Reynolds, in the summer reading list for ninth - grade students of Wando High School. A representative of the police lodge described the inclusion of the books as `` almost indoctrination of distrust of police '' and asserted that `` we 've got to put a stop to that. '' Awards The book was recognized in 2018 by the American Library Association winning the William C. Morris Award for best debut book book for teens, the Odyssey Award for best children 's audiobook, the Coretta Scott King Award for the best novel by an African American author for children, and the Michael L. Printz Award for best novel for teens. It has also won the overall Waterstones Children 's Book Prize and was nominated for 2018 Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis in the `` Jugendbuch '' ( Youth book ) section. The Hate U Give was named to the National Book Awards longlist for young adult literature. Adaptation Main article : The Hate U Give ( film ) Fox 2000 optioned The Hate U Give for a film adaption, before the book 's publication. George Tillman Jr. and Amandla Stenberg were immediately attached to the project ( to direct and act, respectively ). The movie also features Issa Rae, Regina Hall, Russell Hornsby, Algee Smith, KJ Apa, Lamar Johnson, Common, and Sabrina Carpenter based on a screen play by Audrey Wells. The movie is set for release on October 19, 2018. References ^ Jump up to : Ozirny, Shannon ( March 24, 2017 ). `` Angie Thomas 's The Hate U Give, Vicki Grant 's Short for Chameleon and Nina LaCour 's We Are Okay, reviewed ''. The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 26 March 2017. ^ Jump up to : Philyaw, Deesha ( March 14, 2017 ). `` One - on - One with ' The Hate U Give ' Novelist Angie Thomas ''. Ebony. Retrieved March 25, 2017. Jump up ^ Ohikuare, Judith ( 2017 - 03 - 02 ). `` How Tupac 's THUG LIFE Inspired This Woman 's YA Novel ''. Cosmopolitan. Retrieved 2017 - 03 - 26. Jump up ^ Kirch, Claire ( February 25, 2016 ). `` Balzer + Bray Prevails in 13 - House Auction for YA Debut ''. Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 26 March 2017. ^ Jump up to : Alter, Alexandra ( 19 March 2017 ). `` New Crop of Young Adult Novels Explores Race and Police Brutality ''. The New York Times. Retrieved 26 March 2017. Jump up ^ `` THE HATE U GIVE by Angie Thomas ''. Kirkus Reviews. December 6, 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2017. ^ Jump up to : Ford, Rebecca ( August 24, 2017 ). `` Sabrina Carpenter Joins YA Adaptation ' The Hate U Give ' ( Exclusive ) ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2017 - 09 - 12. Jump up ^ Keane, Erin ( March 4, 2017 ). `` '' The Hate U Give `` : Angie Thomas ' sensational debut novel should be required reading for clueless white people ''. Salon. Retrieved March 25, 2017. Jump up ^ Beim - Esche, Katie Ward ( 1 March 2017 ). `` ' The Hate U Give ' provides a window into conversations about race ''. Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 26 March 2017. Jump up ^ Woodsbury, Jessica ( 5 December 2017 ). `` ANNOUNCING THE WINNERS OF THE 2017 GOODREADS CHOICE AWARDS ''. Bookriot. Retrieved 28 August 2018. Jump up ^ `` The top 10 books parents wanted banned from libraries in 2017 ''. Billings Gazette. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018. Jump up ^ Flood, Alison ( July 4, 2018 ). `` South Carolina police object to high - school reading list ''. The Guardian. Jump up ^ Carr, Mary Kate ( 12 February 2008 ). `` Hello, Universe, We Are Okay among American Library Association 2018 young media award winners ''. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 28 August 2018. Jump up ^ Eyre, Charlotte ( 22 March 2018 ). `` Angie Thomas wins Waterstones Children 's Book Prize ''. Bookseller. Retrieved 28 August 2018. Jump up ^ `` Sechs Nominierungen für Gerstenberg ''. Boersenblatt. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018. Jump up ^ Kellog, Carolyn ( 12 September 2017 ). `` The 10 books in the running for the National Book Award for young people 's literature ''. LA Times. Retrieved 28 August 2018. Jump up ^ `` ' Insecure ' Star Issa Rae Joins Drama ' The Hate U Give ' ''. Variety, August 23, 2017. Jump up ^ Ramos, Dino - Ray ( 23 May 2018 ). `` Fox 2000 Sets Release Date For ' The Hate U Give ' ''. Deadline. Retrieved 28 August 2018. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Hate_U_Give&oldid=857003363 '' Categories : 2017 American novels American young adult novels American novels adapted into films Debut novels Novels about race and ethnicity Novels set in the 21st century Novels set in the United States Novels featuring female protagonists Hidden categories : Pages to import images to Wikidata Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 28 August 2018, at 22 : 58 ( UTC ). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: where does the book the hate u give take place
Answer: the fictional, mostly poor black neighborhood of Garden Heights