Starting the Conversation: Adult Fiction

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1. The hate u give

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Author:
Thomas, Angie
Average Rating:
4.6 stars
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Description:
After witnessing her friend's death at the hands of a police officer, Starr Carter's life is complicated when the police and a local drug lord try to intimidate her in an effort to learn what happened the night Kahlil died. "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...

2. The nickel boys: a novel

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Author:
Whitehead, Colson, 1969-
Average Rating:
4.4 stars
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Description:
Follows the experiences of two African-American teenagers at an abusive reform school in Jim Crow-era Florida.