Starting the Conversation: Adult Fiction

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1. The hate u give

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Author:
Thomas, Angie
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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. Light it up

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Author:
Magoon, Kekla
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Athens Drive Community - Young Adult
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East Regional - Young Adult
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Eva H. Perry Regional - Young Adult
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Description:
Told from multiple viewpoints, Shae Tatum, an unarmed, thirteen-year-old black girl, is shot by a white police officer, throwing their community into upheaval and making it a target of demonstrators.