In the spirit of Stand Your Ground by Victoria
Christopher Murray and Small Great Things
by Jodi Picoult, The Hate U Give gives us a
perspective on racism from a point of view we
rarely see in the news. This time we hear from
the eyewitness of a police shooting. The short
premise is that Starr saw one of her childhood
friends get murdered by a police officer and
we see the media attempt to dehumanize/
criminalize the friend . Starr wrestles with the
decision of testifying and having her memories
of the night turned around. My heart truly went
out to her, and I can totally see why this book
is already being turned into a major motion
picture. It is THAT good and it is a story worth
telling.
I could say so much more about this book, but
I’ll simply end this with a passage:
“It’s about Oscar. Aiyana. Trayvon. Rekia.
Michael. Eric. Tamir. John. Ezell. Sandra.
Freddie. Alton. Philando. It’s even about that
little boy in 1955 who nobody recognized at first
– Emmett.
The messed up part? There are so many more.
About Tiffany Tyler
I love books! I love the adventure, the emotion, and the escape that they bring. I love to read all genres with the
exception of paranormal, horror, fantasy, and science fiction. Indie and self-published authors as well as books that
make a personal connection hold a special place in my heart!
About Reading in Black & White:
To paraphrase the great Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. we should all be judged by the content of our character an