#hateugive

Just finished reading this book. It came out about a month and a half ago. It doesn’t normally take this long for me to finish a book, but I had midterms then an unfairly busy schedule the next few weeks. Anyways... 

It’s the prequel to The Hate U Give. While this book was amazing, I really enjoyed it, I don’t think it lived up to the hard-hitting story of The Hate U Give. THUG tackled so many tough topics that were extremely relevant to the time it came out and now. I truly feel like that book will one day be considered a classic. Concrete Rose lacks that timelessness, though. The only tough topics it covers are gang life and teen pregnancy. While those are important topics, I just don’t think it lived up to my expectations. 

Don’t get me wrong, I loved the book. A lot. I highly recommend to everyone. It adds so much to THUG. It wasn’t the kind of prequel that felt unnecessary. It truly added so many more dimensions and story to the characters in THUG. 

If there wasn’t the context of THUG, I don’t think it would be nearly as good. It’s a prequel and it does it’s job very well.

I can’t wait to watch this movie in theaters …I read the book last year in May, and it gave me chills…it was so realistic and intense so I know the movie will have me in tears. 

This piece was inspired by Angie Thomas, The Hate U Give  

This piece exemplifies the butterfly effect, such as changing the past will affect the future greatly. Natasha is the speaker of the poem she was killed in a drive-by and her best friend Starr saw it all…Now, what would happen if Natasha did not get shot?  How would this effects Starr future?

  Coldly lying there

You look as if you are a…

Last weekend SLCL hosted five of the hottest YA authors in the genre. The Stars of YA Literature Showcase featured Angie Thomas, Julie Murphy, Neal Shusterman, Meg Medina and Brenden Kiely. The authors were happy to answer questions and meet fans.

One person asked Angie Thomas, author of “The Hate U Give,” about her ideas, and knowing which one to develop.

“I have a ton of ideas but I work on the book my publishers want me to!” said Thomas.  “Unfortunately, it’s not always up to me.”  Other authors added information about their writing habits, including Neal Shusterman who said he had the title "Challenger Deep" long before he knew the story’s plot.