*Angie Thomas, author of the acclaimed young adult novel ”The Hate U Give,” recently teamed with The Decameron Project, an initiative founded by students, for students to connect through storytelling ...

Drawing heavily on recent political events and the Black Lives Matter movement, Angie Thomas tells us the story of Starr Carter, a teen who witnesses a horrific tragedy. Torn between two worlds, Starr ...

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas was among texts being read aloud in front of class by students at Budmouth Academy in Weymouth. But parent James Farquharson said it was laden with expletives and ...

The final episode in our Back to School series focuses on two contemporary books that tell stories about gun violence. First, Jason Reynolds’ 2017 novel in verse Long Way Down centers on a moment of ...

Author Angie Thomas will visit Syracuse in April as the fifth author in the Friends of the Central Library (FOCL) 2024-2025 Author Series. Thomas will speak on Tuesday, April 8 at 7:30 p.m. at the ...

This emotive novel tells the story of a young, unarmed Black man killed at the hands of a police officer through the lens of his 16-year-old best friend. The main character, Starr, is the only person ...