The Hate U Give A Printz Honor Winner

A Printz Honor Winner. A #1 New York Times Bestseller. A National Book Award Longlist selection. This groundbreaking novel has earned eight starred reviews and continues to resonate with readers across the country—and for good reason.

Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter lives between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she grew up and the fancy suburban prep school where she’s learned to code-switch. That fragile balance shatters the night she witnesses a police officer fatally shoot Khalil, her unarmed childhood best friend. What follows is a media firestorm, community protests, and pressure from all sides—cops, activists, and even local drug dealers—all wanting Starr to tell their version of the truth.

But Starr is the only person who knows what really happened that night. And what she chooses to say—or not say—could change everything. It could uplift her community. It could also put her family in danger.

Jason Reynolds called it “absolutely riveting.” John Green said “stunning.” Kirkus declared it “necessary” and “important” in their starred review, while Publishers Weekly praised it as “heartbreakingly topical.” This Coretta Scott King Honor Book and William C. Morris Award Winner doesn’t just tell a story—it sparks conversations that matter.

Looking for more of Garden Heights? Continue the journey with Concrete Rose, the powerful prequel that explores Maverick and Seven’s story. This is contemporary young adult fiction at its finest—unflinching, authentic, and impossible to put down.

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