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Beth H.
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July 28, 2023 at 1:54 am #894
Book Girls’ Guide
Keymaster@bookgirlsguideamWas this book a good fit for the Read Around the USA Challenge?
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July 28, 2023 at 8:54 am #925
Beth H
Participant@redrider412I think this is an important book for anyone to read. I am an older adult and it impacted me. This is a book for young adults and up. Read it! Read it!
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July 28, 2023 at 11:57 am #942
Lisa
Participant@lisa14Definitely keep this book on the list! Another perspective on the diversity of our society and how hard it must be to live in it as a person of color.
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July 28, 2023 at 12:26 pm #945
Patty Carroll
Participant@pcarrollI believe everyone should read this book! I’m retired now, but I taught in what was considered an urban high school with a high percentage of students in poverty situations, many with an incarcerated parent, and/or living in high crime/drug activity hot spots. I can speak to the authenticity of the language and emotion here. I spoke about this book with students who read it. We all agreed; it’s an important, timely novel.
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July 28, 2023 at 6:25 pm #958
Jaimette
Participant@jaimettemcculleyIt should definitely stay on the list. Although I don’t think there was anything specific to location and could have been in any urban setting.
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July 29, 2023 at 9:41 am #966
Amy V
Participant@amyvYes 100%! Especially now that it is being targeted so often by book banning groups.
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July 29, 2023 at 4:22 pm #980
Brandi Carney
Participant@bnwbnc0616It should absolutely stay on the list! I believe this is a book everyone should read from young adult on up!
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August 2, 2023 at 9:35 pm #1075
Trisha Brown
Participant@tbrownI have had this on my list to read and I am really glad that I did finally read it. I think every person in this country should read it. It should absolutely be on this book list. I then read her book Concrete Rose which gave you the backstory about the adults.
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August 4, 2023 at 9:22 am #1089
Kathy Bain
Participant@klynnI guess I will be the odd man out here. I did not care for this book and I think if we are going to deal with the ideals of how huge the conflict between black America and the police force is, Dear Martin by Nic Stone is a much better book. I think the Hate you give was written quickly in the heat of the battle. Dear Martin is much better developed and the characters are more believable.
So no, I don’t believe this book should stay on the list. Dear Martin is a much better representation in my opinion.
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August 4, 2023 at 10:04 am #1100
Beth H
Participant@redrider412Thank you for your referral. I have requested it from my library.
Could you accept that either book is important especially for young adults to read? The Hate U Give puts the reader right in the most tense situations. I felt strong emotions and cried more than once during my reading.
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› Forums › The 2023 Reading Challenge Discussion Groups › Archived Discussion Groups from 2023 Challenges › Read Around the USA – AR, LA, MS, OK, TX › THE HATE U GIVE by Angie Thomas › Should this book stay on the list?