Challenged2017
The Hate U Give
Angie Thomas
Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter witnesses the fatal shooting of her unarmed best friend by a police officer. Navigating between her poor Black neighborhood and her wealthy suburban prep school, Starr must find her voice and stand up for justice.
racecoming-of-ageviolencepolitics
Why this book is challenged
- •profanity
- •anti-police message
- •drug references
- •racial themes
Challenge History
Williamson County School Libraries
Franklin, Tennessee
Anti-police messaging, profanity, and depictions of drug use
May 23, 2022school district
Waukesha School District Libraries
Waukesha, Wisconsin
Critical race theory content and political bias
November 29, 2021school district
Central York High School
York, Pennsylvania
Materials on diversity resource list banned; later reversed after student-led protests
September 20, 2021school district
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