Angie Thomas – författare

Debutanten Angie Thomas har skrivit en modern klassiker om rasismen i USA.

Alice Kassius Eggers, Sydsvenskan

Sextonåriga Starr Carter lever i två världar: den fattiga förorten där hon bor och den fina privatskolan inne i stan. Hennes tillvaro krossas när hon blir ensamt vittne till hur polisen skjuter ihjäl hennes barndomsvän Khalil.  Trycket på Starr är hårt, både från polisen och från orten – som kräver rättvisa och upprättelse för Khalil. Men även från de som inte vill att Starr ska vittna – och de är tydliga med vad hennes vittnesmål skulle innebära. Vad Starr än väljer kommer det att få enorma konsekvenser för såväl hennes eget liv som människorna hon vuxit upp med. 

Med en stark berättarröst gestaltas Starrs värld, som är full av konflikter men också full av kärlek. Träffsäkert beskrivs rasismen i skolan, Starrs alltmer ansträngda förhållande till sin vita pojkvän och sin kärleksfulla familj, vars liv inte värderas högt av samhället i stort. 

Till boken finns en lärarhandledning och kopieringsunderlag skrivna av Pär Sahlin.Ladda ned dem här.

Angie Thomas är uppvuxen i Jackson, Mississippi. Hon har varit rappare och har en examen i Creative Writing. The Hate U Give är hennes debutroman. Hon ville skriva om en förort som liknar den hon själv kommer ifrån, och om unga som lever det liv som hon själv har levt.

Angie Thomas gestalter är så levande att jag fortsätter att höra dem diskutera när jag efter 447 sidor slår ihop boken.

Cecilia Nelson, Göteborgs-Posten

Det är en oupphörligt intressant och gripande roman med en oförglömlig huvudperson. Starr Carter är skarp och försonande, cool och förlägen, livrädd på barrikaderna. Och mycket, mycket rolig.

Elin Ruuth, Norrbottens-Kuriren

Debutanten Angie Thomas har skrivit en modern klassiker om rasismen i USA ... Samtidigt som upploppens attacker mot det egna hemområdets enda apotek framstår som lika absurd för en ung människa i jakt på begriplighet. Det är en konflikt som inte går att separera från identitet, och Thomas beskriver sammansmältningen så väl att man får lust att slåss för ett återtagande av ordet identitetspolitik. Som något vackert och sant.

Alice Kassius Eggers, Sydsvenskan

Varje ord glöder av frustration, ilska och sorg, men också kärlek och drömmen om en samhällsförändring. Det är befriande att läsa en roman 2017 som verkligen har något att säga.

Ida Therén, SvD

Thomas, som själv är uppvuxen i Jackson, Mississippi, skriver så bra, så rappt, så rent och roligt.

Valerie Kyeyune Backström, Expressen

Spännande och välskriven, uppmuntrar till hopp och engagemang.

Katarina Lycken, BTJ

Rasande uppgörelse med polisstaten.

Judith Kiros, Dagens Nyheter

Angie Thomas roman är en imponerande och livsviktig debut...

dagensbok.com

Angie Thomas skildrar Starr med en trovärdighet och äkthet som går rakt in i hjärtat. Hon skriver i presens, med en närvaro som får händelserna att leva och glöda.

Ljusdals-Posten, Margaretha Levin Blekastad

Som läsare får jag inte bara kliva in i Starrs värld, jag blir också inbjuden att delta. Det är så förståelse skapas.

Filippa Pierrou, Arbetarbladet

Med en otrolig nerv och trovärdighet, inte minst på grund av sin talspråkiga prosa, skildrar Angie Stone rasism och klass och känslan av att inte passa in någonstans.

Erika Hallhagen, SvD

Ett av litteraturens stora, stora värden är att man får kliva in i andra världar än sin egen, och kanske förstå dem något bättre. Det får man verkligen i " The hate u give". Kanske är Harper Lee inte så långt borta ändå.

Åsa Christoffersson, UNT

Alla hennes drömmar har gått i uppfyllelse. Efter att ha levt gömd i de oansenligas värld, har Nic Blake nu fått allt hon önskar: hon hyllas som en hjälte, hon har fått en stor familj och ett riktigt hem i den gömda staden Uhuru, samt en möjlighet att utveckla sina krafter i skolan för unga manifestorer. Men det finns en hemlig profetia som hotar hennes framtid och Nic har en ny, farlig kraft hon inte kan kontrollera. Dessutom hotas hon av en mystisk kult som vill tvinga henne att hitta Anansis bok och leverera den till dem. Det är bara ett problem: ingen vet om den faktiskt existerar och var den är. Hon kan bara lita på sin tvillingbror Alex och sin bästis JP, i jakten på boken och sanningen om manifestorernas magiska förmågor.

Anansis bok är andra delen i serien om Nic Blake. Äventyr, humor och spänning, inspirerad av afrikansk-amerikansk folklore, av succéförfattaren till The Hate U Give.

En snöstorm bäddar in Atlanta i en vit, isande filt, och livet sätts på paus. Men tolv tonåringar trotsar vädret för att hjälpa sin kompis med en ursäkt av episka mått. Under tiden växer deras egna historier fram, och det visar sig att kärlek kan värma upp även den kallaste av nätter.  Ingen var beredd på snöstormen, men man kan inte alltid vara beredd på de magiska stunder som livet ger. 

Av samma författare som till hyllade Blackout kommer nu en ny bok om ung, svart kärlek, där sex historier vävs samman till en enhet som värmer både hjärtan och igensnöade gator.

8 starred reviews · Goodreads Choice Awards Best of the Best  ·  William C. Morris Award Winner · National Book Award Longlist · Printz Honor Book · Coretta Scott King Honor Book · #1 New York Times Bestseller!

"Absolutely riveting!" —Jason Reynolds

"Stunning." —John Green

"This story is necessary. This story is important." —Kirkus (starred review)

"Heartbreakingly topical." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"A marvel of verisimilitude." —Booklist (starred review)

"A powerful, in-your-face novel." —Horn Book (starred review)

Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed.

Soon afterward, his death is a national headline. Some are calling him a thug, maybe even a drug dealer and a gangbanger. Protesters are taking to the streets in Khalil’s name. Some cops and the local drug lord try to intimidate Starr and her family. What everyone wants to know is: what really went down that night? And the only person alive who can answer that is Starr.

But what Starr does—or does not—say could upend her community. It could also endanger her life.

Want more of Garden Heights? Catch Maverick and Seven’s story in Concrete Rose, Angie Thomas's powerful prequel to The Hate U Give.

8 starred reviews · Goodreads Choice Awards Best of the Best  ·  William C. Morris Award Winner · National Book Award Longlist · Printz Honor Book · Coretta Scott King Honor Book · #1 New York Times Bestseller!

"Absolutely riveting!" —Jason Reynolds

"Stunning." —John Green

"This story is necessary. This story is important." —Kirkus (starred review)

"Heartbreakingly topical." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"A marvel of verisimilitude." —Booklist (starred review)

"A powerful, in-your-face novel." —Horn Book (starred review)

Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed.

Soon afterward, his death is a national headline. Some are calling him a thug, maybe even a drug dealer and a gangbanger. Protesters are taking to the streets in Khalil’s name. Some cops and the local drug lord try to intimidate Starr and her family. What everyone wants to know is: what really went down that night? And the only person alive who can answer that is Starr.

But what Starr does—or does not—say could upend her community. It could also endanger her life.

Want more of Garden Heights? Catch Maverick and Seven’s story in Concrete Rose, Angie Thomas''s powerful prequel to The Hate U Give.

#1 New York Times bestseller · Seven starred reviews · Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor Book

“For all the struggle in this book, Thomas rarely misses a step as a writer. Thomas continues to hold up that mirror with grace and confidence. We are lucky to have her, and lucky to know a girl like Bri.”—The New York Times Book Review

This digital edition contains a letter from the author, deleted scenes, a picture of the author as a teen rapper, an annotated playlist, Angie’s top 5 MCs, an annotated rap, illustrated quotes from the book, and an excerpt from Concrete Rose, Angie''s return to Garden Heights.

Sixteen-year-old Bri wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. Or at least win her first battle. As the daughter of an underground hip hop legend who died right before he hit big, Bri’s got massive shoes to fill.

But it’s hard to get your come up when you’re labeled a hoodlum at school, and your fridge at home is empty after your mom loses her job. So Bri pours her anger and frustration into her first song, which goes viral . . . for all the wrong reasons.

Bri soon finds herself at the center of a controversy, portrayed by the media as more menace than MC. But with an eviction notice staring her family down, Bri doesn’t just want to make it—she has to. Even if it means becoming the very thing the public has made her out to be.  

Insightful, unflinching, and full of heart, On the Come Up is an ode to hip hop from one of the most influential literary voices of a generation. It is the story of fighting for your dreams, even as the odds are stacked against you; and about how, especially for young black people, freedom of speech isn’t always free.

Don''t miss Concrete Rose, Angie Thomas''s powerful prequel to her phenomenal bestseller, The Hate U Give!

International phenomenon Angie Thomas revisits Garden Heights seventeen years before the events of The Hate U Give in this searing and poignant exploration of Black boyhood and manhood.

If there’s one thing seventeen-year-old Maverick Carter knows, it’s that a real man takes care of his family. As the son of a former gang legend, Mav does that the only way he knows how: dealing for the King Lords. With this money he can help his mom, who works two jobs while his dad’s in prison.

Life’s not perfect, but with a fly girlfriend and a cousin who always has his back, Mav’s got everything under control.

Until, that is, Maverick finds out he’s a father.

Suddenly he has a baby, Seven, who depends on him for everything. But it’s not so easy to sling dope, finish school, and raise a child. So when he’s offered the chance to go straight, he takes it. In a world where he’s expected to amount to nothing, maybe Mav can prove he’s different.

When King Lord blood runs through your veins, though, you can''t just walk away. Loyalty, revenge, and responsibility threaten to tear Mav apart, especially after the brutal murder of a loved one. He’ll have to figure out for himself what it really means to be a man.

Discover the critically acclaimed, #1 New York Times bestselling The Hate U Give and the highly anticipated On the Come Up from Angie Thomas in this two-book collection.

FIND YOUR VOICE. MAKE SOME NOISE.

The Hate U Give

William C. Morris Award Winner · National Book Award Longlist · Michael L. Printz Honor Book · Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book

"Absolutely riveting!" —Jason Reynolds

"Stunning." —John Green

"This story is necessary. This story is important."—Kirkus (starred review)

"Heartbreakingly topical."—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer.

On the Come Up

Sixteen-year-old Bri wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. Or at least win her first battle. As the daughter of an underground hip hop legend who died right before he hit big, Bri’s got massive shoes to fill. But it’s hard to get your come up when you’re labeled a hoodlum at school, and your fridge at home is empty after your mom loses her job. So Bri pours her anger and frustration into her first song, which goes viral…for all the wrong reasons.

Want more of Garden Heights? Catch Maverick and Seven’s story in Concrete Rose, Angie Thomas''s powerful prequel to The Hate U Give.

Six critically acclaimed, bestselling, and award-winning authors bring the glowing warmth and electricity of Black teen love to this interlinked novel of charming, hilarious, and heartwarming stories that shine a bright light through the dark.

A summer heatwave blankets New York City in darkness. But as the city is thrown into confusion, a different kind of electricity sparks…

A first meeting. 

Long-time friends. 

Bitter exes. 

And maybe the beginning of something new.

When the lights go out, people reveal hidden truths. Love blossoms, friendship transforms, and new possibilities take flight.

Beloved authors—Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, and Nicola Yoon—celebrate the beauty of six couples and the unforgettable magic that can be found on a sweltering starry night in the city.

Atlanta is blanketed with snow just before Christmas, but the warmth of young love just might melt the ice in this novel of Black joy, and cozy, sparkling romance—by the same unbeatable team of authors who wrote the New York Times bestseller Blackout!

As the city grinds to a halt, twelve teens band together to help a friend pull off the most epic apology of her life. But will they be able to make it happen, in spite of the storm? 

No one is prepared for this whiteout. But then, we can’t always prepare for the magical moments that change everything.

From the bestselling, award-winning, all-star authors who brought us Blackout—Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, and Nicola Yoon—comes another novel of Black teen love, each relationship within as unique and sparkling as Southern snowflakes.  

Instant #1 New York Times bestseller!

Internationally bestselling superstar author Angie Thomas makes her middle grade debut with the launch of an inventive, hilarious, and suspenseful new contemporary fantasy trilogy inspired by African American history and folklore.

It’s not easy being a Remarkable in the Unremarkable world. Some things are cool—like getting a pet hellhound for your twelfth birthday. Others, not so much—like not being trusted to learn magic because you might use it to take revenge on an annoying neighbor.

All Nic Blake wants is to be a powerful Manifestor like her dad. But before she has a chance to convince him to teach her the gift, a series of shocking revelations and terrifying events launch Nic and two friends on a hunt for a powerful magic tool she’s never heard of...to save her father from imprisonment for a crime she refuses to believe he committed.