8 starred reviews ∙
Goodreads Choice Awards Best of the Best ∙
William C.
Some cops and the local drug lord try t.
Protesters are taking to the streets in Khalil\'s name.
Some are calling him a thug, maybe even a drug dealer and a gangbanger.
Khalil was unarmed.
Soon afterward, his death is a national headline.
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. --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. --Booklist (starred review)A powerful, in-your-face novel. --Publishers Weekly (starred review)A marvel of verisimilitude. --Kirkus (starred review)Heartbreakingly topical.
This story is important. --John GreenThis story is necessary.
Morris Award Winner - National Book Award Longlist - Printz Honor Book - Coretta Scott King Honor Book - #1 New York Times Bestseller!Absolutely riveting! --Jason ReynoldsStunning. 8 starred reviews - Goodreads Choice Awards Best of the Best - William C.
It could also endanger her life.
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But what Starr does--or does not--say could upend her community.
What everyone wants to know is: what really went down that night? And the only person alive who can answer that is Starr.
Some cops and the local drug lord try to intimidate Starr and her family.
Protesters are taking to the streets in Khalil\'s name.
Some are calling him a thug, maybe even a drug dealer and a gangbanger.
Khalil was unarmed.
Soon afterward, his death is a national headline.
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. --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. --Booklist (starred review)A powerful, in-your-face novel. --Publishers Weekly (starred review)A marvel of verisimilitude. --Kirkus (starred review)Heartbreakingly topical.
This story is important. --John GreenThis story is necessary.
Morris Award Winner ∙
National Book Award Longlist ∙
Printz Honor Book ∙
Coretta Scott King Honor Book ∙ #1 New York Times Bestseller Absolutely riveting --Jason ReynoldsStunning. 8 starred reviews ∙
Goodreads Choice Awards Best of the Best ∙
William C
