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Librarians' Summer Read

Sit out in the sunshine and crack open a book this summer. Find more librarian-approved recommendations in our Top Ten Summer Reads!

The Hate U Give book cover and author

The Hate U Give
By Angie Thomas

Two word review: Powerful, timely

Starr witnesses the police shoot and kill her childhood friend Khalil. She sees how Khalil is portrayed after he is killed and that is not the person she knew. Should she testify before the grand jury? What role should she play in a community movement?

Jun 13, 2018
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