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Angie Thomas

Angie Thomas was born, raised, and still resides in Jackson, Mississippi as indicated by her accent. She is a former teen rapper whose greatest accomplishment was an article about her in Right-On Magazine with a picture included. She holds a BFA in Creative Writing from Belhaven University and an unofficial degree in Hip Hop. She can also still rap if needed. She is an inaugural winner of the Walter Dean Meyers Grant 2015, awarded by We Need Diverse Books. Her debut novel, The Hate U Give, was acquired by Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins in a 13-house auction and will be published in spring 2017. Film rights have been optioned by Fox 2000 with George Tillman attached to direct and Hunger Games actress Amandla Stenberg set to star.
years of life: 20 September 1988 present

Quotes

Dayahas quoted2 years ago
“Thing is, though,” he said, “if I can’t love and accept myself just as I am, why the hell would I expect anybody else to?”
Dayahas quoted2 years ago
I can’t fight away a smile. “Will you remember this?”

“Forever.”
Dayahas quoted2 years ago
Earlier, Mrs. Tucker asked him where he was from too.

“Earth,” he said. “Still debating if I’m staying, though.”

The class group chat agreed—he’s our favorite bus driver so far.

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Impressions

Kejsi bishjashared an impression2 years ago
🔮Hidden Depths
💡Learnt A Lot
🎯Worthwhile
👍Worth reading

Amazing book with a great story.

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    💞Loved Up
    🐼Fluffy

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