![]() ![]() When Starr loses her childhood friend, Kahlil, to a police shooting, she’s surprised by her response, reflecting, “I always said that if I saw it happen to somebody, I would have the loudest voice, making sure the world knew what went down. Which talks were/are important in your family? How does your response reflect your social location?ģ. Starr got two talks growing up: one about the “birds and the bees,” the other about what to do if she got stopped by a cop. Either version of me.” In what places have you felt this same tension? In what ways is this tension particular to people from historically oppressed groups?*Ģ. In the opening scene of Angie Thomas’s novel, The Hate U Give, Starr reflects, “There are just some places where it’s not enough to be me. ![]() ![]() To learn more about the Everything Happens Book Club, click here.ġ. Click here to download a PDF of these discussion questions. ![]()
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