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{{short description|American author (born 1988)}}
{{short description|American author (born 1988)}}
{{Infobox writer
{{Infobox writer
| name = Angie Thomas
| name = Angie Thomas
| image = Angie Thomas on Valder Beebe Show 2019.jpg
| image = Angie Thomas on Valder Beebe Show 2019.jpg
| caption = Thomas in 2019
| caption = Thomas in 2019
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|09|20}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|09|20}}
| birth_place = [[Jackson, Mississippi]], U.S.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}
| birth_place = [[Jackson, Mississippi]], U.S.
| occupation = Writer
| occupation = Writer
| language = English
| language = English
| alma_mater = [[Belhaven University]] ([[Bachelor of Fine Arts|BFA]])
| education = [[Belhaven University]] ([[Bachelor of Fine Arts|BFA]])
| genre = [[Young Adult Fiction]], [[Middle Grade]]
| genre = [[Young Adult Fiction]], [[Middle Grade]]
| notableworks = ''[[The Hate U Give]]'' (2017)<br/>''[[On the Come Up]]'' (2019)
| notableworks = ''[[The Hate U Give]]'' (2017)<br/>''[[On the Come Up]]'' (2019)
| website = {{URL|http://www.angiethomas.com}}
| website = {{URL|http://www.angiethomas.com}}
}}
}}
'''Angie Thomas''' (born September 20, 1988)<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.literaturfestival.com/archive/participants/authors/2017-en/angie-thomas|title=Angie Thomas [ USA <nowiki>]</nowiki> – Biography|date=2017|work=internationales literaturfestival berlin|access-date=2018-01-09}}</ref> is an American young adult author, best known for writing ''[[The Hate U Give]]'' (2017). Her second young adult novel, ''[[On the Come Up]]'', was released on February 25, 2019.
'''Angie Thomas''' (born September 20, 1988) is an American young adult author, best known for writing ''[[The Hate U Give]]'' (2017). Her second young adult novel, ''[[On the Come Up]]'', was released on February 25, 2019.


== Early life ==
== Early life ==
Angie Thomas was born on September 20, 1988, in [[Jackson, Mississippi]] where she was raised.<ref>{{Cite tweet|user=angiecthomas|number=1307693935754502144|title=Had I known they were throwing me a party, I wouldn't have shown up dressed as Iron Man....}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.literaturfestival.com/archive/participants/authors/2017-en/angie-thomas|title=Angie Thomas [ USA <nowiki>]</nowiki> – Biography|date=2017|work=internationales literaturfestival berlin|access-date=2018-01-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180109184536/http://www.literaturfestival.com/archive/participants/authors/2017-en/angie-thomas|archive-date=2018-01-09|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Angie Thomas was born and raised in [[Jackson, Mississippi]],<ref name="philyaw"/> where she still resides.


Thomas was subjected to multiple instances of gun violence at a young age. She grew up near the home of assassinated civil rights activist [[Medgar Evers]], stating that her mother heard the gunshot that killed him.<ref name="philyaw"/> When she was six years old, Thomas witnessed a shootout.
Thomas was subjected to multiple instances of gun violence at a young age. She grew up near the home of assassinated civil rights activist [[Medgar Evers]], stating that her mother heard the gunshot that had killed him.<ref name="philyaw"/> When she was six years old, Thomas witnessed a shootout.


In an interview with ''[[The Guardian]]'', she recounted how her mother took her to the library the following day to show her that "there was more to the world than what [Thomas] saw that day". This inspired her to take up writing.<ref name="hirsch"/>
In an interview with ''[[The Guardian]]'', she recounted how her mother took her to the library the following day to show her that "there was more to the world than what [Thomas] saw that day". This inspired her to take up writing.<ref name="hirsch"/>


In her adolescence, Thomas shared her skills as a rapper, although her career in music was short-lived. She was, however, the subject of an article in ''[[Right On! (magazine)|Right On!]]'' magazine.<ref name="keane"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://angiethomas.com/faq|title=FAQ|date=2016-04-28|website=Angie Thomas|language=en|access-date=2020-02-05}}</ref> Thomas went on to obtain a [[Bachelor of Fine Arts]]<ref name="bookaward"/> from [[Belhaven University]].<ref name="mesure"/> She was the first black [[teenager]] to graduate from her creative writing course.<ref name="mesure"/>
In her adolescence, Thomas shared her skills as a rapper, although her career in music was short-lived. She was, however, the subject of an article in ''[[Right On! (magazine)|Right On!]]'' magazine.<ref name="keane"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://angiethomas.com/faq|title=FAQ|date=2016-04-28|website=Angie Thomas|language=en|access-date=2020-02-05|archive-date=2020-02-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200205222251/https://angiethomas.com/faq|url-status=live}}</ref> Thomas went on to obtain a [[Bachelor of Fine Arts]]<ref name="bookaward"/> from [[Belhaven University]].<ref name="mesure"/> She was the first black teenager to graduate from her creative writing course.<ref name="mesure"/>


== Career ==
== Career ==
Thomas' initial intention was to write fantasy and middle grade novels; however, she was worried that her stories would not matter. While querying her first manuscript, she began another that would soon turn out to be her first novel, ''[[The Hate U Give]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://acthomaswrites.blogspot.com/2015/08/the-post-no-seriously-post.html|title=The Post. No, seriously, THE Post ~ Angie's Writing Adventures|date=2019-02-07|access-date=2020-02-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207055944/http://acthomaswrites.blogspot.com/2015/08/the-post-no-seriously-post.html|archive-date=2019-02-07}}</ref> While she was a college student, one of her professors suggested that her experiences were unique and that her writing could give a voice to those who had been silenced and whose stories had not been told.<ref name="philyaw" /> During this time, Thomas also heard about the [[shooting of Oscar Grant]] on the news.<ref name="hirsch" /> This story, compounded by the deaths of [[Trayvon Martin]], [[Shooting of Tamir Rice|Tamir Rice]], [[Shooting of Michael Brown|Michael Brown]], and [[Death of Sandra Bland|Sandra Bland]], was a major influence on the novel.<ref name="hirsch" />
Thomas' initial intention was to write fantasy and middle grade novels; however, she was worried that her stories would not matter. While querying her first manuscript, she began another that would soon turn out to be her first novel, ''[[The Hate U Give]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://acthomaswrites.blogspot.com/2015/08/the-post-no-seriously-post.html|title=The Post. No, seriously, THE Post ~ Angie's Writing Adventures|date=2019-02-07|access-date=2020-02-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207055944/http://acthomaswrites.blogspot.com/2015/08/the-post-no-seriously-post.html|archive-date=2019-02-07}}</ref> While she was a college student, one of her professors suggested that her experiences were unique and that her writing could give a voice to those who had been silenced and whose stories had not been told.<ref name="philyaw" /> During this time, Thomas also heard about the [[shooting of Oscar Grant]] on the news.<ref name="hirsch" /> This story, compounded by the deaths of [[Trayvon Martin]], [[Shooting of Tamir Rice|Tamir Rice]], [[Shooting of Michael Brown|Michael Brown]], and [[Death of Sandra Bland|Sandra Bland]], was a major influence on the novel.<ref name="hirsch" />


Thomas cites [[Tupac Shakur]] as inspiration for her writing. She has felt a wide range of emotions when listening to his music, and wanted to achieve a similar effect as a writer, saying, "I want to make you think at times; I want to make you laugh at times; I want to make you cry at times – so he was an influence in that way." She has explained that the title ''The Hate U Give'' was inspired by Tupac's THUG LIFE tattoo, which was supposedly an acronym for "The Hate U Give Little Infants Fucks Everybody." Thomas understands that to mean, "that what society feeds into youth has a way of coming back and affecting us all."<ref name="npr">{{Cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/2017/02/26/517305270/the-hate-u-give-explores-racism-and-police-violence|title='The Hate U Give' Explores Racism And Police Violence|work=NPR.org|date= 2017-02-26|access-date=2017-11-16|language=en}}</ref>
Thomas cites [[Tupac Shakur]] as inspiration for her writing. She has felt a wide range of emotions when listening to his music, and wanted to achieve a similar effect as a writer, saying, "I want to make you think at times; I want to make you laugh at times; I want to make you cry at times – so he was an influence in that way." Thomas understands that to mean, "that what society feeds into youth has a way of coming back and affecting us all."<ref name="npr">{{Cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/2017/02/26/517305270/the-hate-u-give-explores-racism-and-police-violence|title='The Hate U Give' Explores Racism And Police Violence|work=NPR.org|date=2017-02-26|access-date=2017-11-16|language=en|archive-date=2019-11-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191127192634/https://www.npr.org/2017/02/26/517305270/the-hate-u-give-explores-racism-and-police-violence|url-status=live}}</ref>


In an interview with ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'', Thomas stated that she aims to "show truth and tear down stereotypes" in her writing, and further says that it is important for the white community to listen to the grievances of the [[Black Lives Matter]] movement. After its publication, ''The Hate U Give'' was adapted into a [[The Hate U Give (film)|2018 film of the same name]] by [[20th Century Fox|Fox 2000]], starring [[Amandla Stenberg]].<ref name="mesure" /><ref name="keane" />
In an interview with ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'', Thomas stated that she aims to "show truth and tear down stereotypes" in her writing, and further says that it is important for the white community to listen to the grievances of the [[Black Lives Matter]] movement. After its publication, ''The Hate U Give'' was adapted into a [[The Hate U Give (film)|2018 film of the same name]] by [[20th Century Fox|Fox 2000]], starring [[Amandla Stenberg]].<ref name="mesure" /><ref name="keane" />


== Activism ==
== Activism ==
In an interview with ''[[Publishers Weekly]]'', Thomas gives insight on her role as an activist: "I've always seen writing as a form of activism. If nothing else, books give us a glimpse into lives that we may not have known about before; they can promote empathy. There is the movement Black Lives Matter and the organization Black Lives Matter, and I respect what both are doing. I know [''The Hate U Give''] is an 'issue' book, but I didn't necessarily want it to be that way... I wanted to make something that is so political seem personal. While I wanted Khalil to represent these young men who lose their lives and are quickly labeled thugs, I wanted [the plot of the book] to be its own thing. I didn't want to disrespect anyone's family, anyone's memory."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Q & A with Angie Thomas |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/72805-q-a-with-angie-thomas.html|website=www.publishersweekly.com|access-date=2020-02-05}}</ref>
In an interview with ''[[Publishers Weekly]]'', Thomas gives insight on her role as an activist: "I've always seen writing as a form of activism. If nothing else, books give us a glimpse into lives that we may not have known about before; they can promote empathy. There is the movement Black Lives Matter and the organization Black Lives Matter, and I respect what both are doing. I know [''The Hate U Give''] is an 'issue' book, but I didn't necessarily want it to be that way... I wanted to make something that is so political seem personal. While I wanted Khalil to represent these young men who lose their lives and are quickly labeled thugs, I wanted [the plot of the book] to be its own thing. I didn't want to disrespect anyone's family, anyone's memory."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Robbins |first=Sarah J. |date=2017-02-16 |title=Q & A with Angie Thomas |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/72805-q-a-with-angie-thomas.html |access-date=2020-02-05 |website=[[Publishers Weekly]] |archive-date=2020-08-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802042828/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/72805-q-a-with-angie-thomas.html |url-status=live }}</ref>


== Works ==
== Novels ==


=== ''The Hate U Give (2017)'' ===
=== ''The Hate U Give'' (2017) ===
{{Main|The Hate U Give}}
''[[The Hate U Give]]'', originally written as a short story, debuted at number one on the [[The New York Times Best Seller list|''New York Times'' Best Seller list]] for young adult hardcover books within the first week of its release in 2017.<ref name="philyaw" /> ''The Hate U Give'' was written, as Thomas says, to bring light to the controversial issue of police brutality and the Black Lives Matter movement.<ref name="philyaw" /> The book's plot follows a teenage girl, Starr Carter, and how her life is impacted by the death of her friend, Khalil, an unarmed black teen shot by a white police officer. ''The Hate U Give'' deals with the effect of police brutality on the communities of those around the victim.
''The Hate U Give'', originally written as a short story, debuted at number one on the [[The New York Times Best Seller list|''New York Times'' Best Seller list]] for young adult hardcover books within the first week of its release in 2017.<ref name="philyaw" /> ''The Hate U Give'' was written, as Thomas says, to bring light to the controversial issue of police brutality and the Black Lives Matter movement.<ref name="philyaw" /> The book's plot follows a teenage girl, Starr Carter, and how her life is impacted by the death of her friend, Khalil, an unarmed black teen shot by a white police officer. ''The Hate U Give'' deals with the effect of police brutality on the communities of those around the victim.


In 2018, the [[Katy Independent School District]] in [[Katy, Texas]], removed the book from its shelves after complaints over profanity,<ref name="locke">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/names/2017/12/01/the-hate-give-book-banned-texas-school-district/8C2XDJ2rGSK2jjwyajmKJK/story.html|title='The Hate U Give' pulled from Texas school district's shelves|last=Locke|first=Kaitlyn|date=2017-12-02|website=[[The Boston Globe]]|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-14}}</ref> and a [[South Carolina]] police union requested the book's removal from a school's summer reading list, because of what the union considered "almost an indoctrination of distrust of police."<ref name="flood">{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/jul/03/south-carolina-police-object-to-high-school-reading-list|title=South Carolina police object to high-school reading list|last=Flood|first=Alison|date=2018-07-03|website=[[The Guardian]]|language=en-UK|access-date=2019-03-14}}</ref>
In 2018, the [[Katy Independent School District]] in [[Katy, Texas]], removed the book from its shelves after complaints over profanity,<ref name="locke">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/names/2017/12/01/the-hate-give-book-banned-texas-school-district/8C2XDJ2rGSK2jjwyajmKJK/story.html|title='The Hate U Give' pulled from Texas school district's shelves|last=Locke|first=Kaitlyn|date=2017-12-02|website=[[The Boston Globe]]|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-14|archive-date=2019-05-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512012459/https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/names/2017/12/01/the-hate-give-book-banned-texas-school-district/8C2XDJ2rGSK2jjwyajmKJK/story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and a [[South Carolina]] police union requested the book's removal from a school's summer reading list, because of what the union considered "almost an indoctrination of distrust of police."<ref name="flood">{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/jul/03/south-carolina-police-object-to-high-school-reading-list|title=South Carolina police object to high-school reading list|last=Flood|first=Alison|date=2018-07-03|website=[[The Guardian]]|language=en-UK|access-date=2019-03-14|archive-date=2019-03-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329194755/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/jul/03/south-carolina-police-object-to-high-school-reading-list|url-status=live}}</ref>


=== ''On the Come Up (2019)'' ===
=== ''On the Come Up'' (2019) ===
{{Main|On the Come Up}}
Thomas' second book ''[[On the Come Up]]'' was released in February 2019. Thomas wrote the book so she could discuss the costs tolled on minorities and women when they do speak-up.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bustle.com/p/the-hate-u-give-author-angie-thomas-writes-for-teens-because-she-wants-them-to-change-the-world-12620002|title='The Hate U Give' Started A Conversation. Angie Thomas Hopes It Continues With Book Two|last=Arreola|first=Cristina|website=Bustle|language=en|date=2018-10-19|access-date=2019-03-29}}</ref> The book tells the story of a teen rapper who becomes a viral sensation and the way that this distorts and changes who she is. It takes place in the same fictional universe as ''The Hate U Give''.
''On the Come Up'' was released in February 2019. Thomas wrote the book so she could discuss the costs tolled on minorities and women when they do speak-up.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bustle.com/p/the-hate-u-give-author-angie-thomas-writes-for-teens-because-she-wants-them-to-change-the-world-12620002|title='The Hate U Give' Started A Conversation. Angie Thomas Hopes It Continues With Book Two|last=Arreola|first=Cristina|website=Bustle|language=en|date=2018-10-19|access-date=2019-03-29|archive-date=2019-03-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329200540/https://www.bustle.com/p/the-hate-u-give-author-angie-thomas-writes-for-teens-because-she-wants-them-to-change-the-world-12620002|url-status=live}}</ref> The book tells the story of a teen rapper who becomes a viral sensation and the way that this distorts and changes who she is. It takes place in the same fictional universe as ''The Hate U Give''.


The book was a bestseller.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2019/04/07/young-adult-hardcover/|title=Young Adult Hardcover Books - Best Sellers - April 7, 2019 - The New York Times|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-03-29|language=en|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
''[[On the Come Up]]'' was a [[The New York Times Best Seller list|''New York Times'' bestseller]].<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |date=2018-12-22 |title=On the Come Up |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/angie-thomas/on-the-come-up-thomas/ |access-date=2023-04-07 |website=[[Kirkus Reviews]] |archive-date=2023-03-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320225136/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/angie-thomas/on-the-come-up-thomas/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Young Adult Hardcover Books - Best Sellers - April 7, 2019 - The New York Times |language=en |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2019/04/07/young-adult-hardcover/ |access-date=2019-03-29 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=2019-03-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329201212/https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2019/04/07/young-adult-hardcover/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[Kirkus Reviews]]'' named it one of the best young adult novels of 2019.<ref name=":02" />


=== ''Concrete Rose'' (2021) ===
On December 11, 2019, Thomas shared on Twitter that Kay Oyegun, producer of ''[[This is Us]]'', has been recruited to write the screenplay for the film adaptation of ''On the Come Up''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=N'Duka |first1=Amanda |title=‘This Is Us’ Producer Kay Oyegun To Adapt Angie Thomas’ Book ‘On the Come Up’ For Paramount |url=https://deadline.com/2019/12/kay-oyegun-angie-thomas-book-on-the-come-up-paramount-1202806553/ |website=Deadline |access-date=2 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119002748/https://deadline.com/2019/12/kay-oyegun-angie-thomas-book-on-the-come-up-paramount-1202806553/ |archive-date=19 January 2021 |date=11 December 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>
{{Main|Concrete Rose (novel)}}
''[[Concrete Rose (novel)|Concrete Rose]]'' is a prequel to ''The Hate U Give'' and was released on January 12, 2021, in the US and the UK. The book tells the story of Starr's father Maverick Carter.<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Angie Thomas' New Prequel to 'The Hate U Give' Challenges the Cult of Masculinity|url=https://time.com/5928689/concrete-rose-review-angie-thomas/|access-date=2021-04-10|magazine=Time|archive-date=2021-05-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511133236/https://time.com/5928689/concrete-rose-review-angie-thomas/|url-status=live}}</ref>


The book was a [[The New York Times Best Seller list|''New York Times'']] and [[IndieBound]] bestseller.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2020-11-09 |title=Concrete Rose |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/angie-thomas/concrete-rose/ |access-date=2023-04-07 |website=[[Kirkus Reviews]] |archive-date=2022-11-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221111104422/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/angie-thomas/concrete-rose/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[Kirkus Reviews]]'' named it one of the best young adult novels of 2021.<ref name=":1" />
=== ''Find Your Voice (2019)'' ===
In this guided journal, #1 New York Times bestselling author Angie Thomas shares advice and best practices for developing a true-to-you writing project. This book is an excellent choice for tween readers in grades 7 to 8, especially during homeschooling. It’s a fun way to keep your child entertained and engaged while not in the classroom.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46206759-find-your-voice</ref>


=== ''Concrete Rose (2021)'' ===
=== ''Blackout'' (2021) ===
{{Main|Blackout (young adult novel)}}
Thomas wrote a young adult novel ''[[Blackout (young adult novel)|Blackout]],'' released in June 2021, which she co-authored with [[Dhonielle Clayton]], [[Tiffany D. Jackson]], [[Nic Stone]], [[Ashley Woodfolk]], and [[Nicola Yoon]]. The book follows six interlinked stories about Black teen love during a power outage in New York City.<ref name="Reich">{{cite news |last1=Reich |first1=Hannah |title=Writing Black Lives Matter: Maxine Beneba Clarke and Angie Thomas on their latest books for children and young people |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-10/angie-thomas-maxine-beneba-clarke-black-lives-matter/13136838 |access-date=2 April 2021 |publisher=ABC News |date=March 9, 2021 |archive-date=2021-04-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412095437/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-10/angie-thomas-maxine-beneba-clarke-black-lives-matter/13136838 |url-status=live }}</ref>


=== ''Nic Blake and the Remarkables'' (2023) ===
Thomas has tweeted multiple times about the process of writing her third book.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/angiecthomas/status/1224025139727216641|title=Did you know that there is an extinct volcano under the Mississippi coliseum in Jackson? Oh, this book is going to be soooo much fun hahaha. #amwriting #amwritingMG #LiteralBlackGirlMagic|last=Thomas|first=Angie|date=2020-02-02|website=@angiecthomas|language=en|access-date=2020-02-05}}</ref>
She wrote the middle school novel, ''Nic Blake and the Remarkables''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Author Angie Thomas on writing, "Nic Blake and the Remarkables" and "Black Girl Magic" - CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/video/author-angie-thomas-on-writing-nic-blake-and-the-remarkables-and-black-girl-magic/ |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Chambers |first=Veronica |date=2023-04-04 |title=Angie Thomas's Middle Grade Debut Celebrates Black Girl Magic |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/04/books/review/angie-thomas-nic-blake-and-the-remarkables-the-manifestor-prophecy.html |access-date=2023-06-22 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
On March 30, 2020, Thomas revealed her third novel ''Concrete Rose.'' The book is a prequel to ''The Hate U Give'' and was released on January 12, 2021, in the US and the UK. The book tells the story of Starr's father Maverick Carter.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Angie Thomas's Instagram profile post: "After months of waiting (and trolling on my part), I can finally reveal my third novel, CONCRETE ROSE. Set 17 years before The Hate U Give,…"|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B-XSk5vnN7x/|access-date=2020-08-18|website=Instagram|language=en}}</ref>


== Selected awards and honors ==
=== ''Blackout (2021)'' ===
In 2015, Thomas received [[We Need Diverse Books]]' Walter Grant,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-17 |title=Celebrating WNDB's Published Walter Grantees |url=https://diversebooks.org/celebrating-wndbs-published-walter-grantees/ |access-date=2023-04-08 |website=[[We Need Diverse Books]] |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-12-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205083251/https://diversebooks.org/celebrating-wndbs-published-walter-grantees/ |url-status=live }}</ref> which grants $2,000 to "unpublished authors or illustrators from diverse backgrounds working on children’s or young adult literature projects"<ref name="walter">{{cite web |date=2016-12-05 |title=We Need Diverse Books Announces the winners of the 2016 WNDB Walter Grants |url=https://diversebooks.org/we-need-diverse-books-announces-the-winners-of-the-2016-wndb-walter-grants/ |access-date=2019-03-14 |publisher=[[We Need Diverse Books]] |archive-date=2020-09-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925173025/https://diversebooks.org/we-need-diverse-books-announces-the-winners-of-the-2016-wndb-walter-grants/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
Thomas wrote a young adult novel ''[[Blackout (young adult novel)|Blackout]]'', set to release in June 2021, which she co-authored with [[Dhonielle Clayton]], [[Tiffany D. Jackson]], [[Nic Stone]], [[Ashley Woodfolk]], and [[Nicola Yoon]]. The book follows six interlinked stories about Black teen love during a power outage in New York City.<ref name="Reich">{{cite news |last1=Reich |first1=Hannah |title=Writing Black Lives Matter: Maxine Beneba Clarke and Angie Thomas on their latest books for children and young people |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-10/angie-thomas-maxine-beneba-clarke-black-lives-matter/13136838 |access-date=2 April 2021 |publisher=ABC News |date=March 9, 2021}}</ref>


The [[Junior Library Guild]] has selected the book and audiobook editions of ''[[The Hate U Give]]'',''<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Hate U Give (Audiobook) by Angie Thomas |url=https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/book/landing/detailedview?itemcode=9781947196049J&name=Hate_U_Give_(audiobook) |access-date=2023-04-08 |website=[[Junior Library Guild ]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas |url=https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/book/landing/detailedview?itemcode=9780062498533J&name=Hate_U_Give |access-date=2023-04-08 |website=[[Junior Library Guild ]]}}</ref>'' ''[[On the Come Up]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=On the Come Up by Angie Thomas |url=https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/book/landing/detailedview?itemcode=9780062498564J&name=On_the_Come_Up |access-date=2023-04-08 |website=[[Junior Library Guild]] |archive-date=2022-01-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220128093940/https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/book/landing/detailedview?itemcode=9780062498564J&name=On_the_Come_Up |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=On the Come Up (Audiobook) by Angie Thomas |url=https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/book/landing/detailedview?itemcode=9781947196667J&name=On_the_Come_Up_(Audiobook) |access-date=2023-04-08 |website=[[Junior Library Guild]]}}</ref> and [[Concrete Rose (novel)|''Concrete Rose'']]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas |url=https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/book/landing/detailedview?itemcode=9780062846716J&name=Concrete_Rose |access-date=2023-04-08 |website=[[Junior Library Guild]] |archive-date=2022-01-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125235249/https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/book/landing/detailedview?itemcode=9780062846716J&name=Concrete_Rose |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Concrete Rose (Audiobook) by Angie Thomas |url=https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/book/landing/detailedview?itemcode=9781954659087J&name=Concrete_Rose_(Audiobook) |access-date=2023-04-08 |website=[[Junior Library Guild]] |archive-date=2022-08-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220807223306/https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/book/landing/detailedview?itemcode=9781954659087J&name=Concrete_Rose_(Audiobook) |url-status=live }}</ref> for their collection.
== Accolades ==
Angie Thomas has received several major awards for her work, including:


''[[The Hate U Give]]'' was a number one [[The New York Times Best Seller list|''New York Times'' bestseller]] and [[IndieBound]] besteller''.<ref name=":02" />'' ''[[The Horn Book Magazine]]'',''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Horn Book Fanfare 1938 to present |url=https://www.hbook.com/story/horn-book-fanfare-1938-to-present |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030013103/https://www.hbook.com/story/horn-book-fanfare-1938-to-present |archive-date=October 30, 2021 |access-date=2023-04-08 |website=[[The Horn Book]]}}</ref>'' ''[[Kirkus Reviews]]'',''<ref name="Kirkus3">{{cite news |title=The Hate U Give |publisher=[[Kirkus Reviews]] |issue=December 2017 |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/angie-thomas/hate-u-give/ |url-status=live |access-date=2018-09-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180904084623/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/angie-thomas/hate-u-give/ |archive-date=2018-09-04 |df=mdy-all}}</ref>'' ''[[Publishers Weekly]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Best Books 2017 |url=https://best-books.publishersweekly.com/pw/best-books/2017/young-adult |access-date=2023-04-08 |website=[[Publishers Weekly]] |archive-date=2022-12-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207081923/https://best-books.publishersweekly.com/pw/best-books/2017/young-adult |url-status=live }}</ref> and ''[[Shelf Awareness]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2017-12-20 |title=Our 2017 Best Children's & Teen Books of the Year |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3152 |access-date=2023-04-08 |website=[[Shelf Awareness]] |archive-date=2023-01-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129222413/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3152 |url-status=live }}</ref> among others, named it one of the best young adult novels of 2017. ''[[Booklist]]'' named it one of the best books of the year regardless of genre''.''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-01-01 |title=Top of the List: 2017 |url=https://www.booklistonline.com/Top-of-the-List/pid=9325442 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522182436/https://www.booklistonline.com/Top-of-the-List/pid=9325442 |archive-date=May 22, 2022 |access-date=2023-04-07 |website=[[Booklist]]}}</ref>
*'''2015'''

**Walter Grant from [[We Need Diverse Books]]<ref name="walter">{{cite web|url=https://diversebooks.org/we-need-diverse-books-announces-the-winners-of-the-2016-wndb-walter-grants/|title=We Need Diverse Books Announces the winners of the 2016 WNDB Walter Grants|date=2016-12-05|publisher=[[We Need Diverse Books]]|access-date=2019-03-14}}</ref>
''[[On the Come Up]]'' was a [[The New York Times Best Seller list|''New York Times'' bestseller]].<ref name=":02" /> ''[[The Horn Book Magazine]]''<ref name=":0" /> and ''[[Kirkus Reviews]]''<ref name=":02" /> named it one of the best young adult novels of 2019. ''[[Booklist]]'' included it on their 2019 "Top 10 Arts Books for Youth" list.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hunter |first=Sarah |date=2019-10-15 |title=Top 10 Arts Books for Youth: 2019 |url=https://www.booklistonline.com/ProductInfo.aspx?pid=9726633 |access-date=2023-04-07 |website=[[Booklist]] |archive-date=2022-01-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126103909/https://www.booklistonline.com/ProductInfo.aspx?pid=9726633 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*'''2018'''

**[[William C. Morris Award]] for ''The Hate U Give''<ref name="morris">{{cite web|url=http://www.ala.org/yalsa/2018-morris-award|title=2018 Morris Award|publisher=[[Young Adult Library Services Association]]|access-date=2019-03-14}}</ref>
''[[Concrete Rose (novel)|Concrete Rose]]'' was a ''New York Times'' and [[IndieBound]] bestseller.<ref name=":1" /> ''[[Kirkus Reviews]]'' named it one of the best young adult novels of 2021.<ref name=":1" />
**[[Michael L. Printz Award]] Honor for ''The Hate U Give''<ref name="printz">{{cite web|url=http://www.ala.org/yalsa/booklistsawards/bookawards/printzaward/previouswinners/winners|title=Michael L. Printz Winners and Honor Books|publisher=[[Young Adult Library Services Association]]|access-date=2019-03-14}}</ref>
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**[[Coretta Scott King Award]] Honor for ''The Hate U Give''<ref name="coretta">{{cite web|url=https://olos.ala.org/csk/2018/02/16/a-great-day-for-csk/|title=A Great Day for CSK!|publisher=[[Coretta Scott King Award|CSK]] Blog|access-date=2019-03-14}}</ref>
|+Selected awards for Thomas's writing
**[[Amnesty International|Amnesty]] [[Carnegie Medal (literary award)|CILIP Honour]] for ''The Hate U Give''<ref name="carnegie">{{cite web|url=https://www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk/press.php?release=pres_2018_winners_announcement.html|title=Geraldine McCaughrean scoops second CILIP Carnegie Medal 30 years after first win and champions triumph of 'literary' fiction|publisher=The [[Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals|CILIP]] [[Carnegie Medal (literary award)|Carnegie]] and [[Kate Greenaway Medal|Kate Greenaway]] Awards|access-date=2019-03-14}}</ref>
!Year
**[[Waterstones Children's Book Prize]] for ''The Hate U Give''<ref name="waterstones">{{cite web|url=https://www.waterstones.com/page/book-awards-waterstones-childrens-book-prize-2018/1300|title=Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2018|publisher=[[Waterstones]]|access-date=2019-03-14}}</ref>
!Title
**[[Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis]] for the German edition of ''The Hate U Give'' (translated by Henriette Zeltner)<ref name="mdrkultur">{{cite web|url=https://www.mdr.de/kultur/jugendliteraturpreis-zweitausendachtzehn-giffey-100.html|title=Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis für Roman über das Aufwachsen in der DDR|publisher=[[Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk]]|access-date=2019-03-14}}</ref>
!Award
!Result
!Ref.
|-
| rowspan="8" |2017
| rowspan="26" |{{Sort|Hate U Give|''[[The Hate U Give]]''}}
|[[Booklist Editors' Choice]]: Audio for Youth
|Selection
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-01-01 |title=Booklist Editors' Choice: Audio for Youth, 2017 |url=https://www.booklistonline.com/Booklist-Editors-Choice/pid=9324514 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221029202818/https://www.booklistonline.com/Booklist-Editors-Choice/pid=9324514 |archive-date=October 29, 2022 |access-date=2023-04-07 |website=[[Booklist]]}}</ref>
|-
|[[Booklist Editors' Choice]]: Books for Youth
|Selection
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-01-01 |title=Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth, 2017 |url=https://www.booklistonline.com/ProductInfo.aspx?pid=9320435 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221228080312/https://www.booklistonline.com/ProductInfo.aspx?pid=9320435 |archive-date=December 28, 2022 |access-date=2023-04-07 |website=[[Booklist]]}}</ref>
|-
|[[Boston Globe–Horn Book Award]]
|'''Winner'''
|<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2022-01-10 |title=Past Boston Globe–Horn Book Award Winners |url=https://www.hbook.com/story/past-boston-globe-horn-book-award-winners |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230114195845/https://www.hbook.com/story/past-boston-globe-horn-book-award-winners |archive-date=January 14, 2023 |access-date=2023-04-08 |website=[[The Horn Book]]}}</ref>
|-
|[[Cybils Award]] for Young Adult Fiction
|Finalist
|<ref name=":234">{{Cite web |title=2017 Cybils Finalists |url=https://www.cybils.com/cybils-books/2017-cybils-finalists |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325183048/https://www.cybils.com/cybils-books/2017-cybils-finalists |archive-date=2023-03-25 |access-date=2023-03-25 |website=Children's and Young Adult Book Lover's Literary Awards |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|[[Goodreads Choice Awards]] for Young Adult Fiction
|'''Winner'''
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Announcing the Goodreads Choice Winner in Best Young Adult Fiction! |url=https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/best-young-adult-fiction-books-2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420220208/https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/best-young-adult-fiction-books-2017 |archive-date=April 20, 2021 |access-date=2021-04-20 |website=Goodreads}}</ref><ref name=":184">{{cite web |last1=Woodsbury |first1=Jessica |date=2017-12-05 |title=Announcing the Winners of the 2017 Goodreads Choice Awards |url=https://bookriot.com/2017/12/05/2017-goodreads-choice-awards/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829072213/https://bookriot.com/2017/12/05/2017-goodreads-choice-awards/ |archive-date=2018-08-29 |access-date=2018-08-28 |website=Bookriot |df=mdy-all}}</ref>
|-
|[[Goodreads Choice Awards|Goodreads Choice Award]] for Debut Goodreads Author
|'''Winner'''
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Announcing the Goodreads Choice Winner in Best Debut Goodreads Author! |url=https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/best-debut-goodreads-author-2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420220211/https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/best-debut-goodreads-author-2017 |archive-date=April 20, 2021 |access-date=2021-04-20 |website=Goodreads}}</ref><ref name=":184" />
|-
|[[Kirkus Prize]]
|Finalist
|<ref name="Kirkus3"/>
|-
|[[National Book Award for Young People's Literature|National Book Award for Young Adult Literature]]
|Longlist
|<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kellog |first1=Carolyn |date=2017-09-12 |title=The 10 books in the running for the National Book Award for young people's literature |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |url=http://www.latimes.com/books/jacketcopy/la-et-jc-nba-ya-longlist-20170912-story.html |url-status=live |access-date=August 28, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829072121/http://www.latimes.com/books/jacketcopy/la-et-jc-nba-ya-longlist-20170912-story.html |archive-date=2018-08-29 |df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-09-12 |title=2017 NBA Longlist for Young People's Literature Announced |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/74749-2017-nba-longlist-for-young-people-s-literature-announced.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205134319/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/74749-2017-nba-longlist-for-young-people-s-literature-announced.html |archive-date=December 5, 2022 |access-date=2023-04-08 |website=[[Publishers Weekly]] |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="18" |2018
|[[Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults]]
|Top 10
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-04-01 |title=Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults: 2018 |url=https://www.booklistonline.com/ProductInfo.aspx?pid=9455225 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220128043917/https://www.booklistonline.com/ProductInfo.aspx?pid=9455225 |archive-date=January 28, 2022 |access-date=2023-04-07 |website=[[Booklist]]}}</ref>
|-
|[[Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award]]
|'''Winner'''
|<ref name=":025">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2018-08-01 |title=2018 Amelia Elizabeth Walden Book Award Winner & Finalists Announced |url=https://www.teacherswhoread.com/2018/08/2018-amelia-elizabeth-walden-book-award.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220925071244/https://www.teacherswhoread.com/2018/08/2018-amelia-elizabeth-walden-book-award.html |archive-date=September 25, 2022 |access-date=2022-01-28 |website=Teachers Who Read}}</ref>
|-
|[[Audie Award]] for Best Female Narrator
|'''Winner'''
|<ref name=":1923">{{Cite web |date=2018-06-01 |title=2018 Audie Award Winners Announced |url=https://www.bookweb.org/news/2018-audie-award-winners-announced-104597 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420220219/https://www.bookweb.org/news/2018-audie-award-winners-announced-104597 |archive-date=April 20, 2021 |access-date=2021-04-20 |website=the American Booksellers Association}}</ref>
|-
|[[Audie Award]] for Young Adult
|'''Winner'''
|<ref name=":1923" />
|-
|[[British Book Awards]] Children's Book of the Year
|Shortlist
|<ref name=":1823">{{cite web |last1=Eyre |first1=Charlotte |date=March 22, 2018 |title=Angie Thomas wins Waterstones Children's Book Prize |url=https://www.thebookseller.com/news/angie-thomas-wins-waterstones-children-s-book-prize-755381 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829072200/https://www.thebookseller.com/news/angie-thomas-wins-waterstones-children-s-book-prize-755381 |archive-date=August 29, 2018 |access-date=2021-04-20 |publisher=The Bookseller |df=mdy-all}}</ref>
|-
|[[Carnegie Medal (literary award)|Carnegie Medal]]
|Honour
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-03-15 |title=Shortlists for 2018 CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals Announced |url=https://yotocarnegies.co.uk/shortlists-for-2018-cilip-carnegie-and-kate-greenaway-medals-announced/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408030420/https://yotocarnegies.co.uk/shortlists-for-2018-cilip-carnegie-and-kate-greenaway-medals-announced/ |archive-date=April 8, 2023 |access-date=2023-04-08 |website=[[Carnegie Medal (literary award)|The Yoto Carnegies]] |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-05-18 |title=Carnegie Honour winner 2018 |url=https://www.amnesty.org.uk/carnegie-honour-winner-2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420220210/https://www.amnesty.org.uk/carnegie-honour-winner-2018 |archive-date=April 20, 2021 |access-date=2021-04-20 |website=Amnesty International UK}}</ref>
|-
|[[Coretta Scott King Award]]
|Honor
|<ref name="coretta4">{{cite web |title=A Great Day for CSK! |date=16 February 2018 |url=https://olos.ala.org/csk/2018/02/16/a-great-day-for-csk/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221163318/https://olos.ala.org/csk/2018/02/16/a-great-day-for-csk/ |archive-date=December 21, 2022 |access-date=2019-03-14 |publisher=[[Coretta Scott King Award|CSK]] Blog}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Hate U Give {{!}} Awards & Grants |url=http://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/hate-u-give-0 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420220208/http://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/hate-u-give-0 |archive-date=April 20, 2021 |access-date=2021-04-20 |website=American Library Association}}</ref>
|-
|[[Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis]]
|'''Winner'''
|<ref name="mdrkultur4">{{cite web |title=Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis für Roman über das Aufwachsen in der DDR |url=https://www.mdr.de/kultur/jugendliteraturpreis-zweitausendachtzehn-giffey-100.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181014125355/https://www.mdr.de/kultur/jugendliteraturpreis-zweitausendachtzehn-giffey-100.html |archive-date=October 14, 2018 |access-date=2019-03-14 |publisher=[[Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=March 15, 2018 |title=Sechs Nominierungen für Gerstenberg |url=https://www.boersenblatt.net/artikel-deutscher_jugendliteraturpreis.1442106.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829110749/https://www.boersenblatt.net/artikel-deutscher_jugendliteraturpreis.1442106.html |archive-date=August 29, 2018 |access-date=August 28, 2018 |website=Boersenblatt |df=mdy-all}}</ref>
|-
|[[Edgar Award]] Nominee for Best Young Adult
|'''Winner'''
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Category List – Best Young Adult {{!}} Edgars Database |url=http://theedgars.com/awards/category-list-best-young-adult/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416225929/http://theedgars.com/awards/category-list-best-young-adult/ |archive-date=April 16, 2021 |access-date=2021-04-20 |website=Mystery Writers of America}}</ref>
|-
|[[Goodreads Choice Awards|Goodreads Choice Award]] Best of the Best
|'''Winner'''
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Announcing the Goodreads Choice Winner in Best of the Best! |url=https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/best-of-the-best-2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420220208/https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/best-of-the-best-2018 |archive-date=April 20, 2021 |access-date=2021-04-20 |website=Goodreads}}</ref>
|-
|[[Indies Choice Book Awards|Indies Choice Award]] for Young Adult Book of the Year
|'''Winner'''
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-05-09 |title=2018 Indies Choice and E.B. White Read-Aloud Award Winners Announced |url=https://www.bookweb.org/news/2018-indies-choice-and-eb-white-read-aloud-award-winners-announced-104285 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420220220/https://www.bookweb.org/news/2018-indies-choice-and-eb-white-read-aloud-award-winners-announced-104285 |archive-date=April 20, 2021 |access-date=2021-04-20 |website=the American Booksellers Association}}</ref>
|-
|[[William C. Morris Award]]
|'''Winner'''
|<ref name="morris4">{{cite web |date=2018-12-11 |title=2018 Morris Award |url=http://www.ala.org/yalsa/2018-morris-award |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221151245/https://www.ala.org/yalsa/2018-morris-award |archive-date=December 21, 2022 |access-date=2019-03-14 |website=[[Young Adult Library Services Association]] |publisher=[[American Library Association]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Morales |first=Macey |date=2018-02-12 |title='The Hate U Give' wins 2018 William C. Morris Award |url=http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/02/hate-u-give-wins-2018-william-c-morris-award |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420220208/http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/02/hate-u-give-wins-2018-william-c-morris-award |archive-date=April 20, 2021 |access-date=2021-04-20 |website=[[American Library Association]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-02-12 |title=Morris Award Winner: 2018 |url=https://www.booklistonline.com/Morris-Award-Winner/pid=9444020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107061438/https://www.booklistonline.com/Morris-Award-Winner/pid=9444020 |archive-date=November 7, 2020 |access-date=2023-04-07 |website=[[Booklist]]}}</ref>
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|[[Association for Library Service to Children|ALSC]] Notable Children's Recordings
|Selection
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-04-19 |title=Notable Children's Recordings: 2018 |url=https://www.booklistonline.com/Notable-Children-s-Recordings/pid=9445034 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220924165105/https://www.booklistonline.com/Notable-Children-s-Recordings/pid=9445034 |archive-date=September 24, 2022 |access-date=2023-04-07 |website=[[Booklist]]}}</ref>
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|[[Odyssey Award]] for Excellence in Audiobook Production
|'''Winner'''
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Morales |first=Macey |date=2018-02-12 |title=HarperAudio wins 2018 Odyssey Award for 'The Hate U Give' |url=http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/02/harperaudio-wins-2018-odyssey-award-hate-u-give |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420220220/http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/02/harperaudio-wins-2018-odyssey-award-hate-u-give |archive-date=April 20, 2021 |access-date=2021-04-20 |website=[[American Library Association]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-02-12 |title=Odyssey Award Winner: 2018 |url=https://www.booklistonline.com/Odyssey-Award-Winner/pid=9444875 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408030429/https://www.booklistonline.com/Odyssey-Award-Winner/pid=9444875 |archive-date=April 8, 2023 |access-date=2023-04-07 |website=[[Booklist]]}}</ref>
|-
|[[Michael L. Printz Award]]
|Honor
|<ref name="printz4">{{cite web |date=15 March 2007 |title=Michael L. Printz Winners and Honor Books |url=http://www.ala.org/yalsa/booklistsawards/bookawards/printzaward/previouswinners/winners |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140326175223/http://www.ala.org/yalsa/booklistsawards/bookawards/printzaward/previouswinners/winners |archive-date=March 26, 2014 |access-date=2019-03-14 |publisher=[[Young Adult Library Services Association]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Hate U Give {{!}} Awards & Grants |url=http://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/hate-u-give-2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420220209/http://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/hate-u-give-2 |archive-date=April 20, 2021 |access-date=2021-04-20 |website=American Library Association}}</ref>
|-
|[[Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers]]
|Top 10
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-04-01 |title=Top 10 Quick Picks: 2018 |url=https://www.booklistonline.com/Top-10-Quick-Picks/pid=9421319 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109204402/https://www.booklistonline.com/Top-10-Quick-Picks/pid=9421319 |archive-date=January 9, 2022 |access-date=2023-04-07 |website=[[Booklist]]}}</ref>
|-
|[[Waterstones Children's Book Prize]]
|'''Winner'''
|<ref name="waterstones4">{{cite web |title=Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2018 |url=https://www.waterstones.com/page/book-awards-waterstones-childrens-book-prize-2018/1300 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610201524/https://www.waterstones.com/page/book-awards-waterstones-childrens-book-prize-2018/1300 |archive-date=June 10, 2021 |access-date=2019-03-14 |publisher=[[Waterstones]]}}</ref>
|-
|[[Waterstones Children's Book Prize]] for Older Fiction
|'''Winner'''
|<ref name=":1823" />
|-
| rowspan="5" |2019
| rowspan="10" |''[[On the Come Up]]''
|[[Booklist Editors' Choice]]: Books for Youth
|Selection
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-01-01 |title=Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth, 2019 |url=https://www.booklistonline.com/Booklist-Editors-Choice/pid=9730083 |access-date=2023-04-07 |website=[[Booklist]] |archive-date=2023-04-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407140358/https://www.booklistonline.com/Booklist-Editors-Choice/pid=9730083 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|[[Boston Globe–Horn Book Award|Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Fiction & Poetry]]
|Finalist
|<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2022-01-10 |title=Past Boston Globe–Horn Book Award Winners |url=https://www.hbook.com/story/past-boston-globe-horn-book-award-winners |access-date=2023-04-08 |website=[[The Horn Book]] |archive-date=2023-01-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230114195845/https://www.hbook.com/story/past-boston-globe-horn-book-award-winners |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|[[Cybils Award]] for Young Adult Fiction
|Finalist
|<ref name=":272">{{Cite web |title=2019 Cybils Finalists |url=https://www.cybils.com/cybils-books/2019-cybils-finalists |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221105105246/https://www.cybils.com/cybils-books/2019-cybils-finalists |archive-date=2022-11-05 |access-date=2023-03-26 |website=Children's and Young Adult Book Lover's Literary Awards |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|[[Goodreads Choice Awards|Goodreads Choice Award for Young Adult Fiction]]
|Nominee
|<ref name=":03">{{Cite web |title=On the Come Up |url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35887567-on-the-come-up?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=MyCslsBMOU&rank=1 |url-status=live |access-date=2021-03-07 |website=Goodreads |archive-date=2023-04-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408033035/https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35887567-on-the-come-up?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=MyCslsBMOU&rank=1 }}</ref>
|-
|[[Kirkus Prize for Young Readers' Literature]]
|Finalist
|<ref name=":02"/>
|-
| rowspan="5" |2020
|[[Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults]]
|Top 10
|<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2020-01-06 |title=2020 Top Ten Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults |url=http://www.ala.org/yalsa/2020-top-ten-amazing-audiobooks-young-adults |url-status=live |access-date=2021-04-04 |website=[[Young Adult Library Services Association]] (YALSA) |publisher=[[American Library Association]] |language=en |archive-date=2021-04-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428161247/http://www.ala.org/yalsa/2020-top-ten-amazing-audiobooks-young-adults }}</ref>
|-
|[[Amelia Bloomer Book|Amelia Bloomer Book List]]
|Selection
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=On the Come Up {{!}} Awards & Grants |url=http://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/come |url-status=live |access-date=2021-04-04 |website=American Library Association |archive-date=2021-10-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028101450/https://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/come }}</ref>
|-
|[[Audie Award for Young Adult Title]]
|Finalist
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=2020 Audie Awards |url=https://www.audiopub.org/2020-audies |access-date=2023-04-08 |website=[[Audio Publishers Association]] |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-02-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226230632/https://www.audiopub.org/2020-audies |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|[[ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults]]
|Top 10
|<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2020-02-05 |title=2020 Top Ten Best Fiction |url=http://www.ala.org/yalsa/2020-top-ten-best-fiction |url-status=live |access-date=2021-03-08 |website=[[Young Adult Library Services Association]] (YALSA) |publisher=[[American Library Association]] |language=en |archive-date=2020-05-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200501124725/http://www.ala.org/yalsa/2020-top-ten-best-fiction }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-03-15 |title=Best Fiction for Young Adults: 2020 |url=https://www.booklistonline.com/Best-Fiction-for-Young-Adults/pid=9732774 |access-date=2023-04-07 |website=[[Booklist]] |archive-date=2023-01-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230123021859/https://www.booklistonline.com/Best-Fiction-for-Young-Adults/pid=9732774 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|[[Carnegie Medal (literary award)|Carnegie Medal]] for Young Adult Fiction
|Shortlist
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-03-15 |title=Shortlists for 2018 CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals Announced |url=https://yotocarnegies.co.uk/shortlists-for-2018-cilip-carnegie-and-kate-greenaway-medals-announced/ |access-date=2023-04-08 |website=[[Carnegie Medal (literary award)|The Yoto Carnegies]] |language=en-GB |archive-date=2023-04-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408030420/https://yotocarnegies.co.uk/shortlists-for-2018-cilip-carnegie-and-kate-greenaway-medals-announced/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |2021
| rowspan="4" |''[[Concrete Rose (novel)|Concrete Rose]]''
|[[Cybils Award]] for Young Adult Fiction
|Finalist
|<ref name=":31">{{Cite web |title=2021 Cybils Finalists |url=https://www.cybils.com/cybils-books/2021-cybils-finalists |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328000513/https://www.cybils.com/cybils-books/2021-cybils-finalists |archive-date=2023-03-28 |access-date=2023-03-27 |website=Children's and Young Adult Book Lover's Literary Awards |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|[[Goodreads Choice Awards|Goodreads Choice Award]] for Young Adult Fiction
|Nominee
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Concrete Rose |url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52822210-concrete-rose?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=JAJRHV5W99&rank=1 |access-date=February 1, 2022 |website=Goodreads |archive-date=February 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220201174308/https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52822210-concrete-rose?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=JAJRHV5W99&rank=1 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |2022
|[[Michael L. Printz Award]]
|Honor
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Morales |first=Macey |date=January 24, 2022 |title=American Library Association announces 2022 Youth Media Award winners |url=https://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2022/01/american-library-association-announces-2022-youth-media-award-winners |access-date=February 1, 2022 |website=American Library Association |language=en |archive-date=January 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220128160845/https://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2022/01/american-library-association-announces-2022-youth-media-award-winners |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|[[Carnegie Medal (literary award)|Carnegie Medal]] for Young Adult Fiction
|Longlist
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-16 |title=Longlists Announced for Yoto Carnegie Greenaway Awards 2022 |url=https://yotocarnegies.co.uk/longlists-announced-for-yoto-carnegie-greenaway-awards-2022/ |access-date=2023-04-08 |website=[[The Yoto Carnegies]] |language=en-GB |archive-date=2023-04-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408034302/https://yotocarnegies.co.uk/longlists-announced-for-yoto-carnegie-greenaway-awards-2022/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|}

== Further reading ==

* Interview in ''[[You Can't Say That! (Marcus book)|You Can’t Say That! Writers for Young People Talk About Censorship, Free Expression, and the Stories They Have to Tell]]''. [[Candlewick Press]], 2021, a young adult non-fiction book about book censorship, edited by young adult author and literary critic [[Leonard S. Marcus]]. {{ISBN|9780763690366}}


==References==
==References==
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<ref name="philyaw">{{Cite web|url=http://www.ebony.com/entertainment-culture/the-hate-u-give-angie-thomas#axzz4xxfMMZFt|title=One-on-One with 'The Hate U Give' Novelist Angie Thomas|last=Philyaw|first=Deesha|date=2017-03-14|website=[[Ebony (magazine)|Ebony]]|language=en-US|access-date=2017-11-09|archive-date=2017-03-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326135743/http://www.ebony.com/entertainment-culture/the-hate-u-give-angie-thomas#axzz4xxfMMZFt|url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="hirsch">{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/mar/26/angie-thomas-the-debut-novelist-who-turned-racism-and-police-violence-into-a-bestseller|title=Angie Thomas: the debut novelist who turned racism and police violence into a bestseller|last=Hirsch|first=Afua|date=2017-03-26|work=The Guardian|access-date=2017-09-04|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
<ref name="hirsch">{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/mar/26/angie-thomas-the-debut-novelist-who-turned-racism-and-police-violence-into-a-bestseller|title=Angie Thomas: the debut novelist who turned racism and police violence into a bestseller|last=Hirsch|first=Afua|date=2017-03-26|work=The Guardian|access-date=2017-09-04|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=2019-11-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191127183733/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/mar/26/angie-thomas-the-debut-novelist-who-turned-racism-and-police-violence-into-a-bestseller|url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="keane">{{Cite web|url=http://www.salon.com/2017/03/04/the-hate-u-give-angie-thomas-sensational-debut-novel-should-be-required-reading-for-clueless-white-people/|title='The Hate U Give': Angie Thomas' sensational debut novel should be required reading for clueless white people|last=Keane|first=Erin|date=2017-03-04|website=[[Salon (website)|Salon]]|access-date=2017-09-04}}</ref>
<ref name="keane">{{Cite web|url=http://www.salon.com/2017/03/04/the-hate-u-give-angie-thomas-sensational-debut-novel-should-be-required-reading-for-clueless-white-people/|title='The Hate U Give': Angie Thomas' sensational debut novel should be required reading for clueless white people|last=Keane|first=Erin|date=2017-03-04|website=[[Salon (website)|Salon]]|access-date=2017-09-04|archive-date=2017-03-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170324140747/http://www.salon.com/2017/03/04/the-hate-u-give-angie-thomas-sensational-debut-novel-should-be-required-reading-for-clueless-white-people/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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<ref name="bookaward">{{Cite web |title=The Hate U Give, by Angie Thomas, 2017 National Book Award Longlist, Young People's Literature |url=http://www.nationalbook.org/nba2017-ypl-thomas-the-hate-u-give.html |access-date=2017-11-09 |website=[[National Book Foundation]] |archive-date=2017-11-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171110061730/http://www.nationalbook.org/nba2017-ypl-thomas-the-hate-u-give.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
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Angie Thomas
Thomas in 2019
Thomas in 2019
Born (1988-09-20) September 20, 1988 (age 36)
Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.
OccupationWriter
LanguageEnglish
EducationBelhaven University (BFA)
GenreYoung Adult Fiction, Middle Grade
Notable worksThe Hate U Give (2017)
On the Come Up (2019)
Website
www.angiethomas.com

Angie Thomas (born September 20, 1988) is an American young adult author, best known for writing The Hate U Give (2017). Her second young adult novel, On the Come Up, was released on February 25, 2019.

Early life

[edit]

Angie Thomas was born on September 20, 1988, in Jackson, Mississippi where she was raised.[1][2]

Thomas was subjected to multiple instances of gun violence at a young age. She grew up near the home of assassinated civil rights activist Medgar Evers, stating that her mother heard the gunshot that had killed him.[3] When she was six years old, Thomas witnessed a shootout.

In an interview with The Guardian, she recounted how her mother took her to the library the following day to show her that "there was more to the world than what [Thomas] saw that day". This inspired her to take up writing.[4]

In her adolescence, Thomas shared her skills as a rapper, although her career in music was short-lived. She was, however, the subject of an article in Right On! magazine.[5][6] Thomas went on to obtain a Bachelor of Fine Arts[7] from Belhaven University.[8] She was the first black teenager to graduate from her creative writing course.[8]

Career

[edit]

Thomas' initial intention was to write fantasy and middle grade novels; however, she was worried that her stories would not matter. While querying her first manuscript, she began another that would soon turn out to be her first novel, The Hate U Give.[9] While she was a college student, one of her professors suggested that her experiences were unique and that her writing could give a voice to those who had been silenced and whose stories had not been told.[3] During this time, Thomas also heard about the shooting of Oscar Grant on the news.[4] This story, compounded by the deaths of Trayvon Martin, Tamir Rice, Michael Brown, and Sandra Bland, was a major influence on the novel.[4]

Thomas cites Tupac Shakur as inspiration for her writing. She has felt a wide range of emotions when listening to his music, and wanted to achieve a similar effect as a writer, saying, "I want to make you think at times; I want to make you laugh at times; I want to make you cry at times – so he was an influence in that way." Thomas understands that to mean, "that what society feeds into youth has a way of coming back and affecting us all."[10]

In an interview with The Daily Telegraph, Thomas stated that she aims to "show truth and tear down stereotypes" in her writing, and further says that it is important for the white community to listen to the grievances of the Black Lives Matter movement. After its publication, The Hate U Give was adapted into a 2018 film of the same name by Fox 2000, starring Amandla Stenberg.[8][5]

Activism

[edit]

In an interview with Publishers Weekly, Thomas gives insight on her role as an activist: "I've always seen writing as a form of activism. If nothing else, books give us a glimpse into lives that we may not have known about before; they can promote empathy. There is the movement Black Lives Matter and the organization Black Lives Matter, and I respect what both are doing. I know [The Hate U Give] is an 'issue' book, but I didn't necessarily want it to be that way... I wanted to make something that is so political seem personal. While I wanted Khalil to represent these young men who lose their lives and are quickly labeled thugs, I wanted [the plot of the book] to be its own thing. I didn't want to disrespect anyone's family, anyone's memory."[11]

Novels

[edit]

The Hate U Give (2017)

[edit]
Main article: The Hate U Give

The Hate U Give, originally written as a short story, debuted at number one on the New York Times Best Seller list for young adult hardcover books within the first week of its release in 2017.[3] The Hate U Give was written, as Thomas says, to bring light to the controversial issue of police brutality and the Black Lives Matter movement.[3] The book's plot follows a teenage girl, Starr Carter, and how her life is impacted by the death of her friend, Khalil, an unarmed black teen shot by a white police officer. The Hate U Give deals with the effect of police brutality on the communities of those around the victim.

In 2018, the Katy Independent School District in Katy, Texas, removed the book from its shelves after complaints over profanity,[12] and a South Carolina police union requested the book's removal from a school's summer reading list, because of what the union considered "almost an indoctrination of distrust of police."[13]

On the Come Up (2019)

[edit]
Main article: On the Come Up

On the Come Up was released in February 2019. Thomas wrote the book so she could discuss the costs tolled on minorities and women when they do speak-up.[14] The book tells the story of a teen rapper who becomes a viral sensation and the way that this distorts and changes who she is. It takes place in the same fictional universe as The Hate U Give.

On the Come Up was a New York Times bestseller.[15][16] Kirkus Reviews named it one of the best young adult novels of 2019.[15]

Concrete Rose (2021)

[edit]
Main article: Concrete Rose (novel)

Concrete Rose is a prequel to The Hate U Give and was released on January 12, 2021, in the US and the UK. The book tells the story of Starr's father Maverick Carter.[17]

The book was a New York Times and IndieBound bestseller.[18] Kirkus Reviews named it one of the best young adult novels of 2021.[18]

Blackout (2021)

[edit]
Main article: Blackout (young adult novel)

Thomas wrote a young adult novel Blackout, released in June 2021, which she co-authored with Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Ashley Woodfolk, and Nicola Yoon. The book follows six interlinked stories about Black teen love during a power outage in New York City.[19]

Nic Blake and the Remarkables (2023)

[edit]

She wrote the middle school novel, Nic Blake and the Remarkables.[20][21]

Selected awards and honors

[edit]

In 2015, Thomas received We Need Diverse Books' Walter Grant,[22] which grants $2,000 to "unpublished authors or illustrators from diverse backgrounds working on children’s or young adult literature projects"[23]

The Junior Library Guild has selected the book and audiobook editions of The Hate U Give,[24][25] On the Come Up,[26][27] and Concrete Rose[28][29] for their collection.

The Hate U Give was a number one New York Times bestseller and IndieBound besteller.[15] The Horn Book Magazine,[30] Kirkus Reviews,[31] Publishers Weekly,[32] and Shelf Awareness,[33] among others, named it one of the best young adult novels of 2017. Booklist named it one of the best books of the year regardless of genre.[34]

On the Come Up was a New York Times bestseller.[15] The Horn Book Magazine[30] and Kirkus Reviews[15] named it one of the best young adult novels of 2019. Booklist included it on their 2019 "Top 10 Arts Books for Youth" list.[35]

Concrete Rose was a New York Times and IndieBound bestseller.[18] Kirkus Reviews named it one of the best young adult novels of 2021.[18]

Selected awards for Thomas's writing
Year Title Award Result Ref.
2017 The Hate U Give Booklist Editors' Choice: Audio for Youth Selection [36]
Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth Selection [37]
Boston Globe–Horn Book Award Winner [38]
Cybils Award for Young Adult Fiction Finalist [39]
Goodreads Choice Awards for Young Adult Fiction Winner [40][41]
Goodreads Choice Award for Debut Goodreads Author Winner [42][41]
Kirkus Prize Finalist [31]
National Book Award for Young Adult Literature Longlist [43][44]
2018 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults Top 10 [45]
Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award Winner [46]
Audie Award for Best Female Narrator Winner [47]
Audie Award for Young Adult Winner [47]
British Book Awards Children's Book of the Year Shortlist [48]
Carnegie Medal Honour [49][50]
Coretta Scott King Award Honor [51][52]
Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis Winner [53][54]
Edgar Award Nominee for Best Young Adult Winner [55]
Goodreads Choice Award Best of the Best Winner [56]
Indies Choice Award for Young Adult Book of the Year Winner [57]
William C. Morris Award Winner [58][59][60]
ALSC Notable Children's Recordings Selection [61]
Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production Winner [62][63]
Michael L. Printz Award Honor [64][65]
Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers Top 10 [66]
Waterstones Children's Book Prize Winner [67]
Waterstones Children's Book Prize for Older Fiction Winner [48]
2019 On the Come Up Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth Selection [68]
Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Fiction & Poetry Finalist [69]
Cybils Award for Young Adult Fiction Finalist [70]
Goodreads Choice Award for Young Adult Fiction Nominee [71]
Kirkus Prize for Young Readers' Literature Finalist [15]
2020 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults Top 10 [72]
Amelia Bloomer Book List Selection [73]
Audie Award for Young Adult Title Finalist [74]
ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults Top 10 [75][76]
Carnegie Medal for Young Adult Fiction Shortlist [77]
2021 Concrete Rose Cybils Award for Young Adult Fiction Finalist [78]
Goodreads Choice Award for Young Adult Fiction Nominee [79]
2022 Michael L. Printz Award Honor [80]
Carnegie Medal for Young Adult Fiction Longlist [81]

Further reading

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  • Interview in You Can’t Say That! Writers for Young People Talk About Censorship, Free Expression, and the Stories They Have to Tell. Candlewick Press, 2021, a young adult non-fiction book about book censorship, edited by young adult author and literary critic Leonard S. Marcus. ISBN 9780763690366

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