![]() ![]() In the first few pages, her best friend Khalil Harris who is also black, is pulled over by a white police officer while driving home from a violent party and eventually shot by the police officer after Khalil reaches for his hairbrush. The young adult novel follows 16-year-old Starr Carter, a black girl who lives a juxtaposed life in a poor black neighborhood and attends a predominantly white and preppy high school. ![]() It was a truly perspective-altering book for me, and one that has sadly been restricted from some students in different states.The book serves harsh writing and a powerful message that is essential for young students and readers alike to experience. ![]() Though I’m not here to discuss all of the somewhat controversial or banned books that you may read here at LOHS, I do want to touch on a particular book that we read in Freshman Honors English: “The Hate U Give” by Angie Thomas. Unfortunately, not every school is in the same situation, and as LOHS is moving to include more types of books from more diverse authors, other schools are moving to ban them. At Lake Oswego High School, we are lucky enough to study a wide range of books, and our teachers are dedicated to diversifying this selection further. ![]()
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