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Angie Thomas

Life

Angie Thomas was born in Jackson, Mississippi, in 1988. She went to Belhaven university.Angie's grew up being raised by her mom and her grandmother in Jackson. When she was rapping, her mother was her manager. She started rapping at the age of 9.

life

FUN FACTS

She is 32 years old

She was introduced to books at 6 years old which inspired her to become an author

FUN

FACTS

Her birthday is September 20, 1987

books

Though Angie Thomas has written other books, she is most known for her book , The Hate U Give. She recently published another book titled, On the Come up.

books

on the come up

On the come up

It has 464 pages

On the Come up was released on February 5, 2019.

Bookbrowse.com says, "It is the story of fighting for your dreams, even as the odds are stacked against you; and about how, especially for young black people, freedom of speech isn't always free.

the hate u give

the hate u give

The Hate U Give was released October 19, 2018

SparkNotes says The Hate U Give is about ,"teenage girl who grapples with racism, police brutality, and activism after witnessing her black friend murdered by the police.

This was Angie Thomas's first novel

Book awards

The book of Angie Thomas's that have received awards is The Hate U Give

Book awards

Awards

awards

The Hate U Give has received:

  • Audie award for young adult
  • Audie award for best female narrator
  • Goodreads choice award for best of the best
  • Goodreads choice award best debut goodreads author
  • Goodreads choice award for best young adult fiction

Other books

In total, Angie Thomas has written a total of 4 books

Other books

other books

book titles

The Hate U Give

On the Come Up

Find your voice. Make some noise.

2 book collection of the hate u give and on the come up

before author

Angie Thomas hasn't always been an author. She did plenty of other things before taking up writing as a career. One of them includes rapping.

before author

Angie Thomas's book, The Hate U Give was made into a movie on October 19, 2018. It won NAACP image award for outstanding actress in a motion picture.

More about Angie and the hate u give

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