SuitabookFinding a voice amid racial injustice
Starr witnesses a police officer fatally shoot her unarmed friend and struggles with whether and how to speak, testify and respond publicly.
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Angie Thomas - Author
A serious, emotionally intense story about finding a voice after witnessing fatal police violence. Its family bonds, friendship and activism sit alongside grief, racial injustice, threats, strong language, sexual references, substance use and disturbing violence.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceA serious, emotionally intense story about finding a voice after witnessing fatal police violence. Its family bonds, friendship and activism sit alongside grief, racial injustice, threats, strong language, sexual references, substance use and disturbing violence.
Starr witnesses a police officer fatally shoot her unarmed friend and struggles with whether and how to speak, testify and respond publicly.
Starr moves between an under-resourced neighbourhood and an affluent prep school, while her family and friends respond to the crisis around her.
The aftermath includes grief, media coverage, a grand jury process and protests following the fatal shooting.
Prepare for the opening death and other described or witnessed violence, including a beating, drive-by shooting, threats, riots and fire. Strong profanity, racial language, sexual discussion, drinking, marijuana and addiction also occur.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: some draft conclusions still depend on unresolved evidence.
Anything not established here remains open; it is not being treated as absent or safe.
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