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October 22, 2017 by Travis Jonker

Angie Thomas Goes Behind the Scenes of THE HATE U GIVE

October 22, 2017 by Travis Jonker   2 comments

The Hate U Give

Travis: It was such a pleasure to talk with Angie Thomas about her bestselling YA novel The Hate U Give, one of the true must-reads of 2017.

We hope you enjoy the episode.

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Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.

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