The Hate U Give (signed By Angie Thomas!) — Content Guide for Parents
Found in this book
- ViolenceCentral
- Scary contentSupporting
- ReligionBriefChristian
- Race & cultureCentral
- ProfanitySupporting
- Sexual contentBrief
Not found
- Climate
- Gender roles
- Gender & orientation
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Religion
PRESENTContains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.
Frequently asked questions
Is The Hate U Give (signed By Angie Thomas!) appropriate for a 7-year-old?
The story opens with a police officer shooting an unarmed teen, and also includes a beating, a drive-by shooting death, a firebombing and riots. The graphic shooting of Khalil and a scene where teens are trapped in a burning store are frightening and intense.
Does The Hate U Give (signed By Angie Thomas!) have violence?
Found (Central): The story opens with a police officer shooting an unarmed teen, and also includes a beating, a drive-by shooting death, a firebombing and riots.
Does The Hate U Give (signed By Angie Thomas!) have scary content?
Found (Supporting): The graphic shooting of Khalil and a scene where teens are trapped in a burning store are frightening and intense.
Does The Hate U Give (signed By Angie Thomas!) have religion?
Found (Brief, Christian): The Carter family's Christian faith appears through prayer and church attendance as a source of comfort.
Does The Hate U Give (signed By Angie Thomas!) have race & culture?
Found (Central): The story is about racism, police violence against Black Americans and Starr's racial identity as she moves between her Black neighborhood and a mostly white school.
Does The Hate U Give (signed By Angie Thomas!) have profanity?
Found (Supporting): Teens and adults swear throughout, including the f-word and a racial slur used within the Black community.
Does The Hate U Give (signed By Angie Thomas!) have climate?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does The Hate U Give (signed By Angie Thomas!) have sexual content?
Found (Brief): Teens are shown in heavy petting and talk about sex, condoms and birth control, and the book mentions an affair and a woman who is a sex worker; there are no explicit scenes.
Does The Hate U Give (signed By Angie Thomas!) have gender roles?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does The Hate U Give (signed By Angie Thomas!) have gender & orientation?
Not found in the sources we checked.
