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"The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas, Chapters 1–4

Sat Jun 24 20:10:30 EDT 2017
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In this best-selling novel, sixteen-year-old Starr's life is turned upside down when she witnesses the death of her friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer.

Here are links to our lists for the novel: Chapters 1–4, Chapters 5–9, Chapters 10–15, Chapters 16–20, Chapters 21–26
repent
He always has it on the Friday of spring break because you need Saturday to recover and Sunday to repent.
seethe
“Ooh! I can’t stand her,” Kenya seethes.
persona
He smiles at me, and his dimples ruin any G persona he has.
prophecy
“She’ll be a’ight.”
It’s a prayer more than a prophecy.
philosophical
He points at me, which means he’s about to go into one of his Khalil philosophical moments.
relevant
“See? Told you he was relevant.”
maneuver
He cusses under his breath, turns Tupac down, and maneuvers the Impala to the side of the street.
rummage
The cops rummage through Khalil’s car.
potpourri
Our house hasn’t lost its Nana-ness though, with its permanent odor of potpourri, flowered wallpaper, and hints of pink in almost every room.
aggressive
I know pit bulls can be aggressive, but Brickz is a baby most of the time.
argyle
His stomach blocks his view of his feet, and since his wife passed nobody tells him that his pants are too short and his socks don’t always match. Today one is striped and the other is argyle.
partition
A bulletproof partition separates the customers from the cashier.
sympathetic
All of them look sympathetic even though I didn’t say it for sympathy. I kinda hate sympathy.
comeback
She side-eyes him, waiting for the comeback.
anguish
But as I hold Khalil’s grandma’s hand, I see the anguish in her eyes.

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