Author Post: Angie Thomas
Right now I am reading The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas. I am about halfway through and it is so meaningful and well written! She writes in a way that makes everything feel so real and moving. This real situation defiantly needed to be written for everyone to hear and Angie Thomas did just that! About the author: Angie Thomas was born, raised, and still resides in Jackson, Mississippi as indicated by her accent. She is a former teen rapper whose greatest accomplishment was an article about her in Right-On Magazine with a picture included. She holds a BFA in Creative Writing from Belhaven University and an unofficial degree in Hip Hop. She can also still rap if needed. She is an inaugural winner of the Walter Dean Meyers Grant 2015, awarded by We Need Diverse Books. Her debut novel, The Hate U Give, was acquired by Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins in a 13-house auction and will be published in spring 2017. Film rights have been optioned by Fox 2000 with G...
