VT Reads 2020
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
The Vermont Humanities Council organizes a statewide community reading program every year where they invite communities to read the same book and engage in a variety of activities related to the book's themes. Join us in reading the Vermont Reads 2020 book The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas.
Mississippi writer Angie Thomas’ debut novel, The Hate U Give, runs headlong into the challenges faced by young black kids in a world that doesn’t value their bodies or respect their voices. Yet it’s a universal story about a young girl making the choice to speak out. Starr’s struggle to find her voice will likely resonate deeply with any kid who is facing down violence in their home, their neighborhood or their country.
Looking for more resources? See below for supporting titles.
Supporting Titles:
Adult Nonfiction:
Between the World and Me -Ta-Nehisi Coates
Black is the Body: Stories from my Grandmother's Time, My Mother's Time, and Mine - Emily Bernard
The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How our Government Segregated America - Richard Rothstein
I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in A World Made for Whiteness - Austin Channing Brown
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness - Michelle Alexander
The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row - Anthony Ray Hinton
Stamped From the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America - Ibram X. Kendi
Waking up White: And Finding Myself in the Story of Race - Debby Irving
What Truth Sounds Like : Robert F. Kennedy, James Baldwin, and our Unfinished Conversation About Race in America - Michael Eric Dyson
White Fragility: Why it’s so Hard for White People to Talk about Racism - Robin DiAngelo
Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?: And Other Conversations About Race - Beverly Daniel Tatum
Adult Fiction:
Their Eyes Were Watching God: A Novel - Zora Neale Hurston
Young Adult:
All American Boys - Jason Reynolds
It's Trevor Noah: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood; adapted for young readers - Trevor Noah
March. Book One - John Lewis
March. Book Two - John Lewis
March. Book Three - John Lewis