Book pick by Aisha: The Hate U Give By Angie Thomas

Umer: What is this about?
Aisha: Race relations in present-day America with #BlackLivesMatter reminds me of civil unrest in Karachi violence in the 1990s

Umer: Why is this book remembered?
Aisha: The incredible craft of dialogue in this young adult novel made it about the big question of a significant fight against white supremacy

Umer: What is the police killings vs perpetuating gun violence by civilians and what is the range of discussion?
Aisha: Gun violence tells us that the myth of the American Dream where merit exists, but in reality it never did, there is systemic oppression

Umer: Last words?
Aisha: I am blown away by how an ordinary girl has to choose ethics vs self-preservation, by the role of women who have lost sons to gun violence. At the end of the day, this is a beautiful love story between an alive Starr and a dead Khalil.

Book link: https://www.amazon.com/Hate-U-Give-Angie-Thomas/dp/0062498533