Angie Thomas

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Angie Thomas is

Angie Thomas is a writer from the United States of America. She writes young adult and middle grade books. She is known best for her book The Hate U Give, which came out in 2017.The Hate U Give was considered for the National Book Award and won a Michael L. Printz Award honor.  Many people bought The Hate U Give. It was a on the New York Times Bestseller List for more than 80 weeks.^[1] The Hate U Give has 19 awards and honors.  It has also been made into a movie.^[2] She has written five books.

Books written By Angie Thomas:

The Hate U Give (2017)

On the Come Up (2019)

Concrete Rose (2021)

Nic Blake and the Remarkables: The Manifestor Prophecy (2023)

Nic Blake and the Remarkables: The Book of Anansi (2025)

Notable Awards and Honors

National Book Award (longlist)

Michael L. Printz Award (honor)

Coretta Scott King Award (winner)

Origin as a writer

When Thomas was six years old, she saw people shooting guns in her hometown of Jackson, Mississippi.^[3] This event made her want to be a writer.^[3] She wrote “The Hate U Give” when she worked as a secretary for a bishop.^[3]

1. ↑ Canfield, David (09/26/18). [The Hate U Give author Angie Thomas on why it's wrong to ban her Black Lives Matter novel "The Hate U Give author Angie Thomas on why it's wrong to ban her Black Lives Matter novel"]. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 05/04/26. {{cite magazine}}: Check |url= value (help); Check date values in: |access-date= and |date= (help)
2. ↑ Cachero, Paulina (08/06/20). "Author Angie Thomas on How Books Are Transforming the Next Generation: 'They're Realizing Their Power'". Time. Archived from the original on 2026-05-04. Retrieved 05/04/26. {{cite magazine}}: Check date values in: |access-date= and |date= (help)
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Hirsch, Afua (2017-03-26). "Angie Thomas: the debut novelist who turned racism and police violence into a bestseller". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2026-05-04.