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Angie Thomas' inspiration for her book title was Tupac

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Angie Thomas' inspiration for her book title was Tupac

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“When we were trying to figure out a title for the book, I came across a YouTube clip of him discussing THUG LIFE. […] When I saw him explain what it means, it hit me that that’s not just in my book, but that’s what we see in society. When these unarmed black people lose their lives, the hate they’ve been given screws us all. We see it in the form of anger and we see it in the form of riots. So when I saw that in the video, it was like a sign.”
~Angie Thomas interview with Cosmo

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“Pac said Thug Life stood for “The Hate U Give Little Infants F*cks Everybody. T-H-U-G-L-I-F-E. Meaning what society gives us as youth, it bites them in the *ss when we wild out. Get it?”

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Sevens halfsister and Starr's friend.Her father is a kinglord.Her mothers name is Lesha.She loves her halfbrother Seven but thinks he doesn't really want to stay by her and her younger sister Lydia's side and just acts like it because he has a strong sense of responsibility.Later in the story she will get along with Maya well.

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Unfollowed Starr on Tumblr because she didn't want to see Starr's posts in her news feed.She made some racist and very insensitive remarks and later apologized to Starr.But she was only sorry, that Starr was angry and didn't admit her mistakes.Starr hit her at school because hailey said Khalil would have died sooner or later.In the end Starr ended their friendship and let hailey go.

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In chapter 1 Starr ist attending a spring break party, where she feels out of place.The Halfsister of her halfbrother Seven, Kenya, had begged her to attend, which is why she didnt turn the invitation to the party down.During the party she meets her close friend Khalil,whom she hadn't seen for quiete a while.While they where talking,suddenly gunshots could be heard and they fled.They were driving in a car for some time and talking about music quotes,when blue lights appeared behind them.They were being followed by a police car.

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-He is Starr's younger brother.
-He is very immature and both of them quarrel a lot.
-He cant read the atmosphere and treats Starr the same as always, a day after she witnessed Khali's death.

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-He is Starr's older half brother(brother from another mother).
-Seven has a bad relationship with his bloodrelated mother and her husband is a kinglord who hits him and his mother
-He loves his halfsiblings,siblings and Starr's parents

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-Her name is Lisa.
-She works in the hospital.
-She loves her husband and children.
-Seven has no bloodrelation with her but she stil loves him as if he were her real son.

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-His name is Maverick.
-He wanted to quit being a thug but had to go to jail while Starr was still young.
-He loves his wife and children very much.
-As a hobby he tends to the roses in his garden.
-His appearance was inspired by Tupac.

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-She is a brown sixteen-year-old girl.
-She loves her shoes and to keep them clean.
-She likes to play basketball.
-She loves her family: Father(Maverick), Mother(Lisa), Older halfbrother(Seven), younger brother(Sekani), Uncle(Carlos).
-She loves her friends Maya and Hailey (she will let Hailey go later in the story) (from Williamson) and Khalil (from her neighborhood) (also her childhood friend and first crush).
-She loves her white boyfriend Chris (from Williamson).
-She has a hard time switching between different personalities in front of people from her neighborhood and williamson.
-She witnessed how Khalil died.

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Starr's white boyfriend,both of them love the tv series "the prince of Bel air",he doesn't mind Starr's background,his family is rich and he has the whole third floor of their house for himself,later in the story he will be good friends with De Vante

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-He Has trouble with a gang leader, Kenya's father, because he stole money from the gang to send his mother and siblings to a safe place.
-Starrs father gives him work and eventually sends De Vante to Starr's uncle to keep him safe.
-He has good grades(As and Bs).
-His Circumstances are similar to Khalil's.
-Later in the story he will be good friends with Chris.

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Stars friend from school,she has chinese roots,
Quote:"minorities have to stick together"

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-His name is Carlos
-He is a police officer
-He is the older brother of her mother
-He was her father-figure while Maverick was in jail
-He lives in a rich neighborhood with his wife

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After her father was released from jail, they lived in the projects.Her family was very poor.They couldn't even afford to eat at tocco bell.Her Parents had to sleep in the living room.

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The World labeled khalil as a thug.
He sold drugs because his mothers life was at stake since she had a debt from buying drugs which she couldn't repay.

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Starr's lawer.They organized protests about Khalil's death.They help her to prepare for the police interview,TV-interview and her talk with the jury.

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Later in the book Starr and her family move to a better neghborhood but keep having the grocery store in Garden Heights.

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Starr lives in Garden Heights, an underprivileged African-American neighborhood.She grew up in the Projects.The crime rate in her neighborhood is very high but her neighbors are very caring.They have a very strong sense of community.Her family owns a grocery store.

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Starr attends a school named Williamson in an upscale neighborhood.

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A teenage boy,he liked Tupac's music,he was killed by a police officer, even though he was unarmed and posed no thread.Starr was with him when he got shot.

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She was named Starr because her father thougt that she was his light in the darkness.
Her name was inspired by Tupac because he said, if he ever had a daughter he would name her Starr.

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