Books like…

Books Like The Hate U Give

by Angie Thomas · about this book

Loved The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas? If its racism, young adult and emotional hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with The Outsiders, Sunrise on the Reaping and The Fault in Our Stars. Every pick is matched by what’s actually inside the book, not just its genre, and we skip other books by the same author so you find someone new.

What’s inside The Hate U Give: Racism · Young Adult · Emotional · First Person Narrator · Teen Protagonist

1. 

   The Outsiders

   S.E. Hinton

   Death of a Friend · Tearjerker · Teen Protagonist · Loss of Innocence · Young Adult

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   Sunrise on the Reaping

   Suzanne Collins

   Loss of Innocence · Teenagers · Teen Protagonist · Young Adult · Rebellion Against Authority

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   The Fault in Our Stars

   John Green

   Death of a Friend · Teenagers · Teen Protagonist · Young Adult · Contemporary Fiction

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4. 

   The Secret Life of Bees

   Sue Monk Kidd

   Racial Violence · Racism · Belonging · Teen Protagonist · Coming of Age

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5. 

   The Catcher in the Rye

   Jerome David Salinger

   Teen Protagonist · Teenagers · Belonging · Loss of Innocence · Coming of Age

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6. 

   Children of Blood and Bone

   Tomi Adeyemi

   Young Adult · Teenagers · Teen Protagonist · Rebellion Against Authority · Racism

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7. 

   The Book Thief

   Markus Zusak

   Loss of Innocence · Death of a Friend · Coming of Age · Tearjerker · Racism

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8. 

   Chains

   Laurie Halse Anderson

   Racism · Loss of Innocence · Teen Protagonist · Rebellion Against Authority · Teenagers

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9. 

   The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly

   Stephanie Oakes

   Loss of Innocence · Teen Protagonist · Young Adult · Rebellion Against Authority · Intense

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10. 

    When We Were Silent

    Fiona McPhillips

    Classism · Teenagers · Rebellion Against Authority · Teen Protagonist · Intense

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11. 

    They Both Die at the End

    Adam Silvera

    Teen Protagonist · Young Adult · Teenagers · Contemporary Fiction · Tearjerker

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12. 

    To Kill a Mockingbird

    Harper Lee

    Racism · Racial Violence · Coming of Age · Loss of Innocence · Classism

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13. 

    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

    J.K. Rowling

    Death of a Friend · Loss of Innocence · Teen Protagonist · Tearjerker · Young Adult

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14. 

    To Shape a Dragon's Breath

    Moniquill Blackgoose

    Cultural Identity · Coming of Age · Belonging · Teen Protagonist · Racism

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15. 

    The Summer I Turned Pretty

    Jenny Han

    Teenagers · Teen Protagonist · Coming of Age · Young Adult · Contemporary Fiction

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16. 

    The Kite Runner

    Khaled Hosseini

    Cultural Identity · Tearjerker · Coming of Age · Classism · Emotional

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17. 

    The Knife of Never Letting Go

    Patrick Ness

    Loss of Innocence · Teen Protagonist · Young Adult · Coming of Age · Intense

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18. 

    The Record Keeper

    Agnes Gomillion

    Racism · Cultural Identity · Rebellion Against Authority · Teen Protagonist · Intense

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19. 

    Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution

    R.F. Kuang

    Cultural Identity · Racism · Loss of Innocence · Belonging · Rebellion Against Authority

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20. 

    Demon Copperhead

    Barbara Kingsolver

    Classism · Tearjerker · Teen Protagonist · Coming of Age · Contemporary Fiction

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