At the age of 16 Starr has already had to bear witness the deaths of two childhood best friends...one of them, at the hands of police officer. Starr was the passenger. Now she must face choices she never thought she would have to. She has to choose between staying silent, and speaking out, between Garden Heights Starr, and Williamson Prep Starr. Her choices begin to shape a new Starr altogether, and The Hate U Give, gives the reader a chance to go on that journey with her. Every painful step. Every joyful step.