Author: Angie Thomas

Quotes

I wanted to have a book that showed there's no one way to sound black. I wanted to tell teens that the way you speak is okay; you're good the way you are.

I wanted to have a book that showed there's no one way to sound black. I wanted to tell teens that the way you speak is okay; you're good the way you are.

- Angie Thomas

Michael Brown - when he lost his life, there was more focus on what he had done sometimes than what was done to him.

Michael Brown - when he lost his life, there was more focus on what he had done sometimes than what was done to him.

- Angie Thomas

I think that the more of us who take the time to understand how someone else is feeling, the more likely we are to resist alongside them.

I think that the more of us who take the time to understand how someone else is feeling, the more likely we are to resist alongside them.

- Angie Thomas

When I was in the YA age range myself, I didn't feel like there were a lot of books for me.

When I was in the YA age range myself, I didn't feel like there were a lot of books for me.

- Angie Thomas

As a black woman, I feel like I have a unique experience that we don't often see in media portrayals of the South.

As a black woman, I feel like I have a unique experience that we don't often see in media portrayals of the South.

- Angie Thomas

We see organizations that target young black men to give them direction in life, but so often, black girls are missed. I wanted to represent them.

We see organizations that target young black men to give them direction in life, but so often, black girls are missed. I wanted to represent them.

- Angie Thomas

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