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- Birth nameAngela Thomas
- Angie Thomas was born, raised, and still resides in Jackson, Mississippi as indicated by her accent. She is a former teen rapper whose greatest accomplishment was an article about her in Right-On Magazine with a picture included. She holds a BFA in Creative Writing from Belhaven University and an unofficial degree in Hip Hop. She can also still rap if needed. She is an inaugural winner of the Walter Dean Myers Grant 2015, awarded by We Need Diverse Books. Her debut novel, The Hate U Give, was acquired by Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins in a 13-house auction and will be published on February 28, 2017.- IMDb Mini Biography By: angiethomas.com
- Her first novel, The Hate U Give, was a #1 New York Times Best Seller, reaching the top of the best-seller list for Young Adult books just one week after it was published.
- Her debut novel, The Hate U Give, was the subject of a heated auction involving thirteen different publishing houses, until HarperCollins imprint Balzer + Bray won the bidding and secured the rights.
- Graduated from Belhaven University in Jackson, Mississippi, with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing.
- One of her biggest influences is Tupac Shakur.
- Is a huge Harry Potter fan and cites J.K. Rowling's books as one form of escapism she used while growing up in a rough neighborhood.
- Mississippi is known for two things, racism and writing, and I happen to be a writer who writes about racism.
- [on why she writes for teens] The teens I write for are going to be politicians with Twitter accounts tomorrow. If some of our readers read books about black kids as teenagers, we wouldn't have to say Black Lives Matter - it would be understood. If they read about Latino kids, we wouldn't be discussing walls. People assume I want to put a political agenda into kids' heads. No. I want to install empathy in them.
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