Bøger af Angie Thomas

16-årige, Starr, er eneste vidne til, at hendes ubevæbnede ven, Khalil, bliver skudt og dræbt af en hvid politimand. Indtil nu har Starr balanceret mellem det sorte lokalmiljø, hvor hun bor, og den finere privatskole i forstaden, som hun går på. Men da nedskydningen af Khalil bliver forsidestof over hele landet, er hun nødt til at beslutte, om og hvordan hun vil råbe op, særligt da nogle af hendes venner på skolen antyder, at Khalil selv var ude om det.

A powerful and brave YA novel about what prejudice looks like in the 21st century.

Den længe ventede 2?er fra Angie Thomas, hvis stærke debut The Hate U Give blev en international bestseller, som også er blevet filmatiseret. 16-årige Bri er fast besluttet på at blive en af tidens ­allerstørste rappere. Eller i det mindste vinde sit første rap­-battle. Som datter af en legendarisk undergrundsrapper, der døde lige før sit store gennembrud, har hun et par store sko at fylde ud. Men det er svært at ­komme fri af ghettoen og opnå respekt og succes, når man ­samtidig skal kæmpe mod folks fordomme. Og det gør det ikke nemmere, at køleskabet derhjemme er tomt, fordi ens mor er blevet arbejdsløs. Så Bris første sang bliver fuld af vrede og frustration, og sangen går viralt - men af helt forkerte grunde ? En fortælling om at kæmpe for sine drømme - imod alle odds. Og om at være tro mod sig selv og ikke give efter for hverken fordomme eller forventninger.

The irresistible blockbuster YA romance of summer 2021 by six of the biggest voices in YA. Perfect for fans of Jenny Han, Netflix's Let it Snow and Bolu Babalola's Love in Colour.

8 starred reviews Goodreads Choice Awards Best of the Best William C. Morris Award Winner National Book Award Longlist Printz Honor Book Coretta Scott King Honor Book #1 New York Times Bestseller!"e;Absolutely riveting!"e; Jason Reynolds"e;Stunning."e; John Green"e;This story is necessary. This story is important."e; Kirkus (starred review)"e;Heartbreakingly topical."e; Publishers Weekly (starred review)"e;A marvel of verisimilitude."e; Booklist (starred review)"e;A powerful, in-your-face novel."e; Horn Book (starred review)Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed.Soon afterward, his death is a national headline. Some are calling him a thug, maybe even a drug dealer and a gangbanger. Protesters are taking to the streets in Khalils name. Some cops and the local drug lord try to intimidate Starr and her family. What everyone wants to know is: what really went down that night? And the only person alive who can answer that is Starr. But what Starr doesor does notsay could upend her community. It could also endanger her life.And don't miss On the Come Up, Angie Thomas's powerful follow-up to The Hate U Give.

This hardcover box set of Angie Thomas's #1 New York Times bestsellers The Hate U Give and Concrete Rose makes a great holiday or graduation gift.Two generations of the Carter family coming of age in the world of Garden Heights and defying expectations to forge their own paths.The Hate U GiveWilliam C. Morris Award Winner · National Book Award Longlist · Michael L. Printz Honor Book · Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book"Absolutely riveting!" ?Jason Reynolds"Stunning." ?John Green"This story is necessary. This story is important."?Kirkus (starred review)"Heartbreakingly topical."?Publishers Weekly (starred review)Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer.Concrete RoseAngie Thomas revisits Garden Heights seventeen years before the events of The Hate U Give in this searing and poignant exploration of Black boyhood and manhood.If there's one thing seventeen-year-old Maverick Carter knows, it's that a real man takes care of his family. As the son of a former gang legend, Mav does that the only way he knows how: dealing for the King Lords. With this money he can help his mom, who works two jobs while his dad's in prison.4 starred reviews * ?A heartfelt exploration of Black manhood and the power of possibility.? (People magazine)

En samling af seks forbundne kærlighedshistorier blandt tolv unge - fyldt med charme, humor og hjertevarme.En hedebølge forårsager en strømafbrydelse, der efterlader New York City i mørke. Og imens byen bliver kastet ud i kaos, opstår en hel ny form for elektricitet ?Et første møde.Langvarige venskaber.Bitre ekskærester.Og måske begyndelsen på noget nyt.Når lyset går ud, afslører mennesker deres hemmeligheder. Kærligheden blomstrer, venskaber forandres og nye muligheder opstår.Seks anmelderroste og prisvindende amerikanske forfatterstjerner hylder den uforglemmelige magi, man kan finde i en ulidelig varm stjernenat i storbyen.

#1 New York Times bestseller * Seven starred reviews * Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor Book For all the struggle in this book, Thomas rarely misses a step as a writer. Thomas continues to hold up that mirror with grace and confidence. We are lucky to have her, and lucky to know a girl like Bri.The New York Times Book ReviewSixteen-year-old Bri wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. Or at least win her first battle. As the daughter of an underground hip hop legend who died right before he hit big, Bris got massive shoes to fill.But its hard to get your come up when youre labeled a hoodlum at school, and your fridge at home is empty after your mom loses her job. So Bri pours her anger and frustration into her first song, which goes viral . . . for all the wrong reasons. Bri soon finds herself at the center of a controversy, portrayed by the media as more menace than MC. But with an eviction notice staring her family down, Bri doesnt just want to make itshe has to.Even if it means becoming the very thing the public has made her out to be.Insightful, unflinching, and full of heart, On the Come Upis an ode to hip hop from one of the most influential literary voices of a generation. It is the story of fighting for your dreams, even as the odds are stacked against you; and about how, especially for young black people, freedom of speech isnt always free.

Concrete Rose giver os forhistorien til Angie Thomas’ stærke debut om pigen Starr: The Hate U Give. Vi er tilbage i Garden Heights og følger denne gang Starrs far, Maverick Carter.   Maverick er søn af en bandeleder, som nu sidder i fængsel. For at hjælpe sin mor økonomisk dealer han stoffer for The King Lords. Det er sådan, han har lært at tjene sine penge. Der er styr på det meste - lige indtil Maverick finder ud af, at han skal være far. Hvordan handler man stoffer, gør skolen færdig og passer sit barn på samme tid? Det kan Mav ikke, så da han får mulighed for at komme ud af The King Lords og stofferne, tager han den. Men King Lords-blodet løber i hans årer, og loyalitet, hævn og ansvar er ved at æde Mav op. Særligt da en nær ven bliver slået ihjel.   YA-fænomenet Angie Thomas er tilbage med en stærk fortælling om at være en ung, sort fyr fra ghettoen i USA med alt, hvad det indebærer af social uretfærdighed. Concrete Rose er en roman om at kæmpe for sit værd i en verden, hvor ingen regner en for noget.

No. 1 New York Times bestseller"A powerful and important novel.¿ Observer "No one else who writes like Angie. Phenomenal.¿ The Guardian From international phenomenon Angie Thomas comes a hard-hitting return to Garden Heights with the story of Maverick Carter, Starr¿s father, set seventeen years before the events of the award-winning The Hate U Give.With his King Lord dad in prison and his mom working two jobs, seventeen-year-old Maverick Carter helps the only way he knows how: slinging drugs. Life's not perfect, but he's got everything under control. Until he finds out he's a father...Suddenly it's not so easy to deal drugs and finish school with a baby dependent on him for everything. So when he's offered the chance to go straight, he takes it. But when King Lord blood runs through your veins, you don't get to just walk away.Praise for The Hate U Give:No. 1 New York Times BestsellerWinner of the Waterstones Children's Book AwardWinner of Children's Book of the Year at The British Book AwardsWinner of the Amnesty CILIP Honour for the Carnegie MedalA major motion picture from Fox starring Amandla Stenberg"The Hate U Give says more about the contemporary Black experience in America than any book I have read for years." Guardian"A startling, important book." The Times"Passionate and uncompromising." Observer"Thomas has given a voice to her generation." Stylist"One of the most important books." Nikesh Shukla"Stunning, brilliant, gut-wrenching." John Green"Utterly compelling." Sunday Times

Internationally bestselling superstar author Angie Thomas makes her middle grade debut with the launch of an inventive, hilarious, and suspenseful new contemporary fantasy trilogy inspired by African American history and folklore.It's not easy being a Remarkable in the Unremarkable world. Some things are cool?like getting a pet hellhound for your twelfth birthday. Others, not so much?like not being trusted to learn magic because you might use it to take revenge on an annoying neighbor.All Nic Blake wants is to be a powerful Manifestor like her dad. But before she has a chance to convince him to teach her the gift, a series of shocking revelations and terrifying events launch Nic and two friends on a hunt for a powerful magic tool she's never heard of...to save her father from imprisonment for a crime she refuses to believe he committed.

Nic Blake og de Usædvanlige – Mesterprofetien er første bog i en fantasytrilogi, som er inspireret af afro-amerikansk historie, sagn og myter. Det er ikke nemt at være en 12-årig Usædvanlig i en Sædvanlig verden. Særligt ikke, når ens far ikke vil lære en at bruge sine magiske evner. Alt, hvad Nic Blake ønsker sig, er at være en stærk Mester ligesom sin far. Men inden det lykkes hende at overtale ham til at lære hende magi, sender en række chokerende afsløringer og hændelser Nic og hendes to venner ud på en jagt efter et magisk våben, som hun aldrig har hørt om. Hun ved dog, at hun skal bruge det til at redde sin far fra at komme i fængsel for en forbrydelse, som hun er helt sikker på, at han ikke har begået. Fra ca. 9 år.

En kærlighedshistorie fra samme hold af anmelderroste og prisvindende amerikanske forfatterstjerner, som gav os New York Times bestselleren Blackout.Det er næsten jul, og Atlanta er ramt af en snestorm. Imens byen går i stå, slår tolv teenagere sig sammen for at hjælpe en ven med at give den mest episke undskyldning i hendes liv. Vil det lykkes på trods af stormen?Ingen var forberedt på snestormen – ligesom man heller ikke kan forberede sig på de magiske øjeblikke, der pludselig ændrer alt.Skrevet af Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk og Nicola Yoon.Snestorm udkommer under CarlsenPuls.Encapsulating love, hope, and fresh starts, this wintry story offers something for everyone and will be a must-read all year 'round, but especially on chilly days that call for something heartwarming. – Booklist This upbeat collaboration, brimming with culture-specific references, laugh-out-loud banter, and vulnerable, heartfelt confessions, captures the enchanting spirit of classic holiday romance and enduring Black love. – Publishers Weekly

Nestled in between several mountains is the small quaint town of Saltville Virginia. Two young queens live there. One is an infant, the other has just celebrated her sixteenth birthday. On the forested mountain between their homes is a camp where a portal opens from another dimension. On the other side of this portal a battle for Earth has raged for countless generations. On Grandel Isle the Queen is dying and their precious barrier is fading. The new Queen's Protector must be found. He must bring the new Queen back to save Earth and Grandel Isle. Not only must this Protector convince this Queen to embrace her new life, but he must bring his fractured world together. Only as a whole can they defeat the enormous black army that is threating to engulf his world and Earth.Will the Protector bring their Queen home safe and ready to do what she must? Can the Protector reunite his people and the dragons to stop the Darkness? Will Grandel Isle and Earth survive or will the Darkness finally have the two things it desires most fresh food and revenge.

Seventeen years have passed. Jacklyn and the boys are on Grandel Isle. Brandon is on Earth with their twin daughters. Jacklyn is dying, and something dark is growing on Earth. It is up to the Queen and her Protector's children to stop them both.They must destroy the Darkness once and for all. It will take one boy, his extraordinary dragon, and four battles to do this. One to vanquish a new enemy. One to finish an old enemy. One to extinguish an enemy they thought they had defeated and one to hold back a tidal wave of horrors.The royal family will have to fight as one on three different planets.The end will come.Who will survive? Earth's Protectors or Earth's Death.

International phenomenon Angie Thomas revisits Garden Heights seventeen years before the events of The Hate U Give in this searing and poignant exploration of Black boyhood and manhood. A Printz Honor Book!If there's one thing seventeen-year-old Maverick Carter knows, it's that a real man takes care of his family. As the son of a former gang legend, Mav does that the only way he knows how: dealing for the King Lords. With this money he can help his mom, who works two jobs while his dad's in prison.Life's not perfect, but with a fly girlfriend and a cousin who always has his back, Mav's got everything under control.Until, that is, Maverick finds out he's a father.Suddenly he has a baby, Seven, who depends on him for everything. But it's not so easy to sling dope, finish school, and raise a child. So when he's offered the chance to go straight, he takes it. In a world where he's expected to amount to nothing, maybe Mav can prove he's different.When King Lord blood runs through your veins, though, you can't just walk away. Loyalty, revenge, and responsibility threaten to tear Mav apart, especially after the brutal murder of a loved one. He'll have to figure out for himself what it really means to be a man.

Nic Blake og de Usædvanlige – Mesterprofetien er første bog i en fantasytrilogi, som er inspireret af afro-amerikansk historie, sagn og myter. Det er ikke nemt at være en 12-årig Usædvanlig i en Sædvanlig verden. Særligt ikke, når ens far ikke vil lære en at bruge sine magiske evner. Alt, hvad Nic Blake ønsker sig, er at være en stærk Mester ligesom sin far. Men inden det lykkes hende at overtale ham til at lære hende magi, sender en række chokerende afsløringer og hændelser Nic og hendes to venner ud på en jagt efter et magisk våben, som hun aldrig har hørt om. Hun ved dog, at hun skal bruge det til at redde sin far fra at komme i fængsel for en forbrydelse, som hun er helt sikker på, at han ikke har begået. Fra ca. 9 år.

How to enjoy thriving fragrant plants in your garden, on your balcony or in your courtyard. Smell the roses! Savour the lavender!Sweet, rich orange blossom; heady, aromatic daphne; sharp, refreshing mint; or subtle, alluring roses - nature's perfumes are a wonder. They tantalise the senses, mark the seasons and evoke memories of people, places and occasions.Fragrant plants - from lovely flowers, vines and herbs to showy shrubs and trees - offer some of the purest joys of the garden. And there's a beautiful selection to choose from. Whether you live in the warm tropics or in a cool climate, whether you have a large backyard, a narrow passageway or a compact balcony/courtyard, there's a scented plant to suit your place.This book brings together the top 50 fragrant plants to stimulate your senses. With information about soil needs, feeding and climate, and stunning, inspirational photos, this handy reference puts growing fragrant plants within reach of everyone, whatever your garden space and level of experience.

"Nothing short of a triumph." Rick Riordan, bestselling author of the Percy Jackson seriesThe Sunday Times Children's Book of the WeekFrom the superstar author of The Hate U Give comes a thrilling fantasy for readers aged 9+.It's not easy being Remarkable in a world where standing out is dangerous...Nic Blake is a Manifestor. All she wants is to learn the Gift, so she can be as powerful as her dad ... until she discovers a shocking secret. Now she must find a powerful magical weapon, or risk losing him for ever.Book 1 of Nic Blake and the RemarkablesPraise for THE MANIFESTOR PROPHECY"Angie Thomas is such a phenomenal talent, and this truly is fantasy at its very best - a magnificent, exhilarating adventure in a richly imagined world. I loved it!" Sophie Anderson"Packed with humour and bursting with heart and imagination." B.B. Alston, New York Times bestselling author of Amari and the Night Brothers"Angie Thomas at her best! A hugely entertaining and powerful adventure. I loved it!" Abi Elphinstone"A tantalizing first instalment in what is sure to be a blockbuster series." Soman Chainani, New York Times bestselling author of The School for Good and Evil series"Exploding with heart, humour, and all things Black Girl Magic." Dhonielle Clayton, New York Times bestselling author of The Marvellers"Populated with ghosts, vampires, and wand-wavers with a strong resemblance to the gun lobby, this accessible fantasy gives familiar elements a new context and is written with heart." The Sunday Times Children's Book of the Week"This wonderful fantasy adventure is told in Nic's voice as she finds the power in herself." The Week JuniorPraise for Angie ThomasNo. 1 New York Times Bestselling author Winner of the Waterstones Children's Book Award Winner of Children's Book of the Year at The British Book Awards Winner of the Amnesty CILIP Honour for the Carnegie Medal "No one else writes like Angie. Phenomenal." The Guardian "Thomas has given a voice to her generation." Stylist"Unflinching yet accessible." Dazed"Witty, generous and real." Entertainment Weekly"Stunning, brilliant, gut-wrenching." John Green"Paints a deeply emotional and intricate picture of race and class." Variety"Undeniably wondrous." Woman's Way

"En Garden Heights, ser niäno implica, desde muy temprano, demostrar que eres un hombre. La lealtad a tu pandilla, a tu familia, a tus ideales, es un peso que amenaza con derrumbarte cada dâia. Maverick Carter lo comprenderâa de la manera mâas angustiosa. Angie Thomas explora la masculinidad y el doloroso trâansito a la edad adulta en la precuela de su âexito de ventas El odio que das. Si hay algo que Maverick Carter sabe es que un hombre de verdad se ocupa de su familia. Como hijo de una antigua leyenda de las pandillas, Mav lo hace de la âunica forma que sabe: traficando para los King Lords. Con el dinero que consigue puede ayudar a su madre, mientras su padre cumple una condena en la câarcel. La vida no es perfecta, pero gracias a su novia y a su primo, que lo protege, Mav parece tenerlo todo bajo control. Hasta que se entera de que es padre. De repente, tiene un bebâe que depende de âel para todo y ya no resulta tan fâacil vender droga, terminar sus estudios y criar a un hijo"--

En kærlighedshistorie fra samme hold af anmelderroste og prisvindende amerikanske forfatterstjerner, som gav os New York Times bestselleren Blackout.Det er næsten jul, og Atlanta er ramt af en snestorm. Imens byen går i stå, slår tolv teenagere sig sammen for at hjælpe en ven med at give den mest episke undskyldning i hendes liv. Vil det lykkes på trods af stormen?Ingen var forberedt på snestormen – ligesom man heller ikke kan forberede sig på de magiske øjeblikke, der pludselig ændrer alt.Skrevet af Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk og Nicola Yoon.Snestorm udkommer under CarlsenPuls.Encapsulating love, hope, and fresh starts, this wintry story offers something for everyone and will be a must-read all year 'round, but especially on chilly days that call for something heartwarming. – Booklist This upbeat collaboration, brimming with culture-specific references, laugh-out-loud banter, and vulnerable, heartfelt confessions, captures the enchanting spirit of classic holiday romance and enduring Black love. – Publishers Weekly