The hate she gets: Angie Thomas and the book the radical right want to ban
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Earlier this spring, Angie Thomas was invited to speak to the pupils at a seat of learning founded in 1619. Entranced by the venerable surroundings of Alleyn’s School, in Dulwich, she found herself reflecting on the growing pains of the turbulent nation she calls home.
“America’s birth was 1776,” she tells me. “In comparison, America is a rebellious teenager right now. My country is going through an identity crisis as an adolescent. That’s what we’re seeing.”
It’s been almost 10 years sinc
“America’s birth was 1776,” she tells me. “In comparison, America is a rebellious teenager right now. My country is going through an identity crisis as an adolescent. That’s what we’re seeing.”
It’s been almost 10 years sinc
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