Join our A More Perfect Union Book Discussion with Social Services Leader, Payton Barger. This book discussion group is a chance to explore, learn and understand more about social topics that might be of interest to you in order to find a "More Perfect Union" in our community. This month's book pick is The Hate You Give by Angie Thomas. Free copies of the book (yours to keep) are available at Central Library's Upper Level Customer Service Desk for registered participants. Audiobooks and E-books are available on Hoopla through the Indiana Digital Library. Physical copies will be available one month prior. Registration is required. If you're interested in joining virtually via Zoom please email Payton at pbarger@nafclibrary.org to make that request. Coffee and snacks will be provided. 

About the Book:

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 Khalil’s 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 does—or does not—say could upend her community. It could also endanger her life.

Trigger Warnings: Blood, child abuse/neglect, domestic abuse, death, drug use, fire, gun violence, institutional racism, murder, police brutality, and racism