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• ‟ Of course, my mom is my biggest and loudest cheerleader, and my family and friends are happy for me, but I'm still just Angie, not Angie-the-author-with-this-hyped-up-book. I appreciate that.

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• ‟ For me, hip-hop was a mirror when young-adult books were not. I could see myself in a Nas song more than I could see myself in a book.

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• ‟ I really do hope 'The Hate U Give' provides mirrors for readers who don't often get them in books. I've had so many young black girls tell me just how thrilled they are to see someone who looks like them on the cover. I hope that they see themselves in the pages as well.

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

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• ‟ When I was a kid, if you asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, the answer was easy - the next Lisa Leslie.

  - Angie Thomas