Chris Whitaker lives in the United Kingdom with his wife and three young children. When not writing he works part-time at a local library, where he gets to surround himself with books.
Whitaker's new novel is We Begin at the End.
At Lit Hub he tagged six of the best kid narrators in literature. One title on the list:
StarrRead about the other entries on the list.
Angie Thomas, The Hate U Give
Though inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, and shining a much-needed spotlight on prejudice, injustice and institutional racism, Thomas’ novel also has all the elements of a gripping thriller withbeautifully drawn characters. The only witness to the police shooting of her unarmed friend, Khalil, sixteen-year-old Starr must somehow come to terms with her grief, whilst also walking the tightrope between testifying in front of a grand jury, speaking out on Khalil’s behalf, and keeping the carefully constructed boundary between her home and school life from crumbling. Brave beyond her years, the world would be a brighter place with more Starrs in it.
The Hate U Give is among Sif Sigmarsdóttir's top ten novels about burning issues for young adults and Natasha Ochshorn's seven banned books that should be required reading.
--Marshal Zeringue
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