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Angie Thomas Announces Young Maverick Carter Novel CONCRETE ROSE

Angie Thomas‘ next novel is bringing readers back to Garden Heights to tell the previously untold story of a beloved character! Concrete Rose will focus on a 17-year-old Maverick Carter, also known as Starr’s father in The Hate U Give. The book tells the story of Mav’s life as he navigates neighborhood politics and society’s […]

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Fandom Fun Movies

Our 10 Favorite YA Movies of the Decade, Plus YA Movie Facts

We’re at the end of a memorable decade for Young Adult books, and with that came Young Adult adaptations into movies. With so many made these past 10 years, we decided to share our top ten favorite YA movies of the decade with some interesting facts in between each ranked movie! This took some thought […]

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We rank the YA Book-to-Movie Adaptations of 2018

The Fandom staff and some of our friends look back to 2018 and rank the movies that were based on YA novels and give their thoughts on them. 2018 had a good amount of movies that were adapted from Young Adult novels. There were some really good ones, and there some not good ones, but […]

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Watch The First 10 Minutes Of THE HATE U GIVE

If you missed out on The Hate U Give in theaters, you missed out on an important, moving YA adaptation that left critics and audiences alike cheering. But fear not– there are new opportunities for you to watch! The Hate U Give follows Starr Carter (Amandla Stenberg), a 16-year-old who witnesses an unarmed friend named Khalil […]

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Video: Angie Thomas Dives Deep Into ON THE COME UP

Angie Thomas talks about what to expect from her upcoming sophomore release ON THE COME UP! Epic Reads recently released a new video featuring The Hate U Give author Angie Thomas dishing on her much anticipated 2019 novel On The Come Up. The best-selling author gives fans a peek at what On The Come Up’s […]

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YA Wins Big In 2018 Goodreads Choice Awards

See who took home the major categories, including “Best of the Best,” at the Goodreads Choice Awards! The 2018 Goodreads Choice Awards winners were announced this morning and once again, Young Adult lit proved to be a be hit among readers this year! The fan-decided contest has two categories that are strictly for Young Adult […]

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Fandom Fun Movies

Fandom Feels Podcast Episode 9: THE HATE U GIVE

We talk about THE HATE U GIVE, the movie adaptation of Angie Thomas’ debut novel, which touches heavily on a topic that still affects the U.S. today.  One of the movies we’ve been looking forward to seeing on the big screen is The Hate U Give, which is adapted from the book of the same […]

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Angie Thomas Talks Inspiration and Bravery With THE HATE U GIVE Fans

THE HATE U GIVE inspires teens in new Epic Reads videos! Angie Thomas‘ beautifully thought-provoking novel The Hate U Give has been adapted into a major motion picture starring Amandla Stenberg. Surrounding the films release, Epic Reads has released new videos featuring Thomas speaking with a group of teens about the novel and using their […]

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Movies

THE HATE U GIVE Announces Early Screening Areas, Tickets Available Now

Here’s where you can watch THE HATE U GIVE two weeks early! Just after its massive debut at the Toronto International Film Festival, 20th Century Fox announced that The Hate U Give would get an early release in certain film markets. Now, the areas getting the early release have been released and the tickets are […]

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THE HATE U GIVE To Get Limited Early Release, Sets UK Release Date

You might have a chance to watch THE HATE U GIVE earlier than expected! The movie adaptation of Angie Thomas‘ The Hate U Give debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival this weekend to tons of critical acclaim, living audiences with even more anticipation to contend with– but don’t worry, that impatience with be quenched […]