The Hate U Give
Why does Starr feel like she doesn't belong at the party?
Quotations are helpful.
Quotations are helpful.
As the novel opens, Starr attends a spring break party with her friend Kenya in her home neighborhood, Garden Heights, and instantly feels out of place. Star attends a mostly white prep school and Kenya accuses Starr of acting stuck up. Star's white affluent Williamson Prep contrasts with the residents of Garden Heights who are mostly poor and black.